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Fig. 48: NIRF Parameters for Ranking of Institutes

Ranking methods has worked out for different categories of institutions i.e. Overall, Engineering,

Management, Pharmacy, Architecture, Law, Universities and Colleges. Although the Ranking
Frameworks are similar, the exact methodologies are domain specific. The Centre developed a web
application for institutions for capturing required data online. The Centre was also given the

responsibility to provide data on the research publications and citations from Web of Science, Scopus
and Indian Citation Index.

The INFLIBNET Centre was also given the responsibility for developing NIRF Web interface for

perception capturing, feedback mechanism and ranking platform. The Centre also provided and verified
data on patents for universities and engineering institutions. Technical help desk was set-up at the
INFLIBNET Centre for providing help to applicant institutions.

13.1. Participation Profiles

Institutes desirous of participating in the India Rankings 2017 were invited to register on the NIRF Web
portal and submit their applications online for overall ranking as well as for one or more disciplines along

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