India to lobby foreign agencies for improving university rankings

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The HRD ministry is planning a nationwide network of learning centres for Muslim students to coach them for prestigious entrance tests like the IITs/IIMs and other engineering/management institutes as well as medical colleges.

Among widespread criticism, the then HRD ministry headed by Kapil Sibal, and other premier institutions like the IITs had dismissed the rankings on the grounds of irrelevant assessment parameters in the Indian context.

In an interview with ET, Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State, HRD, speaks about the internet, the Wharton-Modi controversy and more. Excerpts:- You recently said the education policy was out of step with industry needs and that 64% of employees were ...

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NPTEL would send a proposal in this regard to HRD ministry soon email this article Subject line: Your Email: Send me a copy: Recipients Id: Type address separated by commas Enter the characters shown in the image. Send If the Indian Institutes of Technology ( ...