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 outcomes.

Recent case of NAC official raught on scholerly charges for falseworthy ranking to educational institute has stayed debate on integrity and efficacy of the present system. Objectives of ranking system: 1) Rate educational institution on difficult parameters like a) quality of infrastructure b) quality & span of faculty c) research & journals published d) Placement success of institute 2) offer quest to prospective students to make an objective decision

In selecting educational institute: 3) Brute competitive environment for other institutes to progress 4) Enable global comparais on figure with @ world ranking. Issues with present ranking system: 1) Parallel bodies (NRF, NAAC) select confusion about weighted ranks 2) Opague process breeds corruption 3) Limited to ranking institutes based on records and number swather educational outcome 4) Voluntary assesment doesn't offer a privat scrutiny 5) Not followed international parameters like course credits, research citation as done by JS 6) Placed private university reading misguiding students choice

Measures for devising objective and rational ranking system: 1) Start with multistakeholder consultation to decide for parameters for ranking teachers educational government groups of institution student body Saced activists 2) At unified ranking body with dedicated cadre to assess on ground instead of voluntary assessment global process and rules for ranking to bring transparency 4) Evaluate social impact by fellows number of undergradud employed in remote areas promoting social enterprise permanently. Educational institutions used to have [objective ranking system to ensure access of NEP 2020