QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

June 20, 2019

The latest QS World University Rankings placed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on top of the global list and IIT Bombay at number one in the list of Indian universities.

About:

  • Published annually by global higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds, the QS list ranks the world’s top 1,000 universities.

  • Besides overall global rankings, it also gives subject rankings in 48 different subjects and five composite faculty areas, as well as for graduate employability and various other aspects.

Key findings:

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was placed on top of the global list for the eighth consecutive year.

  • 23 Indian universities are in world top 1,000. There were 24 in last year’s rankings. Out of the 23, nine are in the top 500, including seven IITs.

  • IIT Bombay was placed at number one in the list of Indian universities for the second consecutive year. It was globally ranked at 152.

  • IISc has world’s second best score on research impact, but dropped in overall ranking. IISc is the first Indian institution to see its research cited more than 100,000 times in a five-year period.

  • The Manipal Academy of Higher Education, which falls within the 701-750 ranking band, is the top private university in the country.

Source : The Hindu

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