Mr. Rupesh Chandrasen Londhe, Mr
NIRF Global Rankings Higher Education Policy Internationalization Bibliometrics Sustainability SDGs

Bio

Dr. Rupesh Chandrasen Londhe is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, affiliated with Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University. He is a researcher focused on higher education policy, specifically the comparative analysis of national and international university ranking systems.

Experience

Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology

Associate Professor

2003 - Present • Management

Affiliations

All India Council for Technical Education

IIC - Innopvation Council- Convener, Innovation Ambasaddor

Member since 2020

Research

NIRF and Global Rankings: A Comparative Academic Analysis

Article February 20, 2026

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) represents India’s official higher education ranking system designed to balance national development priorities with global academic competitiveness. This study presents a comparative academic analysis of NIRF and major global university ranking systems, including QS, Times Higher Education (THE), and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Using conceptual regression […]