The number of Indian institutions featured in the QS World University Rankings has climbed from 11 in 2015 to 52 in 2027, the government told the Lok Sabha on Monday, highlighting the expansion of India's presence in global university rankings since the launch of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).
Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar said the NIRF was introduced in 2015 to rank higher education institutions and universities in India annually and encourage competition among them.