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India’s QS-ranked colleges jump from 11 to 52 since 2015
India’s presence in the QS World University Rankings has grown nearly fivefold since the launch of the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2015, the government told the Lok Sabha on Monday. The…
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India’s presence in the QS World University Rankings has grown nearly fivefold since the launch of the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2015, the government told the Lok Sabha on Monday. The number of Indian institutions in the global list rose from 11 in QS WUR 2015 to 52 in QS WUR 2027. Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar attributed the growth partly to the NIRF, which ranks domestic institutions annually.
Participation in NIRF itself has surged, with applications more than doubling from 6,272 in 2021 to 14,163 in 2025. The government also listed schemes such as RUSA, PM-USHA, and the Institutions of Eminence programme as helping improve higher education quality. The National Education Policy 2020 further pushes multidisciplinary learning and research.
The Indian Opinion
The jump in QS-ranked Indian institutions is a feather in the government's cap, but numbers alone do not tell the full story. Rankings can be gamed through selective data and paid visibility. The real measure of higher education quality remains graduate employability, research output, and faculty standards. The test will be whether India's global share of cited research papers grows at the same pace as its ranking tally.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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