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Statsguru: India's education woes

The poor performance of India's educational institutions on global rankings continues unabated

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Ishan Bakshi
The poor performance of India’s educational institutions on global rankings continues unabated. 

Not a single Indian University has made it to the top 100 list of the Times Higher Education World Rankings 2018, yet again. In fact, in the latest report, some institutions have actually slid down the rankings. As Chart 1 shows, the Indian Institute of Science, which was ranked in the 201-250 group last year, has now fallen to 251-300.

On the other hand, enrolment rates are up. As shown in Chart 2, gross enrolment rates in the secondary, senior secondary and higher education categories have risen sharply

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