In fact, after the first batch of double-class lists came out on 20 17, Nanjing University of Technology was not selected for the double-class list, but Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications was among them, and many people were not convinced. Because Nanjing University of Technology was stronger and more famous than Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications before, 1995 Nangong was already a university, while Nanyou was only a college, and it was not until 2005 that Nanyou was renamed as a university.

On the other hand, some people think that the reason why Nanjing University of Technology missed the double-first-class is related to the dominant specialty of the school. The school's dominant majors are related to biochemistry and environmental materials-these majors are now dubbed "the four tiankeng". In contrast, the advantages of Nanyou: photoelectric and computer-related majors, riding the spring breeze of the times all the way up, and finally the latecomers came to the top.