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Indian universities

Varsity Woes

Universities today are found to be performing merely two functions of admission and examination. The real functions of teaching, research and extension have been generally relegated to the background. This state of affairs puts a big question mark on their existence as institutions of higher learning, particularly from the standpoint of their role in promotion of human and social development

Aligarh Muslim University finds place in Shanghai rankings

The Aligarh Muslim University, Amity University, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Manipal University, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, and University of Calcutta have been placed at the 9-14 ranks among the universities in the country and in the 901-1000 bracket among world universities.

Shape of education

The Covid crisis had provided the higher education sector with an opportunity to reimagine education and how it is delivered, moving beyond how things were done and creating new solutions for a changed climate. Institutions will be exploring more about how learning could be delivered in a blended format through public-private partnerships involving digital technology.

Need for a turnaround strategy

To lure top faculty, the best Indian institutes need a cultural revolution to join the ranks of global, worldclass universities

World-class campus~I

The Prime Minister’s recent announcement that Rs 10,000 crore would be allocated to the country’s top 20 universities for their…