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Analysis of the Initiative
The
Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry Tuesday unveiled a first-of-its-kind
indigenous ranking framework for higher education institutions, in response to
global rankings in which Indian universities and colleges usually do not fare
too well.
The
framework is different from global rankings in that it will judge institutions
based on country-specific parameters.
HRD
Minister Smriti Irani said the new ranking framework has been drafted to
provide “an Indian context to educational aspirations and needs”. This will,
she added, help institutions that conduct research in languages other than
English and are focused on inclusive education, two factors that are overlooked
by international agencies.
The
government aims to come out with the first round of ranking before the next
academic year.
The
initiative is open to both private and public institutions across all
disciplines and is not mandatory. However, VS Oberoi, secretary, higher
education, said that all 122 centrally-funded institutions — including all central
universities, IITs and IIMs —will participate in the first round of ranking
which will be unveiled by April next year.
The
framework is primarily divided into two categories :
Category
A | will cover institutions with academic autonomy and greater focus on
research and
Category
B | will comprise colleges and centres affiliated to a university and more
focused on teaching. An institution can volunteer to be ranked in both
categories.
Justifying
the division of the framework into two categories, Professor Surendra Prasad,
chairman of the National Board of Accreditation, said this would enable “an apple-to-apple comparison”.
The
ranking framework is designed such that institutions belonging to different
sectoral fields such as Engineering, Management etc. will be compared
separately in their own respective peer groups.
The
parameters are under the five broad headings
(1)
teaching learning and resources;
(2) research,
consulting and collaborative performance;
(3)
graduation outcomes;
(4)
outreach and inclusivity and
(5)
perception
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