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09/06/22 07:56 AM IST

IISc is top Indian university in global rankings

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  • Rising 31 places in a year, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has emerged as the highest ranked Indian institute in the 2023 edition of the QS World University rankings, pushing IIT-Bombay to the second position, followed by IIT-Delhi.
Ranking of other Universities 
  • Apart from IISc at 155, IIT-Bombay (IIT-B) and IIT-Delhi (IIT-D), which have risen five and 11 places to rank 172 and 174 respectively, are the only other Indian institutes in the global league of top 200, in continuation of a trend since 2017.
  • The total number of Indian institutes among the top 1,000 globally has risen to 27 from 22.
  • Among the eight public IoEs, five (IISc, IIT-B, IIT-D, IIT-Madras and IIT-Kharagpur) improved their rankings, while the University of Delhi and University of Hyderabad slipped from band 501-510 to 521-530 and 651-700 to 751-800, respectively.
  • Banaras Hindu University, the only other public IoE, has been ranked outside the top 1,000, in the 1,001-1,200 band.
  • One of the three private IoEs, OP Jindal Global University, with a rank in the 651-700 band, is the highest-ranked private university in the country.
  • The other two private IoEs — Manipal Academy of Higher Education and BITS-Pilani — were placed in the 751-800 and 1,001-1,200 bands, respectively, same as last year.
About AQuacquarelli Symonds
  • QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
  • The QS ranking was previously known as Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings.

    Global Rankings

  • Globally, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was declared the best university for the 11th straight year.
  • The second place went to the University of Cambridge, followed by Stanford University.
  • China has 28 universities among the top 500, including six in the top 100 with Peking University getting rank 12 and Tsinghua University placed 14th.
  • IIT-Indore made the highest-ranking debut in the list, securing the 396th slot globally, while IIT-BHU made its maiden appearance in the 651-700 band.
  • India’s presence in the top 500 category is also IIT-driven. Apart from IISc, eight IITs (Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Guwahati, Indore) are ranked among the top 500 globally. 
Findings about India 
  • Overall, Indian education institutes, 41 of which made it to the rankings, have performed poorly across many key metrics.
  • For instance, 30 out of 41 ranked universities have suffered declines in the FSR indicator, with only four recording improvements.
  • Two Indian universities rank among the top 250 for Faculty/Student Ratio, compared to none in previous editions.
  • The highest performing in this metric is Savitribai Phule Pune University (225 th for FSR) and O.P. Jindal Global University (235 th for FSR), followed by IISc Bengaluru (276 th for FSR).
Source- Indian Express 

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