SHILLONG, May 28: North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong has secured 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. He said that the IIRF – 2023 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 among the country,” he said.
Prof. Shukla joined NEHU as the Vice-Chancellor during the peak of the pandemic.
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 while Bio Incubator Centre, Livelihood Incubation Centre in Tura Campus. 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 skilfully employable.
The Vice-Chancellor also said that the University is actively working for the placement of the students as well through the placement and training cell and has conducted many placement drives to make sure that maximum 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 hiring process of students of NEHU while the University has signed MoU with a Sodexo, a multinational company which will hire students for apprenticeship, internship and employment.
The Vice-Chancellor 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 the society, state and the region by serving the students.
