DUSU Vice President Rahul Jhansla alleged that Hansraj College manipulated faculty data to inflate its NIRF 2025 ranking, citing inclusion of ad hoc and recently joined staff, and faculty no longer associated with the college. The student leader urged Delhi University and NIRF authorities to conduct an independent probe into the discrepancies.

New Delhi: The vice president of Delhi University (DU) students' union (DUSU) has alleged "discrepancies and fraudulent entries" in the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2025 report of the Hansraj College.

On Friday, DUSU Vice President Rahul Jhansla said, "Following a thorough review of the submitted records, it has become evident that Hansraj College has engaged in the manipulation of faculty data to artificially inflate its standing, directly violating multiple core parameters of the NIRF." Calling the allegations "baseless", a college official told PTI, "A thorough inspection yields the NIRF ranking, and it cannot be manipulated in such a manner. The allegations are baseless." Jhansla, a NSUI (National Students' Union of India) leader and student in the Department of Buddhist Studies, released a detailed report on Friday to support his claims.

According to the report, one of the violations committed by the college relates to the parameter concerning faculty employment duration.

The NIRF parameter of the Methodology for Ranking of Universities and Colleges explicitly states that faculty assessment must be based on regular, full-time faculty, the report states, adding that the framework also allows inclusion of contract-based faculty, but only if they have been employed for a period of time"not less than three years".