Indian universities are seeing a significant improvement in their international standing due to futuristic policies and decisions in the education sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, noting that there are now 45 Indian universities in the QS World University Rankings, a sharp growth from just 12 in 2014.
Speaking at the valedictory event of Delhi University’s (DU) year-long centenary celebrations, the PM credited India’s youth for transcending the concept of education being limited to placement and degrees by filing more patents and establishing startups. “The third decade of the last century [when DU was founded] gave new momentum to the struggle for India’s independence. Now the third decade of the new century will give impetus to the development journey of India. The large number of upcoming universities, colleges, IITs, IIMs and AIIMS are becoming the building blocks of new India,” Mr. Modi said.
