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No need for global rankings
India does not look for ranking of its educational institutions by international agencies to attract \"clients\", the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. HRD Minister Smriti Irani said the ranking of institutions by global agencies are based on research and infusion of foreign faculty.
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New Delhi: India does not look for ranking of its educational institutions by international agencies to attract "clients", the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
HRD Minister Smriti Irani said the ranking of institutions by global agencies are based on research and infusion of foreign faculty.
She said while granting a rank, they do not take cognisance of research taking place in regional languages as also the inclusive nature of government institutions which ensure that those unable to avail education in private.
"We do not look for ranking to attract clients," she said adding that for the government, education is a non-profit sector. Irani was responding to supplementaries in the lower house on issues relating to the HRD Ministry.
She said the fact that global agencies do not take cognisance of institutions carrying out research in regional languages does not mean that the research quality is in any way poor. Their criteria is research conducted in English language.
