Do Good Rankings Guarantee Good Quality Education? A Critical Inquiry Into Metrics, Meaning and Misrepresentation

Monika Vishwakarma is currently a PhD Research Scholar in the Department of English and Modern European Languages at the University of Lucknow, India. A UGC-NET qualified scholar and Master's Gold Medalist, her research interests include speculative fiction, environmental humanities, gender studies, higher education, and digital humanities. Her work reflects a profound commitment to critical inquiry, cultural analysis, and the intersection of literature and technology. As an emerging academic voice, she has contributed to peer-reviewed journals, edited anthologies, and national and international academic publications. She is the author of a chapter in Sustainable Connections: Environment, Society and Ethics, published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing (UK). She has also authored chapters for prominent IGI Global book projects. In addition, she has presented papers at several national and international conferences, reflecting her commitment to interdisciplinary research and academic excellence.