Solapur's Walchand Institute of Technology (WIT) made it to Top 200 Engineering Colleges in India: NIRF Rankings 2017

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is an annual exercise by MHRD Govt of India to identify top performing universities, institutions and colleges in India. Recently Minister of HRD of Govt of India, Mr Prakash Javadekar announced rankings for year 2017 on 3rd April 2017.
NIRF broadly evaluates institutions on parameters like “Teaching, Learning and Resources,” “Research and Professional Practices,” “Graduation Outcomes,” “Outreach and Inclusivity,” and “Perception”.

The matter of pride for Solapur is, Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur has made it to top 200 engineering institutions in India. The list of top 200 engineering institutions includes IIT's and NIT's and other established and reputed colleges all over India. The rankings of NIRF have a special significance because they are released by Ministry of Human Resource and Development , Govt of India.

Another institution in Solapur City, D.B.F. Dayanand College of Arts & Science  too featured in top 200 colleges in India.
Solapur's aspiration to be a Smart City and an Education hub in western Maharashtra has got a big boost with this NIRF Rankings.