QS World University Ranking

Pallavi Smart, July 1, 2023: The Indian Express

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai has achieved its highest rank ever, breaking into the world’s top 150 universities in the latest edition of the QS World University Ranking. This marks the first time in eight years that an Indian higher education institution has made it to the top 150 list, with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore previously achieving this feat in 2016 with a ranking of 147.

IIT Bombay has made a remarkable leap, climbing 23 positions to secure the 149th rank globally in this year’s edition of the rankings. However, the list has also seen significant fluctuations, with IISc falling 70 positions from 155th rank to 225. It now stands as the third-highest ranked Indian institution, compared to being the best Indian institution last year. Similarly, IIT Delhi fell from 174 to 197, IIT Kanpur from 264 to 278 and IIT Madras from 250 to 285, among others.

The UK-based ranking agency, QS Quacquarelli Symonds, has partly attributed the fluctuation to a revision of the assessment parameters this year. It introduced three new indicators — sustainability, employment outcomes, and international research network, each carrying a weightage of 5 per cent.

To accommodate the three new indicators, QS made adjustments to the importance assigned to other parameters. The weightage given to the academic reputation indicator has been lowered from 40 per cent to 30 per cent. Similarly, the emphasis on faculty student ratio has also been decreased from 15% to 10% and the significance attributed to the employer reputation indicator has been increased from 10% to 15%.

The reduction in emphasis on the faculty-student ratio (FSR) has had a negative impact on institutions such as IISC which is primarily a research-focused institution with lower teaching load compared to the IITs. IISc had been performing well on the FSR indicator. Due to the decreased weightage, its ranking has been affected. However, according to a QS spokesperson this is not the only factor that led to IISc’s fall in rankings.

“IISc has seen drops in several indicators this year in addition to faculty student ratio, and particularly those that focus on global engagement (international students’ ratio, international faculty ratio, international research network). There has also been a drop in citations per faculty and in employer reputation,” the spokesperson told this newspaper.

Among the parameters, IIT Bombay has demonstrated excellence in employment reputation and citation per faculty. Notably, there has been a remarkable improvement in citation per faculty, with the score rising from 55.1 last year to an impressive 73.1 this year.

Over the past five years, it has improved its employer reputation ranking from 102nd to 69th position and its citations per faculty rank from 226th to 133rd.

According to Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay, the research productivity of the institute received a boost during the pandemic lockdown, resulting in numerous research papers published in high-impact journals that are now being cited, contributing to the improved ranking.

“IIT Bombay produced 15,905 academic papers from 2018 to 2022, generating 143,800 citations. It has recorded a research growth of some 17% over this period. For average citations per faculty, they sit at nearly four times the global median – an impressive feat by any standard… Its research output is split fairly evenly between Engineering & Technology and Natural Sciences. Its highly collaborative work across Astrophysics has generated particular interest, according to citations generated,” Andrew Mac Farlane, QS’ senior research manager, told The Indian Express.

“IIT Bombay’s research quality is further demonstrated by the fact that 30% of its output is published in the top 10% of academic journals by impact. This figure surpasses the global average by 6% and is a staggering 15% higher than the average among Indian institutions,” Mac Farlane said, adding that the institute is yet to show the same level of improvement in our internationalisation metrics (foreign students and foreign faculty).

On the gains made in the employment reputation parameter, Chaudhari said, “Our employment and employer reputation score is above 82 points which is higher than international universities like Johns Hopkins, CMU, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Purdue University. This indicates that IIT Bombay is excelling in its mission of creating highly skilled manpower, who are now leading professionals in global companies.”

With 45 universities ranked this year, India is the seventh most represented country globally and the third in Asia trailing only Japan (52 universities) and China (Mainland) (71 universities). India has two more entries in the world’s top 500 universities with the University of Delhi (ranked 407th) and Anna University (ranked 427th) making their debut in this tier. Four new Indian universities: University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Chitkara University, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, and the Indian Statistical Institute have been ranked this year.

Overall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US topped the World University Ranking for the twelfth consecutive time this year, followed closely by UK’s Cambridge University and Oxford University. Notably, National University of Singapore (NUS) moved up three positions from Rank 11 last year to become the first Asian university to break into the top 10 club.

Three Australian universities made significant gains to enter the top 20. The University of Melbourne, ranked 14th (a first for any Australian institution), advanced by 19 positions, while the University of New South Wales and the University of Sydney both moved up by 26 and 22 ranks, respectively, to be tied at the 19th position.

Overall, American universities made up half of the top 20 institutions in the world, with UC Berkeley, after a long absence, making a comeback to the best 10 list this time. ETH Zurich retained its title as the best university in Europe for the sixteenth year in a row.

QS Rankings for Asia

Nov 9, 2023: The Times of India

Indian universities in QS World University Asia 2024- top 200, 2023-24
From: Manash Pratim Gohain & Hemali Chhapia TNN, Nov 9, 2023: The Times of India

India has surpassed China as the most represented higher education system in Asia with 148 featured universities, 37 more than last year. Mainland China with 133 universities is second and Japan with 96, the third highest represented in the latest QS World University Rankings for Asia. IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi are among the top 50, while there are five other Indian institutions in top 100.

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Manash Pratim Gohain & Hemali Chhapia TNN, Nov 9, 2023: The Times of India

New Delhi : India has surpassed China as the most represented higher education system in Asia with 148 featured universities, 37 more than last year. Mainland China with 133 universities is second and Japan with 96 the third highest represented in the latest QS World University Rankings for Asia.

 IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi are among the top 50, while there are five other Indian institutions in top 100. A total of 856 institutions from 25 countries have been listed in the rankings released on Wednesday. IITBombay leads nationally in both QS’s academic and employer reputation indicators, drawing on the expert opinion of over 1.4 lakh academics and employers. It ranks within the top 20 Asian institutions for employer reputation.

 Some of the highlights for Indian universities based on key indicators are outstanding level of research output by volume; overall stability with around 50% of the ranked universities being either stable or having improved; highly trained faculty; and significant improvement for specific institutions even while they lag behind peers in internationalisation indicators. Year-on-year performance revealed 21 for Indian universities improving, 15 remaining unchanged and 37 new entries. In fact, India takes the lion’s share of the new entries, while Mainland China saw only seven new additions to its list of ranked institutions.

 “The increasing visibility of Indian universities in the QS rankings reflects the dynamic expansion of India’s higher education landscape,” said Ben Sowter, senior vice president at QS, adding, “While the significant growth in the number of Indian institutions and their research contributions marks a noteworthy development in the region’s educational profile, it also illuminates the path ahead for In dia to further elevate its standing in the global academic community.”

 While India falls below the regional average in academic reputation (11.8 points as against regional average of 19) and employer reputation (9.6 as against 18), it achieves the second-best regional results in papers per faculty (36 against 14.8) among the higher education systems. India also achieves its best average score for faculty with PhD indicator (42.3 as against 22), indicating strong research output and a highly qualified faculty. In QS’ staff with PhD indicator, nine of the top 10 uni versities are Indian, with Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru bagging the top spot in Asia.

 India produces an exceptional amount of research and boasts of seven of Asia’s 10 best universities in terms of papers per faculty, with Anna University achieving regional pre-eminence in research productivity, securing the first spot in this indicator.

“Our citation per paper has come down by a factor of 2 and that is something we are going to check on. Otherwise, it is heartening to know that we are on the top and things seem to be going fine,” said Subhasis Chaud huri, director, IIT-Bombay.

 Mahesh Verma, vicechancellor, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (Delhi) which had overall rank of 77 in and 28 among Indian institutions in terms of academic reputation, expressed his optimism that it will continue to improve in the next ranking cycle.

 Another highlight is North Eastern Hill University, Shillong has also distinguished itself, ranking second regionally for its faculty/student ratio, indicating a commitment to providing students with accessible, high-quality teaching and learning environments.

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024

Best universities in India 2024

The list

India Rank 2024	World University Rank 2024	World University Rank 2023	University	City	State
1	201–250	251–300	Indian Institute of Science	Bangalore	Karnataka
=2	501–600	801–1000	Anna University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=2	501–600	501–600	Jamia Millia Islamia	Jamia Nagar	Delhi
=2	501–600	401–500	Mahatma Gandhi University	Kottayam	Kerala
=2	501–600	351–400	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Solan	Himachal Pradesh
=6	601–800	401–500	Alagappa University	Karaikudi	Tamil Nadu
=6	601–800	801–1000	Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh
=6	601–800	601–800	Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
=6	601–800	801–1000	Bharathiar University	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
=6	601–800	1001–1200	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Guwahati	Assam
=6	601–800	1001–1200	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad	Dhanbad	Jharkhand
=6	601–800	801–1000	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	Bihar
=6	601–800	501–600	International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana
=6	601–800	601–800	Jamia Hamdard University	New Delhi	Delhi
=6	601–800	601–800	Jawaharlal Nehru University	New Delhi	Delhi
=6	601–800	601–800	KIIT University	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
=6	601–800	NR	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	Jaipur	Rajasthan
=6	601–800	801–1000	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	Manipal	Karnataka
=6	601–800	1001–1200	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	Rourkela	Odisha
=6	601–800	601–800	National Institute of Technology Silchar	Silchar	Assam
=6	601–800	801–1000	Panjab University	Chandigarh	Punjab
=6	601–800	501–600	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=6	601–800	601–800	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	Patiala	Punjab
=6	601–800	801–1000	VIT University	Vellore	Tamil Nadu
=25	801–1000	1001–1200	Amity University	Noida	National Capital Region
=25	801–1000	NR	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
=25	801–1000	801–1000	Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani	Pilani	Rajasthan
=25	801–1000	801–1000	Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai	Maharashtra
=25	801–1000	1001–1200	University of Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi
=25	801–1000	601–800	Delhi Technological University	New Delhi	Delhi
=25	801–1000	1001–1200	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune	Pune	Maharashtra
=25	801–1000	801–1000	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	Gujarat
=25	801–1000	601–800	Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi
=25	801–1000	1201–1500	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA)	Anathapuramu	Andhra Pradesh
=25	801–1000	NR	Jaypee University of Information Technology	Solan	Himachal Pradesh
=25	801–1000	351–400	JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	Mysore	Karnataka
=25	801–1000	601–800	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	Krishankoli	Tamil Nadu
=25	801–1000	801–1000	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Punjab
=25	801–1000	801–1000	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu
=25	801–1000	NR	UPES	Dehradun	Uttarakhand
=25	801–1000	601–800	Savitribai Phule Pune University	Pune	Maharashtra
=25	801–1000	NR	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University	Katra	Jammu and Kashmir
=25	801–1000	1001–1200	Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
=44	1001–1200	1001–1200	University of Calcutta	Kolkata	West Bengal
=44	1001–1200	1001–1200	Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar	Jalandhar	Punjab
=44	1001–1200	NR	Gauhati University	Guwahati	Assam
=44	1001–1200	NR	GLA University	Mathura	Uttar Pradesh
=44	1001–1200	NR	Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya	Bilaspur	Chhattisgarh
=44	1001–1200	1001–1200	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata	Kolkata	West Bengal
=44	1001–1200	501–600	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	Rupnagar	Punjab
=44	1001–1200	1001–1200	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	Mandi	Himachal Pradesh
=44	1001–1200	1001–1200	Jadavpur University	Kolkata	West Bengal
=44	1001–1200	NR	Karnatak University Dharwad	Dharwad	Karnataka
=44	1001–1200	601–800	Maharishi Markandeshwar University (MMU)	Ambala	Haryana
=44	1001–1200	NR	National Institute of Technology Warangal	Hanamkonda	Telangana
=44	1001–1200	1001–1200	Pondicherry University	Pondicherry	Puducherry
=44	1001–1200	801–1000	Symbiosis International University	Pune	Maharashtra
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Acharya Nagarjuna University	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Banasthali University	Vanasthali	Rajasthan
=58	1201–1500	NR	B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	NR	Christ University Bengaluru India	Bangalore	Karnataka
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Cochin University of Science and Technology	Cochin	Kerala
=58	1201–1500	1001–1200	Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology	Hisari	Haryana
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
=58	1201–1500	NR	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	801–1000	KL University	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh
=58	1201–1500	NR	Manipal University Jaipur	Jaipur	Rajasthan
=58	1201–1500	NR	National Institute of Technology Srinagar	Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Osmania University	Hyderabad	Telangana
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	SASTRA University	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Sri Venkateswara University	Andhra	Andhra Pradesh
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	Chengalpattu	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Tezpur University	Sonitpur	Assam
=58	1201–1500	NR	Thiagarajar College of Engineering	Madurai	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Veltech University	Morai	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra
=78	1501+	1201–1500	Andhra University	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh
=78	1501+	1501+	Annamalai University	Cuddalore	Tamil Nadu
=78	1501+	NR	Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=78	1501+	NR	Bharati Vidyapeeth University	Pune	Maharashtra
=78	1501+	1501+	GITAM University	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh
=78	1501+	NR	Goa University	Panaji	Goa
=78	1501+	NR	Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=78	1501+	1201–1500	University of Lucknow	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
=78	1501+	1201–1500	University of Mysore	Mysuru	Karnataka
=78	1501+	1501+	PSG College of Technology	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
=78	1501+	NR	REVA University	Bangalore	Karnataka
=78	1501+	1501+	R V College of Engineering	Bangalore	Karnataka
=78	1501+	1501+	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
=78	1501+	1201–1500	Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research	Vadlamudi	Andhra Pradesh

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