A record 54 Indian Institutes have been featured in the QS World University Rankings, with the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Delhi emerging as the country’s top-ranked Institute. IIT Delhi’s global ranking has seen a significant jump from the earlier 150th position to the current 123rd rank in the latest edition of the rankings of higher education institutions across the world. This is also the highest QS World University Ranking achieved so far by the Institute.
In a social media post, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that from just 11 universities in 2014 to 54 in the latest rankings, this five-fold jump is a testament to the transformative educational reforms ushered in under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He added that the National Education Policy 2020 is not just changing India’s educational landscape, it is revolutionising it. The Minister highlighted that it is a matter of immense pride that India is also the fastest growing education system among G20 countries and the fourth most represented behind only the US, UK and China.
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