Question: Recently, An award ceremony based on ‘SWACHHTA’ Ranking 2017 of Higher Educational Institutions was held. In category of universities which of the Universities got the top place?
(a) Manipal University, Jaipur
(b) O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat
(c) Dayal Bagh Educational Institute, Agra
(d) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On September 14th, 2017, an award ceremony based on ‘SWACHHTA’ Ranking 2017 of Higher Educational Institutions was held at New delhi.
- Union Human Resource Development Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar gave away the prizes to the awardees.
- Parameters for a clean campus were formulated, like student/toilet ratio, kitchen hygiene, availability of running water, modernity of toilet & kitchen equipment, campus green cover, garbage disposal, disposal techniques and water supply systems in hostels and academic buildings.
- Apart from this, institutions those have adopted any neighboring locality or village to spread awareness & activities in Swachhta a certain weightage was given to them.
- About 3500 higher educational institutions responded to the online invitation, submitting all their details as per format.
- The top 174 institutions were shortlisted as per criteria and officials from UGC and AICTE inspected the premises of all 174 institutions.
- Finally, the top 25 institutions across various categories like Universities, Technical Institutions, Colleges and Government institutions were selected and they were awarded on the occasion.
- Top 5 institutes in the category of universities
(i) OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana
(ii) Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
(iii) Chitkara University, Kalu Jhanda (Barotiwala), Solan, Himachal Pradesh
(iv) K.L.E. Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum, Karnataka
(v) Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, U.P. - Top 5 institutes in the category of colleges-
(i) Kongu Arts and Science College, Erode, Tamilnadu
(ii) Vidya Pratishthan Arts, Commerce and Science College, MIDC Baramati, Pune, Maharashtra
(iii) Ramkrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Chennai, Tamilnadu
(iv) Vivekananda College of Arts and Sciences, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu
(v) S.N.R. Sons College, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu - Top 5 institutes in the category of technical institutes-
(i) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
(ii) Koneru Laxmaya Education Foundation, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
(iii) Sri Ramchandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamilnadu
(iv) Vivekananda College of Engineering for Women, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu
(v) R.M.D. Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu - Top 5 institutions in the category of government institutions
(i) GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand
(ii) Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu
(iii) Alagappa University, Alagappa Nagar, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu
(iv) National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
(v) Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam
Reference:
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