Two prominent government-run educational institutions from Punjab, the National Institute of Technology in Jalandhar and Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar, failed to make it to the top 100 this year. Last year, they were ranked 72nd and 87th, respectively.In the neighboring state of Himachal Pradesh, only two institutions made it to the top 100: the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mandi, ranked 72nd, and Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management, ranked 89th. No institutions from Haryana were featured in the top 100 this year.The NIRF rankings evaluate higher education institutions on five broad parameters: teaching, learning, and resources; research and professional practice; graduation outcome; outreach and inclusivity; and perception. Chandigarh University and LPU performed better than government-run institutions in the outreach, inclusivity, and perception categories.In the college category, no college from the region made it to the top 100.However, in the top 50 medical colleges in the country, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University) was ranked 35th, Dayanand Medical College was ranked 40th, Christian Medical College was ranked 49th, and Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences in Rohtak secured the 50th position.
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