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Set Them Free: A Manifesto Towards Moving Beyond Academic Imperialism

Dasapta Erwin Irawan and Juneman Abraham 05/12/2021

Anyone who wishes to be promoted is asked to...

IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, Citizenship Act 1955, foreign faculty, university rankings, Institutions of Eminence, Indian Institute of Science, IIT Mandi, IIT Council, Delhi air pollution, tuition fees, rupee inflation, Prior Reference Category countries, Pakistan,

The Many Barriers to Internationalising India’s Higher Education

Pushkar 18/11/2018

For one, the IITs will struggle to offer competitive...

Academic Performance Indicators, fake journals, graded autonomy, higher education, impact factor, Institutes of Eminence, MHRD, Prakash Javadekar, predatory publishing, prestige economy, University Grants Commission, university rankings

The Spectre of Rankings Haunts the Higher Education Sector in India

Pramod K. Nayar 08/10/2018

Unless teaching becomes central to evaluative and ranking processes,...

Academic Performance Indicators, fake journals, graded autonomy, higher education, impact factor, Institutes of Eminence, MHRD, Prakash Javadekar, predatory publishing, prestige economy, University Grants Commission, university rankings

So You Think You Can Make Sense of University Rankings?

Pushkar 11/05/2018

Though they have their uses, university rankings can cause...

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Using Citations to Rank Universities Isn’t Always as Simple or Sensible as You’d Think

Vyasa Shastry 05/04/2017

Citations alone won't be able to tell the full...