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Welcome guard change Congratulations for publishing the comprehensive EW India Higher Education Rankings 2024-25 (EW May) ranking universities across a wide range of parameters of higher education excellence. I am also delighted to learn that your esteemed magazine has partnered with a new Bengaluru-based field research company led by a highly qualified woman professional to conduct the market research. I hope this change of guard will result in less predictability in the top-ranked schools league tables of the mammoth EW India School Rankings due later this year. Daya Singh Jaipur Ranking confirmation In your recently published EW India Higher Education Rankings 2024-25 (EW May), I was pleased to see that Amity University, Noida is ranked India’s #1 private multi-disciplinary university. My daughter, a graduate of Amity, confirms that she is more than satisfied with the curriculum, pedagogy, research focus, industry connect and placements of the university. Payal Jain New Delhi Silent minister The Karnataka education news story ‘Mess and messier’ (EW May) is disturbing to say the least. It is a shame that young students and parents were put through so much agony because some incompetent college lecturer decided to include out-of-syllabus questions in the all-important CET exam. It is the duty of Karnataka’s education minister, who mysteriously became incommunicado during the controversy, to urgently review the process of setting question papers for important competitive exams. Dhruva Gowda Mysuru Practise sustainable living In the Teacher-2-Teacher essay ‘Urgent! Integrate alt energy in K-12 education’ (EW May), Tanya Singhal has rightly highlighted the urgent need to introduce alternative energy generation as a core subject in school curricula. It’s important for all children to learn about — and promote and practise — sustainable living. In this era of escalating carbon footprint and devastating impact of climate change, integrating sustainability concepts into school curriculums is critical to catching ’em young. I totally agree with Singhal that hands-on projects and experiments can bring sustainable living concepts to life. Students should be encouraged to experience tangible benefits of sustainable living, inspiring them to adopt green solutions for the betterment of their communities and society. Chaitra V. Hyderabad Mandatory voting call Your editorial ‘Elections must reflect the will of all people’ (EW May) has drawn attention to the disturbing phenomenon that one-third of eligible voters don’t cast their vote. It is appalling that citizens are routinely ahead in queues for government freebies or discounted consumer products, but drag their feet when it’s time to exercise their franchise. It is also shameful that most of them are first time or working-class voters most likely to be impacted by government policies. We urgently need a law making voting mandatory for all adults without exception. Tanya Sharma via e-mail Friendly advice I am a regular reader of your magazine. Of all the sections on offer, the People and Young Achievers columns draw my interest most. However, the format in which they are presented is disappointing. I request you to consider reworking the format of these sections which sometimes end abruptly…