Two of the most controversial colleges in the country, whose students have been vocal about their opposition to the CAA, and consistently labelled anti-national for their views, have now been declared among the top 10 universities in India, according to the rankings released by the central government on Thursday.
The report was released five months after the Delhi police was accused of attacking students inside the Jamia Millia Universitys library, and allegedly stood as mute spectators as an armed mob destroyed property and attacked students on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in Delhi a few days later.
JNU has now been named second in the list of best universities in the country, while Jamia was given the 10th spot. The rankings were released by the National Institutional Ranking Framework under the governments HRD ministry.
THIS- #JamiaMilliaIslamia University has been ranked in the top 10 universities in India by @HRDMinistry
in its National Institutional Ranking Framework Report 2020.
Congratulations to all Jamians!
After the tough year Jamia has had, its the best answer to its critics.
The Jamia Millia Islamia University was the epicentre of the CAA protests that were held across the country earlier this year. One of its students, Safoora Zargar, who was denied bail for a third time earlier this month, and is pregnant, has been in Tihar jail for three months for her alleged role in the protests.
. @betwasharma takes us into the world of #SafooraZargar. Yes, Safoora is undoubtedly brave who fought for all our rights but she is also like one of us who laughed & loved!
Each day Safoora spends in jail, democracy dies a slow death in India.https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/safoora-zargar-caa-jamia-delhi-riots_in_5ede695ec5b660b690dddcc3?ncid=fcbklnkinhpmg00000001&fbclid=IwAR3aUTv0Q_JA0gUhRZ_jJFde3FziGFDu8kdvzxS7CVRWMy4sDWjx5QpnPBM
‘Jamias Daughter’: Inside Safoora Zargars World Of Love, Friendship And DissentFriends and family say Safoora Zargar, who is jailed in connection with the Delhi Riots, has always stood up to injustice.huffingtonpost.in3,87112:06 PM – Jun 9, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy1,238 people are talking about this
The JNU campus, meanwhile, which had seen widespread protests over the appointment of a new vice-chancellor, as well as a hike in hostel fees, earlier this year, had also seen a spell of violence. Arrests are yet to be made in that case, five months down the line.
The university is also notorious for the anti-India speeches its students allegedly raised, which had made it the target of right-wing trolls across the country.
#JNU and #Jamia. You rock. Proud of both universities. And yes all indicators say you are among the best!!
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The university that ranked first in the list, meanwhile, was the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, while the Banaras Hindu University ranked third in the list of central universities. The NIRF takes into account criteria such as teaching, learning, resources, research, professional practices, as well as graduate outcomes.
NIRF Ranking of Universities.
I see JNU, HCU,JAMIA, DU, AMU, etc all toping the list.
And students from all universities are being implicated under false cases just because they stood against Anti-Constiution laws.
Still searching Whatsapp University!
With the two much maligned universities now being named among the top in the country, lets hope that there are now some arrests made with regard to Februarys violence on the campuses.
This article was first published in Arré Bench
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