Well, >From what I can see, these rankings are based on the no. of students enrolled and don't specifically point out how good the curriculum of a university is.
On 6/23/10, prakash <[email protected]> wrote: > June 20 , 2010 > > WORLD RANKING OF UNIVERSITIES > > > In its Silver jubilee year, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) > has become undisputed No 1 as per ranking in various websites. > > As per World largest Universities by student enrolment on > Internet(Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia), & Top Universities Ranking Guide, > IGNOU tops the list of 61 Universities,(30 lacs students) followed by Allama > Iqbal Open University-Pakistan (18 lacs), Islamic Azad University-Iran (13 > lacs), Anadolu University-Turkey (8.84 lacs),Bangladesh National University- > Bangladesh (8 lacs), Bangladesh Open University-Bangladesh (6 lacs), > Ramkhamhaeng University-Thailand (5.25 lacs), & University System of > Ohio-USA (4.78 lacs) > > Dr. B.R Ambedkar Open University, Andhra Pradesh, India rank at number 9 > (4.5 lacs) along with University of Punjab-Pakistan(4.5 lacs),State > University of New York-USA(4.5 lacs),California State University-USA(4.17 > lacs).University of Delhi, India gets 13th rank(4 lacs). > > IGNOU has reached the top slot due to its high flexibility, number of > courses in diverse fields, quality course material and holding its exams > semester wise twice a year uninterrupted for the past 25 years. > > The university began by offering two academic programmes in 1987, i.e > Diploma in Management and Diploma in Distance Education ,with a strength of > 4528 students. Today it serves the educational aspirations of over 3 lacs in > India and 36 other countries through the 21 Schools of Studies and a network > of 61 regional centres, around 60 overseas centres. The University offer > about 350 certificate, diploma, degree and doctoral programmes with a > strength of around 420 faculty members and academic staff at the > Headquarters and regional centres and about 36,000 academic counselors from > conventional institutions of higher learning, professional organizations and > industry among others. > > As an inclusive institution, it is a part of IGNOU's mandate to reach the > unreachable, the underprivileged and the differently-abled. It is for this > reason that the University's educational and vocational programmes are > geared to ensure that people at the margins of our society are able to equip > themselves with the knowledge and skills required to confidently join the > mainstream. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > source : > http://www.ignou.ac.in/news1.htm#20June2010worldranking > Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with > disability bill at: > http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with disability bill at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
