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in next two years, but a beginning to that
end. Our framework is a moderated
version of QS and is self-reporting.
Though all central universities will be
part of it, I hope good institutions from
private as well as other sectors will
aspire to be part of rankings,” he added.
Phil Baty, editor Times Higher
Education World University Rankings,
London who was in Delhi recently
welcomed the move saying “India needs
national rankings and national data
collection effort. We want more
universities from India to provide data,
and we really encourage data sharing.”
He acknowledged THE having problems
in getting data from Indian institutions in
the past.
At the same time private rankers in India
feel the announcement is not a big deal.
“With these rankings, nothing much will
change and for sure world rankings
about Indian institutions won't,” says
Premchand Palety, CEO of C-fore, a
Delhi-based multidisciplinary research
organization well-known for
undertaking r [