Curiosity-Driven Science and Indian Academia

In recent years, Institutions and Universities are ranked both nationally and internationally based on multiple criteria, academics, research outputs, infrastructure, student enrolments etc. Unfortunately, none of the Indian Universities are ranked globally in the first 200-250 Universities. There is only one institution of worth mentioning, the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc). It figures in the brackets of 250 to 350. The other institutes which make the list in the bracket up to 500 are some of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and one or two other National Universities.