Kanpur: In the backdrop of IITs failing to make it to the top 200 in the QS rankings of the world's leading universities, IIT-Kanpur Director Indranil Manna alleged corruption in the ranking process of various such agencies and said it was more of a 'money game'.

Manna alleged that the ranking process by such agencies was based on the paying capabilities of the institutions.

"The standard of teaching, research and job placement are not the criteria for the ranking instead it is based on the paying capabilities of the institutions. An amount of one lakh and fifty thousand dollars needs to be paid to get a good ranking in such lists," he claimed.

"These global rankings are more of a business rather than based on academic performance of institutions," he said.

Manna said a five-member committee of IIT directors has been constituted, of which he is part of, to look into the issue and understand the methodology of the ranking agencies.

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