It is quiet unfortunate to learn that none of our top universities/academic institutions has found mention in top 200 educational institutions in the world. According to QS international survey, the only Indian institution – IIT Bombay has been placed on 222nd position. IIT-Bombay has upstaged IIT-Delhi which this year has slipped to 235th rank in the international QS survey.
Though in the past few decades there has been a phenomenal rise in number of academic institutions in India, quality of education in majority of government as well as private-body controlled institutions is far from satisfactory. Most of the academic institutions that have mushroomed in the country are more or less functioning like factories to churn out mediocre graduates, technocrats and management professionals.
There are various factors which have contributed to decline in academic standard of our educational institutions. With the increasing globalization of higher education, Indian universities need to compete to attract the best students, as well as best qualified faculty from across the world.
All great universities in the world have full academic, financial and administrative autonomy to chart their own future. However, Indian universities lack the autonomy needed to be world class. They are controlled so heavily by regulators/government that they cannot innovate, be current nor aspire to reach the top.
To make our academic institutions compete with top universities of the world, we need to create a world-class academic infrastructure, appoint best academicians, increase investment in educational sector and educational research activities and forge educational and technical collaborations to top class world institutions.
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