TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION (THE) ASIA UNIVERSITY RANKING 2020

About:

• Times Higher Education (THE) is a weekly magazine based in London, reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education.
  
  
• The Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2020 use the same 13 performance indicators as the THE World University Rankings.
  
  
• The universities are judged in four core areas: (1) Teaching, (2) Research, (3) Knowledge Transfer and (4) International Outlook.
  
  

Key Findings:

• China is home to the continent’s top two universities for the first time this year, as Tsinghua University is ranked 1 and Peking University is ranked 2.
  
  
• With eight institutes in the top 100, India is the third most represented country in the Ranking.
  
  
• The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore retains its top position in the country by attaining the 36th spot globally. Eight Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have also been featured in the top 100.