Intelligent rankings
Congratulations to EducationWorld for publishing yet another comprehensive higher education rankings issue (EW April and May). It has intelligently rated and ranked junior and undergrad colleges and universities across the country under critical parameters of higher education excellence.
Our senior school students look forward to and benefit immensely in making informed higher education choices after completing their higher secondary education. Equally helpful are your Institution Profiles of top-ranked foreign universities which provide a wealth of information.
Ajith Jacob, Principal
Choice School, Kochi
Useful purpose
I recently subscribed to EducationWorld and read Part I and Part II of your annual EW India Higher Education Rankings 2023-24 (EW April and May) with great interest. Congratulations to C fore and EW for conducting and publishing a thorough higher education institutions rankings survey!
In my opinion, the recently introduced rankings of Top 10 institutes for the most popular undergrad courses serve a very useful purpose. Ranking colleges and universities according to subjects/degree programmes greatly helps students choose the best college for academic programmes of their choice.
Prem Khosla
Gurugram
Words of appreciation
I am a regular reader of EducationWorld. Your May issue with its vibrant red cover looks absolutely stunning! Such a welcome departure from the routine greens, blues and blacks! The high-quality content as usual, was in line with your education mission, informative and insightful.
Keep up the good work!
Dr. Sunayana Shinde
Pune
Admission rethink
I came across your impressive magazine (EW May) while exploring a private science college for my son’s admission. Congratulations to your team for the enormous effort they have put in to compile the elaborate higher education rankings.
I must admit that after running through your league table of private multidisciplinary universities, we had a second round of discussions with family members to rethink our preferences.
Nalini Narayani
Chennai
Missing information
I noticed a post on your social media handles a month ago about the EducationWorld India Higher Education Rankings Awards event which surprisingly did not provide any information about the venue until a week prior to the event. As a lecturer in a private college, I was keen to know the venue as the event would have been an excellent opportunity for educators like us to network.
Hoping to hear about similar events and venues much in advance to be able to participate.
Sukesh Mukherjee
Kolkata
Well-deserved award
I am in complete awe of young Veerangana Jhala who was profiled in your well-written ‘Young Achievers’ column (EW May). All of seven, her presence of mind in alerting all the senior citizens of her building to vacate while also switching off the main electric supply is worthy of great admiration. Her National Bravery Award was well-deserved.
Interestingly your article also highlights the nuances of positive parenting. Allowing children to stay close to their roots helps imbibe the qualities of empathy and care, while learning fire drill skills saves many lives. This is a wake-up call to all parents of growing children.
Kudos to the Jhalas!
Shyla Reddy
Bengaluru
Dividend illusion
I fully agree with the views expressed in your Expert Comment article ‘Demographic dividend opportunity & illusion’ (EW May). The author Rahul Singh rightly points out that reaping the demographic dividend of the “world’s largest workforce” is likely to prove an illusion. India’s 1.4 billion population is threatening to become a liability if we don’t prioritise education. The mean schooling years of Indians over age 25 is dismal compared with their counterparts in China.
As the author highlights, we are clearly paying the price of faulty policies of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his successors who allocated maximum funds towards setting up higher education institutions while neglecting quality primary education and healthcare.
Chandrashekar Kageri
Hubballi
