India, Sept. 3 -- The Ministry of Education will be releasing the 10th edition of annual NIRF Rankings on Thursday, September 4, 2025. The rankings will be available on the official website at nirfindia.org.

Now, what's interesting this year?

This year, a new ranking category is being introduced, namely the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Institutions willing to participate in the SDG category were invited to register themselves by the ministry.

In simpler terms, SDGs refer to the 17 global goals that are aimed at attaining a more sustainable present as well as future. Among these goals is inclusive and equitable quality education.

The key question now is how exactly will the institutes be assessed?

Although the specifics are no...