Rajasthan continues to perform poorly in the Union Ministry of Education’s country-wide overall ranking of top 100 institutes as none of the 28 state-funded universities in the state has made it to the list.

The ranking, known as National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), is exhaustively done in 13 different categories. The list announced on Monday has four institutes from Rajasthan – Birla Institute of Technology and Science (25th rank), Malviya National Institute of Technology 47 (MNIT), Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur (66th) and Banasthali Vidyapith (97th). However, they are either run by the central government or private education groups.

Even Rajasthan University (RU) and Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College scored way less to be part of the top 100 institutes. The saving grace for SMS Medical College was that it made it to the list of the top 100 medical colleges. Another disappointment came from Central University of Rajasthan, funded by the central government, as it also did not find mention.

Significantly, none of the institutes in Rajasthan, either private or those funded by the government, feature in the top research institute category

The ranking has been made considering several parameters such as research, innovation, teacher-student ratio, perception, graduation outcome, outreach, and inclusivity. It is the most awaited list as students consider taking admission to these institutes based on their ranks.

“It is shocking that even after the state government spending crores of rupees on these institutes and universities, none has found a place in the ranking,” said Puneet Sharma, an education expert