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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2212
TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2007
UNESCO REPORT ON STATUS OF INDIAN SCIENCE
2212. SHRI MAHMOOD A. MADANI:
SHRI SANTOSH BAGRODIA:
Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to
state:
(a) whether Government agree with the findings on the status
of Indian Science, as contained in UNESCO Science Report,
2005;
(b) if not, the reasons therefor, whether Government have
intimated its disagreement to the UNESCO and if so, the response
of the UNESCO thereto;
(c) whether Government do agree that none of the Indian Universities
could be ranked in the first 20 universities of Asia; and
(d) if so, the steps being taken by Government to improve
the performance of universities in scientific disciplines?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF EARTH
SCIENCES
(KAPIL SIBAL)
(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. UNESCO Science Report 2005 has made
positive comments on the status of Indian Science and lists
7 Indian Institutions of higher education in the top 20 Asian
Science and Technology universities. (List given in Annexure).
d) Does not arise.
Annexure
THE TOP 20 S&T UNIVERSITIES IN ASIA, 2000 (Table 3, p.251,
UNESCO Science report 2005)
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Ranking
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Country/ territory
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University
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1
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Republic of Korea |
Korea Advanced Institute of Science
and Technology |
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2
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Republic of Korea |
Pohang University of Science and
Technology |
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3
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India |
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
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4
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India |
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
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5
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India |
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
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6
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Japan |
Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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7
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India |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
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8
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India |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
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9
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Singapore |
Nanyang Technological University |
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10
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Taiwan of China |
Taiwan University of Science and
Technology |
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11
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Japan |
Science University of Tokyo |
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12
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Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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13
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Japan |
Nagoya Institute of Technology |
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14
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India |
University of Roorkee |
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15
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China |
University of Science and Technology
of China |
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16
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Japan |
Muroran Institute of Technology |
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17
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China |
Beijing University of Posts and Communications |
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18
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China |
Huazhong University of Science and
Technology |
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19
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India |
Birla Institute of Technology and
Science |
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20
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Pakistan |
National University of Sciences and
Technology |
Note: Universities were assessed by Asiaweek magazine
according to five criteria: academic reputation, student selectivity,
faculty resources, research and financial resources. Asiaweek
discontinued publication after 2000.
Source: Asiaweek: http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/universities2000/index.html
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