Karthick is the Vice Chairman of the Indian Centre for Academic Rankings & Excellence (ICARE), India’s pioneering Global Rankings Advisory Services Company. As an architect of India’s first Government approved Assessment & Ratings agency he is acknowledged by peers as a thought leader in the Indian Higher Education sector. Karthick has been invited for several consultative meetings and discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee on multiple occasions which have led to development and launch of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), the Institution of Eminence initiative and the appointment of Nodal Officers for mandatory Data Submission at all 116 Central Universities. As a Member on the FICCI National Higher Education Committee, under the Chairmanship of Shri Mohandas Pai, Dr Sridhar has contributed richly on matters related to policy interventions in areas of Institutional Quality, Accreditation, Ratings & Rankings.