07 June 2024 Punjab Khabarnama : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the qualitative changes in India’s education sector are reflected in the QS World University Ranking, and his government will work on further boosting research and innovation in the third term.
The number of Indian institutions included in the QS World University Rankings has significantly increased, rising from 11 in 2015 to 46 at present, marking a 318 per cent growth over the past decade.
Nunzio Quacquarelli, the founder-president of the London-based higher education analyst, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), commended Modi’s leadership, noting the consistent improvement in Indian universities’ performance over the last decade in the QS World University Rankings.
Reacting to this, Modi said in an X post: “Over the last decade, we have focused on qualitative changes in the education sector. This is reflected in the QS World University Rankings. Compliments to the students, faculty and institutions for their hard work and dedication. In this term, we want to do even more to boost research and innovation.”
