No paper, no PhD? India rethinks graduate student policy A committee has recommended scrapping a rule that requires PhD students to publish articles. Gayathri Vaidyanathan News 13 Jun 2019
Indian translation pipeline in patent need of overhaul Report recommends removing obstacles to the conversion of scientific research into products and services. Virat Markandeya News feature 31 Jul 2018
India’s pick of institutions for prestige list draws fire One of them does not yet exist. T.V. Padma News 18 Jul 2018
India struggles to select 20 elite universities Two years since the Institutions of Eminence project was announced, none have been selected. T.V. Padma News 3 Jul 2018
India picks up the pace against emerging economies In just a year, the number of Indian institutions in the Times Higher Education ranking has risen by 15 to 42. Nature Index News 10 May 2018
Indian university rankings inherently inconsistent Anomalies in the third national assessment of Indian institutions intensify criticisms of linking the exercise to funding. Thomas Manuel News 9 Apr 2018
India's misfire on predatory publishing hits open access In trying to thwart predators, the government is penalizing researchers who publish in genuine open-access journals. T.V. Padma News 5 Dec 2017
China leads BRICS university rankings 7 out of the top 10 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2018 are in the east-Asian nation. News 23 Nov 2017