The government today said Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched National Institutional Ranking Framework on September 29, 2015 to empower a larger number of Indian Institutions to participate in the global ranking. Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, HRD minister Mrs Smriti Irani said this will create a significant impact nationally and internationally. She informed the House that this framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country.<br/><br/>The minister said the government has constituted an expert committee under the chairmanship of M K Kaw to review the working of the All India Council of Technical Education(AICTE). Mrs Irani said the committee conducted various meetings and consulted stakeholders and submitted its report titled 'Technical Education in India a futuristic scenario' to the HRD ministry on June 12th this year. The minister informed the House that the committee recommended that AICTE should be converted into a constitutional autonomous apex authority. <br/><br/>The committee also recommended the National Board of Accreditation should be the umbrella authority charged with the power to recognise accreditation agencies. Mrs Irani said the Kaw committee has opined that affiliation should be phased out within a decade and AICTE should regulate, mentor and develop technical institutions. HRD minister said the reports of the committee along with the comments of the experts were also placed on the website for the comments of general public.