QS World University Rankings 2023: Popular Universities In Delhi Question ‘Screwed Up’ Criteria
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QS World Rankings 2023: Popular universities in the city like the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia slipped in the rankings.
Prominent universities in Delhi have questioned the "screwed up" criteria adopted by the coveted QS World University Rankings after they witnessed a decline in their scores, saying there is lack of transparency in some of the ranking parameters. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), global higher education analyst, earlier released the 19th edition of the world's most popular comparative data about university performance.
Popular universities in the city like the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia slipped in the rankings.
The Delhi University (DU), the 10th best Indian university to figure in the 19th edition of the ranking, slipped to the 521-530 category from the 501-510 bracket earlier. DU Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh said the university is analysing the data and steps will be taken accordingly. "We are analysing the data and working on it. We will take steps accordingly (to improve the ranking) like improving the student-teacher ratio," he said.
Meanwhile, Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) ranking, which was between 561-570 came down to the 601-650 bracket. Contesting the criteria adopted by the QS for ranking the universities, JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said the QS only looks at "whether you have published papers or not", and not at diversity.
