- Indian Institutes of Technology at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kanpur and Kharagpur and fifteen institutions have made it to the QS university rankings 2014-15 for the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)countries
- According to a recent survey IIT Kharagpur has a higher proportion of PhDs as faculty than any university in BRICS
- Prime Minister opines a need for India to evolve an independent ‘India Ranking’ metric which can involve SAARC nations and not to leap towards western nations
- The higher educational institutions of the country failed to make a presence on international ranking year after year
- The previous government UPA United Progressive Alliance has done a frame work on ranking of universities and colleges which will be carried out further
- Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/20-indian-varsities-in-qs-rankings-for-brics/article6124852.ece
Exams Perspective:
- BRICS
- QS university rankings 2014-15
- SAARC