Indian Higher Education: The Ranks and Research Race- The Death of Teaching in India
Indian Higher Education: The Ranks and Research Race- The Death of Teaching in India The Indian higher education system today is at a crossroads. While rapid modernization, international collaborations, and global benchmarking have opened new doors, a dangerous trend is emerging: an obsessive craving for rankings, degrees, and foreign tags, often at the cost of quality teaching, teacher well-being, and genuine learning. Are We Truly Focusing on Quality Education or Just Chasing Numbers? In the name of AICTE and UGC norms , NAAC accreditation , and NIRF rankings , higher education institutions in India are in a relentless race. While accountability and performance metrics are essential, they seem to have become ends in themselves , rather than tools for meaningful improvement. Image-1: A Bar Graph Showing the Increase in Number of Research Papers Published in India (2010–2024) vs Drop in Global Ranking of Indian Universities by Quality Metrics This graph wi...

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