Question Q.18GS2GS2

While rankings aim to benchmark the performance of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), concerns remain about whether current ranking frameworks reflect the broader goals of education. Suggest measures to make the ranking system more objective, inclusive, and aligned with educational and societal outcomes.

Introduction

Recently IIT Delhi got new ranking list topr global institution in QS Ranking 2025 lighting disappointment in HEF ranking performance internally.

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Main Body

Recently IIT Delhi got new ranking list topr global institution in QS Ranking 2025 lighting disappointment in HEF ranking performance internally.

Concern leading benchmarks relevant to HEI's:

1Allow institutional recognition (2) attract best talent, funds linked to funds (3) grants and (4) industry-academic collaboration.

Concern in ranking framework upto to broadly educational goal:

1Focus essentially on research output than real world

2Emphasis on international collaboration while India itself has enough talent.

3Global perception in employability makes good employer and not good innovators (eg Indigo SHL in global study setting).

4Brain drain dues to low research available in India - only 0.61. of GDP on R&D (NITI)

5Labor investment in research faculty outside top institution (eg little contribution in research from state university aggregate aggressive competition for few good institutions high making).

Utility:

3Emphasis on international collaboration while India stated by enough talent.

3Global perception in employability makes good employer and not good innovators (eg Indigo SHL in global study setting).

4Brain drain dues to low research available in India - only 0.61. of GDP on R&D (NITI).

5Labor investment in research faculty outside top institution (eg little contribution in research from state university aggregate aggressive competition for few good institutions high making).

All goods:

Measures to bring objectivity, inclusivity and realignment in HEI ranking process:

1Research outcome should be coupled investment made in institution

2Access to quality facility and inter institutional collaboration to promote outcome

3Emphasis on sustainability of campus (eg Green energy - ct)

4Yielding of parameter like patents filed, teaching academic collaboration ct

5Social impact of institution like utility in village development

6University fasten should cater to women, PWD, transgender etc. HEI ranking need queuing their matches within social and cultural value system

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Conclusion

University ranking system should cater to women, PWD, transgender etc. HEI ranking need queuing their matches within social and cultural value system

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Uses recent data and examples
Identifies tensions between different goals
References specific metrics
Provides concrete measures for ranking reform
Includes social and environmental dimensions
Addresses inclusivity concerns

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Topper

ANKIT JARWAL

AIR 2052025

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

Social Sector Services - Education

Higher Education

University Rankings and Performance Metrics

Writing Stats

344

Total words

Paragraphs

analytical and evidence-based

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