Saloni Subha ( Intern Journalist ) Central University of South Bihar has acquired 15th position among 40 central universities in the country. The rankings were released by the Union ministry of education on Thursday.
In Bihar, CUSB has taken place of Mahatma Gandhi Central University, by scoring 63% while the later stood at 23rd position with 59%, Whereas in the neighbouring state Central University of Jharkhand has secured 40%.
The performance of the central universities is evaluated by the Ministry of Education based on several parameters like annual student intake in Undergraduate, postgraduation, Ph.D., M Phil levels, student diversity, quality of faculty, student-teacher ratio, teacher vacancies, visiting faculty and research work.
Other parameters include the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), campus placement, number of students qualified in the National Eligibility Test, and Gratitude Aptitude Test in Engineer.
Harish CS Rathore, the vice-chancellor of CUSB, said, “Securing 15th position among 40 central universities is a big achievement for us as our counterparts were old universities. We would strive to maintain the position and get better ranking”.