Central Government Urges International Ranking Agencies to Change their Parameters
The Chairman of UGC Grants Council has said that the centre is making its efforts to convince the international ranking agencies to revise some parameters for Indian Universities.
The central government has recently urged the International Ranking Agencies to revise their parameters for developing countries like India. The centre has urged to include the diversity of India into their parameters and consider that as a major diversity parameter which is taken into consideration for the rankings.
The Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), Mr D P Singh informed the same in the conference of Vice-Chancellors of Gujarat Vidyapith. The two days conference started on Monday, 30th September.
DP Singh informed that the central government of India is having a direct dialogue with the global ranking agencies. They have been asked to consider revising some parameters for developing countries like India.
He stated that some of the parameters deal with social concerns, education facilities for minorities, marginalised sections, women's’ education, ST/SC community education, education for rural areas etc. These sectors and the diversity of demographics Indian institutes have is not included any of the parameters. Mr Singh further added that the government will leave no stones unturned to make the changes.
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