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Pradeep Kumar

05/03/21 10:46 AM IST

QS World University Rankings 2021

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The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Bombay) bagged 49th position, followed by IIT Delhi (54) and IIT Madras (94)

Ranks
  • Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore — that secured number one position in the NIRF 2020 — is placed at the 92nd spot for natural sciences, followed by IIT Bombay (114), IIT Madras (187), and IIT Delhi (210), as per the data released by QS.
  • IIT-Madras is at number 30 for its petroleum engineering programme, IIT-Bombay and IIT-Kharagpur have grabbed 41 and 44 positions, respectively, in the subject ranking for mineral and mining engineering. 
About the ranking
  • QS World University Rankings by subject calculate performance based on four parameters — academic reputation, employer reputation, research impact (citations per paper) and the productivity of an institution’s research faculty.
  • The QS rankings offer independent data on the performance of 253 programmes at 52 Indian higher education institutions, across 51 academic disciplines.
  • These programmes include various engineering disciplines (chemical, petroleum, civil, mechanical), law, development studies and arts, among others.
Source: The Hindu

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