| | 8 September 2020HIGHERReviewIN MY VIEWGLOBAL UNIVERSITY RANKINGS: A ROADMAP FOR INDIABy Anubhuti Dwivedi, Professor & Dean, Asian Business SchoolPerformance is always measured against an objective which was planned to be achieved. The extent to which the objective is met, determines the success or failure of any initiative. The higher education system in a country is also not an exception to this. The recently pub-lished QS world rankings 2019 have brought a very pertinent question to the fore for Indian universities and the institutions of national impor-tance, which is, should we change our approach to higher education and move in the direction of inter-nationalization of education stan-dards in India before we lose ground in India's global reputation in edu-cational excellence? This is a point of concern because out of nearly 45 central universities, more than 250 state universities, around 300 pri-vate universities and the prestigious technical institutions including IITs and IIMs; none could make to the top 100, only three featured in top 200 and only nine in top 500. In the total ranking of 1000 universities, only 24 are from India. Perhaps the reason for not being able to find a place in the top rankings is the point where we started ­ the objective of higher ed-ucation. Globally established perfor-mance indicators need to be embraced with focus on outcome based educa-tion which does not limit itself to knowledge dissemination but moves ahead towards skill development, creativity and innovation.The generally accepted parame-ters for comparing the performance of higher education institutions and universities are academic reputation, employers' perception, quality of teaching, research output of facul-ty and international exposure. It is clearly evident that academic reputa-tion would be the resultant of cumu-lative performance with regard to the other parameters. Employers form a perception based on the employment preparedness of the graduates from a university or institute. If the uni-versity has been able to enhance the employability quotient of its students by developing them into skilled pro-fessionals, which includes the tech-nical as well as soft skills; it would be considered a high performance indicator for the education delivery at that university. Most of the Indian universities lack on this aspect due to randomness and delays in curriculum revision and mode of education deliv-ery based on classroom lectures rath-er than hands on training through live projects and practical assignments. The only effective way of developing An experienced academic head skilled in research, academic administration, curriculum design and educational leadership, Anubhutin has authored six books and various research papers, and successfully completed a research project jointly funded by New York University and National Stock Exchange.Anubhuti Dwivedi, Professor & Dean
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