Lok Sabha Question No. 4154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Global Ranking of Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4154

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## Global Ranking of Universities

## †4154. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

## SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (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?

## ANSWER

## 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:

| No. of Institutions in top 500 Global Best Universities   | No. of Institutions in top 500 Global Best Universities   | No. of Institutions in top 500 Global Best Universities   | No. of Institutions in top 500 Global Best Universities   | No. of Institutions in top 500 Global Best Universities   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Ranking Agency                                            | Year of Ranking                                           | Year of Ranking                                           | Year of Ranking                                           | Year of Ranking                                           |
|                                                           | 2015-16                                                   | 2016-17                                                   | 2017-18                                                   | 2018-19                                                   |
| QS                                                        | 9                                                         | 8                                                         | 8                                                         | 9                                                         |
| THE                                                       | 5                                                         | 5                                                         | 2                                                         | 5                                                         |