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10 June, 2020
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World University Rankings 2021
Part of: GS-III- Education (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST)
Recently, QS World University Rankings 2021 shows a decline in the rankings of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). Only the newer IITs in Guwahati and Hyderabad have shown some improvement.
QS World University Rankings
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) is a leading global career and education network for ambitious professionals looking to further their personal and professional development.
Institutions of Eminence Scheme It is a government's scheme to provide the regulatory architecture for setting up or upgrading of 20 Institutions (10 from public sector and 10 from the private sector) as world-class teaching and research institutions called ‘Institutions of Eminence’. Objectives: Specialization: To engage in areas of specialization to make distinctive contributions to the objectives of the university education system. Global Rating: To aim to be rated internationally for its teaching and research as a top hundred Institution in the world over time. Quality teaching and Research: To provide for high quality teaching and research and for the advancement of knowledge and its dissemination. Benefits: Grant: The public institutions under IoE tag will receive a government grant of Rs 1,000 crore, while the private institutions will not get any funding under the scheme. |
Suggestions:
The government should launch a campaign for improving educational institutes, similar to Incredible India which promotes tourism in India and engages with the travellers.
Success should be based on five pillars:
Conclusion
The perception about India and its education standards play a major role which cannot be changed by an individual institution so all of the universities and institutes have to come together to tackle the issue.
To regain lost ground, Indian higher education must find ways of increasing teaching capacity and of attracting more talented students and faculty across the world to study and work in India.
Source: TH
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