Lok Sabha Question No. 1547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Ranking of Higher Educational Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, M. UDHAYAKUMAR, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUDHEER GUPTA, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, C.R. CHAUDHARY

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1547**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2015**

**Ranking of Higher Educational Institutions**

1547. SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY:

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

(a) 	whether the Union Government proposes to put in place India specific ranking of universities and higher educational institutes;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof and the objective behind this move;

(c) 	whether the Union Government has formulated any criteria that are most applicable to education system for this purpose;

(d) 	if so, the details in this regard; and

(e) 	the time by which this ranking of universities will be put in place?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) to (e): A Committee, under the chairmanship of Secretary, Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development has been constituted for evolving a National Ranking Framework.  The terms of reference of the Committee inter-alia is to suggest a National Framework for performance measures and ranking of (a) Institutions (b)  Programmes and to suggest the organizational structure, institutional mechanism and processes for implementation alongwith time-lines of the National Ranking Framework.  Four meetings of the National Ranking Framework Committee have been held so far, wherein the framework for performance measures have been deliberated upon.  The time-line has not been fixed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development for evolving the National Ranking Framework.

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**F. No. H-11016-25/2015-T.S-I**

Government of India

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department of Higher Education

Technical Section – I

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**Subject:- Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1547 for 29.07.2015 regarding “Ranking of Higher Educational Institutions” asked by Shri Ashok Shankarrao Chavan and others.**

May please see Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1547 to be answered on 29.07.2015 regarding “Ranking of Higher Educational Institutions” asked by Shri Ashok Shankarrao Chavan and others.   The text of the question is reproduced below:-

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

(a) 	whether the Union Government proposes to put in place India specific ranking of universities and higher educational institutes;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof and the objective behind this move;

(c) 	whether the Union Government has formulated any criteria that are most applicable to education system for this purpose;

(d) 	if so, the details in this regard; and

(e) 	the time by which this ranking of universities will be put in place?

2.	Based on the information available in the Section, a draft reply to the above Question has been attempted and placed in the file for consideration and approval of the Hon’ble HRM.