(a)
the global ranking of the country among international universities during the last three years and the current financial year;
(b)
whether any organization determines the global ranking of university and if so, the modality of functioning thereof; and
(c)
the norms for awarding/ranking in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)
(a) to (c): World ranking systems like QS World Rankings and Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings determine the global ranking of Institutions and Universities using different parameters for assessment and not the ranking of countries.
While the QS World University Rankings are compiled using six parameters viz. academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio and international student ratio, THE Rankings consider teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income for evaluating institutions/ universities.
The number of Indian institutes/ Universities that featured in the QS World University Rankings and THE Rankings during the last three years and the current financial year are as follows:
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No. of Institutions in top 500 Global Best Universities
Ranking Agency
Year of Ranking
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
QS
9
8
8
9
THE
5
5
2
5
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