PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 4 -- The latest National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)-2025 rankings by the Union ministry of education have brought mixed news for higher education institutions in Prayagraj.

While some institutions made gains in specific categories, the overall performance left much to be desired, particularly that of Allahabad University (AU).

Despite recent faculty recruitments and attempts to revive its academic stature, AU, once hailed as the "Oxford of the East", failed to secure a place in the top-200 institutions in the overall category. This marks the seventh consecutive year the university has been excluded from this prestigious list.

Historically, the university ranked 68th in 2016, 95th in 2017, and 144th in 2018....