Lok Sabha Question No. 101 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Ranking of Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. RAJENDRAN

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 101 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## Ranking of Universities

## *101. SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

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

- (a) the  ranking  of  Indian  Universities  in  the  field  of  Engineering,  Medical Science, Technology etc. in the Higher Education World Ranking 2015-16, released recently;
- (b) the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  Indian  students  are  facing difficulties to compete with the students of foreign Universities in higher studies and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to upgrade the standard of education system in various fields in the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SH. PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  AS  REFRRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 101 FOR 25.07.2016 ASKED BY SHRI S. RAJENDRAN REGARDING RANKING OF UNIVERSITIES

(a): The Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the academic year 2015-16 has listed 17 Indian Universities in the top 800 institutes. The details are at Annexure - 1. (b): It has been the endeavour of the Government to further improve the quality of Higher Education in the country so that the premier Indian institutions compete at par with World's top institutes. (c): Indian  students  have  done  well  in  the  foreign  universities  due  to  their  hard work and the ability to innovate. (d): Improving the quality of education across all levels is well recognized and is a continuous  and  ongoing  process.  Various  schemes,  namely,  Rashtriya  Uchchatar Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA),  Global  Initiative  for  Academics  Network  (GIAN), Impacting  Research,  Innovation  &  Technology  (IMPRINT),  Technical  Education Quality Improvement Programme(TEQIP), Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) Study Webs of ActiveLearning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM), National Digital Library, campus connect programme, Uchhatar Avishkar Abhiyan, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan are being implemented to improve the quality of higher education in the country. A number of initiatives are also undertaken by UGC and AICTE for quality improvement in higher and technical education. With a view to improving the competitiveness of the higher educational institutions, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)  has  been  launched  on  September  29,  2015.  The  first  India  Rankings  2016 have been announced on 04.04.2016 and are available at https://www.nirfindia.org/Home.

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ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NUMBER 101 FOR REPLY ON 25.07.2016 ASKED BY SHRI S. RAJENDRAN REGARDING RANKING OF UNIVERSITIES

| Rank    | University/Institution                            |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 251-300 | Indian Institute of Science                       |
| 351-400 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay             |
| 401-500 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi              |
| 401-500 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur          |
| 401-500 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras             |
| 501-600 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati           |
| 501-600 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur             |
| 501-600 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee            |
| 501-600 | Jadavpur University                               |
| 501-600 | Panjab University                                 |
| 601-800 | Aligarh Muslim University                         |
| 601-800 | Amrita University                                 |
| 601-800 | Andhra University                                 |
| 601-800 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani |
| 601-800 | University of Calcutta                            |
| 601-800 | University of Delhi                               |
| 601-800 | Savitribai Phule Pune University                  |