Question Q.18Suggest measures to make the ranking system more objective, inclusive, and aligned with educational and societal outcomes.GS2GS2

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.

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Introduction

Rankings allow the institutions to be judged based on set criteria, helping students choose the desired college/HEI and the stream.

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Rankings allow the institutions to be judged based on set criteria, helping students choose the desired college/HEI and the stream. Benchmark the performance: (1) set criteria & indicators – a Teacher-pupil ratio, R&D outcomes, Industry-Academia linkage. b QS World Ranking of colleges (2) Allow competition among colleges to perform and achieve higher rank b Reforms in IIT, IITM, IITM by competition (3) Being the best talent to the shore from foreign currums – b Africam students in India

4Accreditation based performance seeking – this instil trust among admission seekers b NAAC based ranking (5) Phrase methodology – to include interviews, surveys, opinions, multiple levels of questionnaire et Uncerns remain: (1) criteria is subjective in nature – varies from one form to another (2) organizational bias towards institutions due to reputation b P Harvard vs Cambridge (3) Based on survey – which are samples representing the whole. Thus, being to be misleading at times (4) methodology & framework used are not disclosed & interviews, debates, nominees

5P. Rising up drastically becomes different due to changing criteria b Times Higher Edu ranking THE – recently changed its methodology. (4) sometimes politically motivated voters are added & b DESI based indicators for universities. Suggestions to reform: (1) more inclusive & robust methodology (2) Identify actual & reality based assessment – on ground (3) Expand to better survey & b Randomized control Trials – Abijeet Banerjee & Esther Duflo (4) student satisfaction – be given higher weightage (5) A regulatory body to assess the ranking institutions & b similar to credit rating agencies understands Thus ranking reforms can help make better & quality decisions by students

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Conclusion

Thus ranking reforms can help make better & quality decisions by students

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Topper

RAHUL J PATIL

AIR 2242025

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

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Social Sector Services - Health, Education, Human Resources

Education

Higher Education Rankings and Performance

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