Govt unveils framework to rank Indian institutes

The government on Tuesday unveiled a framework that would rank engineering and management institutes taking into account peer perception, research activity and also inclusively through reservations.

The ranking framework broadly covers all institutes – both in government and private sectors – though participation is voluntary in nature, and the first ranking list would be released in early April next year.

The framework for pharmacy, architecture and universities would be released within the next one month. 

“It is a revolutionary step. Before the next academic year, we will manage to give our students a plethora of choice on the basis of the national framework which is very transparent, which engages not only the institutes, regulators but the citizens at large,” HRD Minister Smriti Irani said.

She credited PM Narendra Modi for encouraging an India-specific ranking system, especially because of the lack of an Indian institute in the global ranking list by international agencies, which was lamented both by him and President Pranab Mukherjee.