New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday chaired a brainstorming session on the latest developments in the accreditation and ranking systems.

“The need for adopting a transparent, accountable, objective, method-driven system of assessment, accreditation and ranking of HEIs through a technology platform was discussed,” the Ministry of Education said in a series of tweets.

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“Focusing on ease of doing business, varied parameters for different category of institutions was deliberated upon, aligning with the vision of NEP 2020, aiding in making informed choices of institutions/program by students. Online suggestions from public domain started,” it added.

The discussion included transformative reforms to strengthen HEIs (higher education institutions) across the country.

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