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(of) the progress made”, and his fu- tion students could be stranded in
ture plans for this “multi-disciplinary the next lockdown), scholars may
university” are to establish “research well prefer to study within state
centres, CoEs (presumably centres borders. In such cases state rankings
of excellence) and (rise in) global assume great importance.
rankings”. Currently this rising star Therefore for engineering and
university has “13,000 students, 700 technology students in Gujarat (pop.
faculty full-time besides adjunct and 65 million) the greatest attraction
visiting faculty with a promising 1:16 is D A I I C T and N irm a universities
teacher-student ratio”. Good luck! ranked #5 and #19 nationally, but
Further down the league table of first and second in Gujarat. For liber-
India’s Top 125 sufficiently well- al arts students in the state, A h m e d-
known private universities (varsities a b a d U n iv e rs ity , #33 nationally,
rated by less than 25 respondents are is top ranked. In Uttar Pradesh
not ranked), a host of rising star pri- (pop.215 million) the Top 2 are
vate universities, which have the rare A m ity U n iv e rs ity , N oida (India
advantage of full syllabus design, cur- #3) and S h iv N a da r U n iv e rs ity ,
ricular and financial autonomy, have Vaidhyasubramaniam: cryptic elation N oida (9). Likewise, the #1 private
improved their 2020-21 rankings. university of Maharashtra (pop. 115
Among those who have made no- Beyond the Top 50 among the milion) is the N a rs e e M on j e e I n -
table advances are F L A M E U n iv e r- varsities which have debuted and/ s titu te of M a n a g e m e n t S tu die s
s ity , P u n e at #12 (23), S ri R a m - or sharply improved their rank- (8), followed by S y m b ios is I n te r-
a c h a n dra M e dic a l C ol l e g e a n d ings this year are: S ir P a da m p a t n a tion a l U n iv e rs ity , P u n e (10)
R e s e a rc h I n s titu te , C h e n n a i #12 S in g h a n ia U n iv e rs ity , U da ip u r and F L A M E U n iv e rs ity , P u n e
(18); J a y p e e U n iv e rs ity , N oida #55 (unranked); U n iv e rs ity of (12). And the top-ranked private uni-
#14 (27); G I T A M U n iv e rs ity , En g in e e rin g & M a n a g e m e n t, versities of Punjab (pop. 40 million)
V is h a k a p a tn a m #16 (25); K re a K ol k a ta #57 (unranked); B e n - are T h a p a r (7) and L ov e l y P rof e s -
U n iv e rs ity #16 (unranked); B M L n e tt U n iv e rs ity , G re a te r N oida s ion a l U n iv e rs ity (26).
M u n j a l U n iv e rs ity , G u rg a on #17 #59 (unranked), J . K L a k s h m ip a t Self-evidently, your editors don’t
(24); S a v e e th a U n iv e rs ity , C h e n - U n iv e rs ity , J a ip u r #60 (67), and share the popular belief that private
n a i #20 (38); S h ool in i U n iv e r- A da m a s U n iv e rs ity , K ol k a ta #61 initiatives in education are necessar-
s ity , H im a c h a l P ra de s h #23 (32); (unranked). ily driven by vulgar commerce and
S h ik s h a ‘ O ’ A n u s a dh a n U n iv e r- An important point to bear in exploitation. We believe that India’s
s ity , B h u b h a n e s w a r #24 (40); mind while perusing the private uni- rapidly contemporising and evolv-
L ov e l y P rof e s s ion a l U n iv e rs ity , versity league tables is that they are ing privately promoted institutions
P u n j a b #26 (35); J a in U n iv e r- also ranked in their host states. State of higher learning tend to be more
s ity , B a n g a l ore #27 (44); H in du - rankings from which city rankings accountable, innovative and research
s ta n U n iv e rs ity , C h e n n a i #28 can be deduced, assume particular oriented. As such they are making a
(34); U n iv e rs ity of P e trol e u m & importance in the new Covid-19 era great contribution towards preparing
En e rg y S tu die s , D e h ra du n #29 which according to expert com- millions of India’s high-potential, but
(39); P a n dit D e e n da y a l P e tro- mentators is certain to transform educationally short-changed youth
l e u m U n iv e rs ity , G a n dh in a g a r the teaching-learning and research for engaging with the complex chal-
(Gujarat) #32 (unranked); P re s i- paradigm in higher education. With lenges of the 21st century.
de n c y U n iv e rs ity , B a n g a l ore #35 inter-state travel and residence set to Therefore school-leaving and
(47); P a ru l U n iv e rs ity , V a doda ra become expensive and risky (outsta- other youth preparing to enter higher
( G u j a ra t) #37 (unranked); R e v a education institutions are advised
U n iv e rs ity , B a n g a l ore #40 (49); to study the private universities and
M a rtin L u th e r C h ris tia n U n i- Your editors don’t share the other league tables in this issue of
v e rs ity , S h il l on g #41 (unranked); popular belief that private EducationWorld carefully. They
A m ity U n iv e rs ity , R a j a rh a t initiatives in education have been curated with great care
(West Bengal) #41 (unranked); D A V and diligence despite the rigours and
U n iv e rs ity , J a l a n dh a r #42 (52); are necessarily driven challenges of the Covid-19-induced
V ig n a n U n iv e rs ity , G u n tu r (AP) by vulgar commerce and national lockdown. They could
at #46 (61) and G a l g otia s U n iv e r- change your academic choice and
s ity , G re a te r N oida #49 (57). exploitation career trajectory.

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