SHILLONG:
The North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) has secured the 15th rank among the top central universities in the country in the latest Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) 2023.
Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla, the Vice-Chancellor of NEHU, while congratulating the faculty, administrative staff, students, and all the stakeholders of the varsity, said that the goal of making NEHU known to the rest of the world has begun.
Shukla said that the IIRF-2023 framework, although not the same as the NIRF ranking framework, is a step towards achieving greater goals and that the university has been working towards it.
“The COVID pandemic has affected everyone, and it did not leave even the academics. NEHU has similarly been impacted by the pandemic; however, with the IIRF rank of 15th, NEHU has solidified its position among the top universities in the country”, the Vice Chancellor said.
He said that since joining as the Vice-Chancellor of the premier university in the North-East during the peak of the pandemic, he has taken many initiatives to bring back NEHU to its shining colours.
“The University now boasts of having many centres catering to different needs of the present times, like the Design Innovation Centre, Office of International Affairs, Research and Development Cell, Dr. Ambedkar Centre of Excellence in Shillong Campus, and the Bio Incubator Centre and Livelihood Incubation Centre in Tura Campus,” Shukla said.
The Vice-Chancellor also informed me that the university also has plans to open a Skill Development Centre to offer certificate courses in different trades, which will help the youth of the region become skilled and employable.
He also said that the university is actively working for the placement of the students through the placement and training cell and has conducted many placement drives to make sure that the maximum number of students get placed as soon as they graduate from the university.
“Dalmia Cements recently hired another batch of students within a span of six months; Emami has also started the hiring process for students of NEHU; and the university has signed an MoU with Sodexo, a multi-national company that will hire students for apprenticeship, internship, and employment,” Shukla informed.
He also said that the university’s next major goal is to secure a good NIRF ranking and to take the university to higher echelons and serve society, the state, and the region by serving the students.