Ranking Model : Study & Algorithmic Approach towards Common Ranking for Higher Education Institutes

Authors

  • Abhishek Kumar  Scientist (Computer Science), INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
  • Beena K.S  Department of Computer Science, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  • Kalgi Shah  Department of Computer Science, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Keywords:

Ranking System, University Ranking, Ranking Parameters, Higher Education Ranking, India Ranking, National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Times Higher Education (THE), Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)

Abstract

Indian education system is one of the largest education systems in the world which comprise of Universities, Colleges, Technical Institutions, Institutions of National importance etc. Choosing the right Institution for the academic activity is always a challenging job. Competition between Universities, emerging of new Institutions with adequate infrastructure etc. makes difficulty to select the desired Institution in county. As many ranking agencies are available in other countries to rank various Institutions, India Rankings is an initiative of MHRD (Government of India) to rank the educational institutions in the country. This article is exploring the different agencies of the ranking model and their parameters. It also covers that assessment / evaluation of decisive parameters using algorithm (decision theory approach) because weightage of same parameters in different ranking model are different. It tends towards global ranking using common weightage across all countries and their ranking agencies.

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International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

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2018-01-20

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Volume 4, Issue 2, January-February-2018

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Abhishek Kumar, Beena K.S, Kalgi Shah, " Ranking Model : Study & Algorithmic Approach towards Common Ranking for Higher Education Institutes, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.228-231, January-February-2018.