Some blogs were complaining about the rating system of the “THES-QS World University Rankings”. Well, India did not do better in other ranking also. For example the Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranking also comes to the same conclusion http://www.arwu.org/rank/2007/ARWU2007TOP500list.htm . The topmost position goes to Indian Institute of Science at position 202 to 301 (all equally ranked universities get the same position) while IIT Kharagapur and Calcutta University were at 404-502 position.
Contrast this with headline of one of the top stories of businessworld magazine http://www.businessworld.in/content/section/5/27 which says “India’s intellectual wealth lures the world thousands of years after an Indian invented zero.” If India needs to go beyond being a “cyber-coolie” , it needs to probe into the education system. It already has the dubious ranking of having the highest number of illiterates. This means that the shortage or lack at both the minimum education level and the higher education level. As like in many other areas here again mediocrity rules while excellence is found wanting.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranking focus on research performance, and therefore many US universities dominate the rankings.
Comment by US Univ — October 11, 2009 @ 4:44 am