Indian Higher Education Institutes in Global Perspective

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India with a whopping 600 Universities and 40,000 colleges is emerging as a big educational hub in the world. It has many central universities, IITs, IIMs and deemed universities in addition to private institutes of learning. As a result, the country has been able to positioning itself as a big human resource producer in many a walks of life.

But coming to the evaluation of our higher education institution in relation to their counter-parts all over the world, Indian Universities do not appear among the best institutions. Leave aside developed world institutions, coming to comparison between the fast developing countries' institutions like BRICS -Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - No Indian University in top ten finds a place. [Read detailed report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, dated 5th December, 2013, p. 1 or log : www.tribuneindia.com ]

The purpose of the thread is to invite suggestions of the participants how to bring about an overhauling of the present state of higher education so that India could emerge as a leader all the way in this competitive age for excellence in educational field.

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Full report as published in the eTribune quoted above is :

No Indian varsity in top 10; China clear leader
Aditi Tandon
Tribune News Service​
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New Delhi, December 4
In another setback for India’s higher education sector, no domestic university has made it to the top 10 in the world’s first ranking of 100 institutions in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations and emerging economies. India has a whopping 600 varsities and 40,000 colleges.
India’s highest placed institution in the 2014 rankings published today by Times Higher Education is Panjab University, Chandigarh, at number 13. It has beaten the specialist IITs to secure the topmost position among Indian institutions surveyed. Outstanding citations (references) of research papers produced by PU drove its ranking, primarily. So did the foreign student strength.
This is the second time Panjab University, the alma mater of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has saved the day for India by gaining a foothold on the global education stage. In October, it was the sole Indian entrant to the 226-250 group rank in the World’s 400 top Universities list published by Times Group, which draws on the world’s largest academic reputation survey. Overall, China emerges the clear leader in the latest rankings bagging four positions in the top 10 and 23 in the top 100. India’s second best in the list is IIT-Kharagpur (30) followed by IIT-Kanpur (34); IIT-Delhi and IIT-Roorkee (joint 37); IIT-Guwahati (46) and IIT-Madras (47).
As against China, which has 23 institutions in the top 100, India has only 10, including Jadhavpur University ranked 47th. Surprisingly, Aligarh Muslim University has been ranked better at 50th position than Jawaharlal Nehru University at number 57.
Top two universities in the 22 surveyed nations are both Chinese -- Peking University and Tsinghua University.
If it was any consolation, India is the third best when it comes to the presence of universities in the top 100 list. While China emerges as the education superpower in the new survey with 23 institutions in the top 100, Taiwan is second with 21 and India third with 10. Five BRICs nations and 17 emerging economies were surveyed.
At no. 13, Panjab University pips IITs
* Placed at number 13 on the 100-institution list, Panjab University has beaten the specialist IITs to secure the top slot among Indian institutions surveyed
* Its citation score reflecting the value of its research is 84.7 while that of the next best Indian institution, IIT-Kharagpur, is 35.3!
* PU scores 29.3 on a scale of 100 on international repute as against IIT-Kharagpur’s 14.7
* It’s industry collaboration score is also good at 28.4 compared to zero for IIT-Kharagpur
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DrRajpalSingh said:
Full report as published in the eTribune quoted above is :

No Indian varsity in top 10; China clear leader
Aditi Tandon
Tribune News Service​
New Delhi, December 4
In another setback for India’s higher education sector, no domestic university has made it to the top 10 in the world’s first ranking of 100 institutions in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations and emerging economies. India has a whopping 600 varsities and 40,000 colleges.
India’s highest placed institution in the 2014 rankings published today by Times Higher Education is Panjab University, Chandigarh, at number 13. It has beaten the specialist IITs to secure the topmost position among Indian institutions surveyed. Outstanding citations (references) of research papers produced by PU drove its ranking, primarily. So did the foreign student strength.
This is the second time Panjab University, the alma mater of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has saved the day for India by gaining a foothold on the global education stage. In October, it was the sole Indian entrant to the 226-250 group rank in the World’s 400 top Universities list published by Times Group, which draws on the world’s largest academic reputation survey. Overall, China emerges the clear leader in the latest rankings bagging four positions in the top 10 and 23 in the top 100. India’s second best in the list is IIT-Kharagpur (30) followed by IIT-Kanpur (34); IIT-Delhi and IIT-Roorkee (joint 37); IIT-Guwahati (46) and IIT-Madras (47).
As against China, which has 23 institutions in the top 100, India has only 10, including Jadhavpur University ranked 47th. Surprisingly, Aligarh Muslim University has been ranked better at 50th position than Jawaharlal Nehru University at number 57.
Top two universities in the 22 surveyed nations are both Chinese -- Peking University and Tsinghua University.
If it was any consolation, India is the third best when it comes to the presence of universities in the top 100 list. While China emerges as the education superpower in the new survey with 23 institutions in the top 100, Taiwan is second with 21 and India third with 10. Five BRICs nations and 17 emerging economies were surveyed.
At no. 13, Panjab University pips IITs
* Placed at number 13 on the 100-institution list, Panjab University has beaten the specialist IITs to secure the top slot among Indian institutions surveyed
* Its citation score reflecting the value of its research is 84.7 while that of the next best Indian institution, IIT-Kharagpur, is 35.3!
* PU scores 29.3 on a scale of 100 on international repute as against IIT-Kharagpur’s 14.7
* It’s industry collaboration score is also good at 28.4 compared to zero for IIT-Kharagpur
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Readers are requested to share here on the site if they could lay their hands on the full original report on the basis of that report Times/The Tribune have published extracts of the report.
 
Birla Institute of Technology and Science [BITS], Pilani [Rajasthan] is India's leading institute of Higher Education and a deemed university under section 3 of the U G C Act. With an illustrious legacy, modern campuses and alumni in leadership positions across the world, BITS, Pilani has been the institute of choice for admissions for top students year after year.

For details link:
http://www.bits.com
 
Lamenting that not a single Indian higher educational institute figures among the top 200 universities in the world, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday suggested that India must have "the capacity to keep the brilliant students and teachers in its system".

The President said this while inaugurating the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Kishinchand Chellaram College of Arts, Commerce and Science in Mumbai. "There is no lack of talent," the President said, referring to scholars like Nobel laureates Amartya Sen, Hargovind Khurana, Chandrasekhar and Venkataraman who graduated from Indian universities.

"But unfortunately, they got the Nobel prize when they were working outside India in some universities of USA, UK or somewhere else. We must have the capacity to keep the brilliant students, brilliant teachers in our system," he said.

The President also expressed concern over poor standards in many higher educational institutions in the country and added that a concerted effort was underway to spread the infrastructure for it.

"There are now over 650 universities and 33,000 colleges in India. The density of educational institutions has increased from 10 to 14 institutions per thousand square kilometre during the 11th Plan period," Mukherjee said in the presence of dignitaries including Maharashtra Governor K Shankaranarayan, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, actor Amitabh Bachchan and industrialist Anil Ambani.

Source :http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2014/feb/08/liveupdates.htm
 
Before aspiring for International level well equipped infrastructure for R and D in the higher educational institutions, India must first achieve the goal of universal literacy. Read editorial 'Universal literacy', in the Tribune, Chandigarh dated 10th March, 2014 p. 10 opinion.

log: www.tribuneindia.com
 
Good to see that Head of Mechanical Engg department in B I T S Pilani is a Jat.


DrRajpalSingh said:
Birla Institute of Technology and Science [BITS], Pilani [Rajasthan] is India's leading institute of Higher Education and a deemed university under section 3 of the U G C Act. With an illustrious legacy, modern campuses and alumni in leadership positions across the world, BITS, Pilani has been the institute of choice for admissions for top students year after year.

For details link:
http://www.bits.com
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For India to become an 'innovation rich' nation, higher education has to be on a par with the best in the world. Beginning with the education leadership, the entire approach to building and utilising the infrastructure has to change in keeping with society's needs. Dinesh Kumar Gupta in his article 'Higher learning rich in size, poor in quality' which appears in O P E D-Education page 11 of The Tribune, Chandigarh dated 28.03.2014 analyses the gamut of the educational scenario in the country and gives suggestions to improve it in a proper manner.

For full article log :

www.tribuneindia.com
 
DrRajpalSingh said:
Before aspiring for International level well equipped infrastructure for R and D in the higher educational institutions, India must first achieve the goal of universal literacy. Read editorial 'Universal literacy', in the Tribune, Chandigarh dated 10th March, 2014 p. 10 opinion.
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I am not able to understand that why do we connect "International level well equipped infrastructure for R and D in the higher educational institutions" with literacy. Higher education is subjected to an individual who would like to gain more knowledge in a particular field.

Literacy is nothing to do with R & D. It aims for a primary education of an individual which will improve human behavior and can help in daily life or servival in society.
 
anuragsunda said:
I am not able to understand that why do we connect "International level well equipped infrastructure for R and D in the higher educational institutions" with literacy. Higher education is subjected to an individual who would like to gain more knowledge in a particular field.

Literacy is nothing to do with R & D. It aims for a primary education of an individual which will improve human behavior and can help in daily life or servival in society.
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Friend,

The mere purpose of presenting the two levels one the highest, the other the lowest desirable level is to attract the attention of the policy makers to the need of introspection and improve both of them. As of now, we are at the lowest rung in both these positions.

Thanks and best wishes
 
DrRajpalSingh said:
Lamenting that not a single Indian higher educational institute figures among the top 200 universities in the world, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday suggested that India must have "the capacity to keep the brilliant students and teachers in its system".

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The President also expressed concern over poor standards in many higher educational institutions in the country and added that a concerted effort was underway to spread the infrastructure for it.
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Higher education system is not transparent and policies are outdated. After graduation, at every step system becomes more powerful then policies where the growth of gain in knowledge and technology is empowered by few people of the system. It has both local and global web.

Higher education is no where connected to society and IIT tag is like a lolypope in job market.

We need to really improve the transparancy in higher education system and need to connect to the society.
 
DrRajpalSingh said:
Friend,

The mere purpose of presenting the two levels one the highest, the other the lowest desirable level is to attract the attention of the policy makers to the need of introspection and improve both of them. As of now, we are at the lowest rung in both these positions.

Thanks and best wishes
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Policy makers go with their own pace, they are well equiped and well aware with situation and solutions. But who will take initiative. Transparency cannot be attained in India.

Politician come with their lure of vote to hit education system with Laptops, schoolbag, bi cycle, etc. Even educationist and policymakers cant do anything in this.
 
anuragsunda said:
Policy makers go with their own pace, they are well equiped and well aware with situation and solutions. But who will take initiative. Transparency cannot be attained in India.

Politician come with their lure of vote to hit education system with Laptops, schoolbag, bi cycle, etc. Even educationist and policymakers cant do anything in this.
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You have nailed the issue in head.

If Dr. S. Radhakrishanan Education Commission Report were implemented in letter and spirit the educational scenario in the country would not have been in the mess in which it is now.

In the same way, India would have been in top most bracket at international level in the field of vocational, professional and research education had Dr. D S Kothari Commission Report 1966 been implemented, not in piecemeal manner but in toto.

Since then, commission after commission have been appointed but no real implementation.
 
Deemed varsities: UGC, Centre spar in SC over inspection
Commission seeks time till July 31 for report on 44 institutions
R Sedhuraman Legal Correspondent​
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New Delhi, April 28
The University Grants Commission (UGC) today sought time till July 31 for submitting its report to the Centre on the standard of education in 44 Deemed Universities faced with de-recognition.
Arguing for the UGC before a Supreme Court Bench comprising Justices KS Radhakrishnan and Vikramajit Sen, senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi said the UGC had a meeting on March 25-26 and decided to do a fresh inspection of the 44 institutions as the commission’s earlier report was at variance with the recommendations of the PN Tandon committee particularly on the approach.

For full report : http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140429/nation.htm#12
 
Indian Universities' standing at World Level top Universities read this report in the Tribune, dated 14th May, 2014, page 13 of the Chandigarh Issue:
PU India’s best in Times ranking, but doesn’t figure in Asia’s top 100
Aditi Tandon
Tribune News Service​
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New Delhi, May 13
Panjab University, Chandigarh, named India’s topmost institute in the World’s Top 400 list released by Times Higher Education last October, lost its pride of place to other domestic varsities in the Britain-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings released today.
The QS Asia’s Top 300 Rankings include 17 institutions of higher learning from India but the biggest take away from the list is that PU Chandigarh is ranked in the group 171-180 far behind several other varsities and institutes. In the October rankings released by Times Higher Education, PU was India’s highest ranked institute in the group category 226 to 250 whereas IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur were behind PU at 351 to 400.

For full report log link:http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140514/nation.htm#3
 
In the coming times, it is imperative to make Indian universities better equipped to raise their own resources. By developing better control mechanisms, it should be ensured that the budgets of universities are more future oriented and student-centric

UNIVERSITIES in India have an insatiable quest of asking for liberal funding from central — and state-government agencies in order to execute their plans. These include the creation and filling up of teaching and non-teaching positions, starting of new courses, funding of research projects, creating physical infrastructure, buying of expensive equipment and chemicals for laboratories, luxury cars for officials, air conditioners for teachers and officials, computers and laptops etc. Institutions of higher learning submit the proposals with sound justification to the funding agencies and, mostly, they succeed in getting the funds.

Read full article at : http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140819/edit.htm#7
 
Also the word 'Literacy' and 'Education' are not equivalent....
anuragsunda said:
I am not able to understand that why do we connect "International level well equipped infrastructure for R and D in the higher educational institutions" with literacy. Higher education is subjected to an individual who would like to gain more knowledge in a particular field.

Literacy is nothing to do with R & D. It aims for a primary education of an individual which will improve human behavior and can help in daily life or servival in society.
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Government of India is going to introduce new Education Policy by the end of next year.


Hope that members would send their constructive suggestion to Hon'ble HRD minister for her consideration as to what sort of improvements are required in the sphere of Indian Higher Education so that our Universities/Institutes could favourably compete with foreign Universities.
 
Course ( Syllabus ) at 10th Board level need to be divided into two parts
1. Course A, Student want to do study the that Subject after 10th also.
2.Corse B , Student need to get the basic knowledge for life.
3.Participation in sport must at 10th Level.
4.Community work to be added . Serving in social work . like .. Help in Traffic movement in City, Planting Tree, Cleaning talab , river
( Marks should be there for it in 10th certificate , need to be considered during job interview)
5.For students living in City it should be compulsory 10 day stay in any village during a year and marks to be given for that.
6.Practical to be given more weightage ... Workshop should be there at school level a.electrical b. Tailor c.Wooden Work etc.
Attending workshop to be made compulsory.
Point 6 to be given wheightage even for Job after education.
7.Rural Economy to be added as subject at 10th level.

DrRajpalSingh said:
Government of India is going to introduce new Education Policy by the end of next year.


Hope that members would send their constructive suggestion to Hon'ble HRD minister for her consideration as to what sort of improvements are required in the sphere of Indian Higher Education so that our Universities/Institutes could favourably compete with foreign Universities.
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