Lok Sabha Question No. 201 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Curriculum of Educational Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 201 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015 Curriculum of Educational Institutions

- *201. SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

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

- (a) whether	the	ranking	of	Indian	Universities	globally	is	abysmally	low	and	if	so,	the details	thereof	and	the	reasons	therefor;
- (b) whether	most	of	the	Indian	Universities	and	Higher	Educational	Institutions	have outdated	curriculum;
- (c) if	so,	the	reaction	of	the	Government	thereto;	and
- (d) the	steps	taken	by	the	Government	to	revamp	the	existing	curriculum	of	the Universities	and	Higher	Educational	Institutions	and	improve	the	standards	of education	and	bring	them	at	par	with	the	international	standards?

## ANSWER MINISTER	OF	HUMAN	RESOURCE	DEVELOPMENT (SMT.	SMRITI	ZUBIN	IRANI)

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

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## 1 st POSITION

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 201 FOR 14.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING Curriculum of Educational Institutions

(a)to	(d)				: Several	premier	educational	institutions	in	India	have	set	global	standards	in education	 and	 research.	 They	 have	 been	 producing	 a	 very	 high	 quality	 human	 resource which	was	instrumental	in	building	not	only	Indian	economy	but	many	foreign	economies. Although	entry	of	Indian	institutions	of	higher	education	in	global	ranking	surveys	like	the QS	and	the	THE	portrays	a	positive	and	optimistic	trend	(details	in	Annexure-I),	the	Indian institutions	are	not	getting	their	due	place	in	the	global	rankings. This	is	primarily	because	of	the	criteria	used	by	these	Agencies	for	ranking,	which	depend	a lot	on	the	perception	of	a	select	group	of	persons.			While	working	on	their	strengths,	the Indian	 higher	 education	 institutions	 would	 need	 to	 work	 on	 improving	 their	 perception index	if	they	have	to	better	their	global	rankings. Several initiatives have been launched by the Government for improving the teaching/learning	process	and	the	research.	These	include	Global	Initiative	for	Academic Networks	(GIAN)	under	which	academicians	from	foreign	university	come	to	teach	in	India, preparing	 e-content	 covering	 all	 the	 subjects	 to	 be	 delivered	 using	 the	 SWAYAM	 portal, creating	 the	 National	 Digital	 Library,	 the	 Choice-based	 Credit	 System	 (CBCS),	 improving curricula	for	undergraduate	courses,		system	for	ranking	the	institutions	based	on	objective criteria	under	the	National	Institutional	Ranking	Framework	(NIRF)	etc.

ANNEXURE -I AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 201 FOR 14.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING Curriculum of Educational Institutions

| Institute      | QS Ranking   | QS Ranking   | QS Ranking   |
|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|                | 2013         | 2014         | 2015         |
| IIT Delhi      | 222          | 235          | 179          |
| IIT Bombay     | 233          | 222          | 202          |
| IIT Kanpur     | 295          | 300          | 271          |
| IIT Kharagpur  | 346          | 324          | 286          |
| IIT Madras     | 313          | 322          | 254          |
| IIT Roorkee    | 401-410      | 461-470      | 391          |
| IIT Guwahati   | 601-650      | 551-600      | 451-460      |
| IISc Bangalore |              | NA           | 147          |

| Institute      | Times Higher Education Ranking   | Times Higher Education Ranking   | Times Higher Education Ranking   |
|----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|                | 2013                             | 2014                             | 2015                             |
| IIT Bombay     | 251-275                          | NA                               | 351-400                          |
| IIT Roorkee    | 351-400                          | 351-400                          | 351-400                          |
| IIsc Bangalore | NA                               | NA                               | 276-300                          |