QS Ranking: IISc Bengaluru fastest rising South Asian university, 4 IITs in top 200
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, is the fastest rising South Asian university among the coveted QS World University Rankings top 200 varsities, having gained 31 places while four IITs have also figured in the category attaining a higher rank compared to the previous edition.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), London based global higher education analyst, on Thursday released the 19th edition of the world's most consulted international university ranking.
The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, which has bagged the 172nd position, is India's second best institution, rising five places while IIT Delhi has risen eleven places to bag 174th rank.
The IIT Kanpur has risen thirteen places to its highest position (264) in the history of these rankings, while the IIT Roorkee rose 31 places to its highest rank ever (369).
The rankings revealed that IIT Guwahati has gained eleven places, reaching its best result of all the editions of the QS World University Rankings while IIT Indore is the highest-ranking debutant in this edition, placed 396th globally.
OP Jindal Global University is the highest ranked private university for the third year in a row, according to the rankings.
A total of 41 Indian universities have featured in the ranking of which 12 have improved, 12 remained stable, 10 declined while 7 universities are new entries.
According to the rankings, 13 Indian universities have improved their research impact relative to global competitors, seeing a rise in the Citations per Faculty (CpF)score.
Conversely, Indian universities continue to struggle with QS' measure of institutional teaching capacity. Thirty of India's 41 ranked universities have suffered declines in QS' Faculty and Student Ratio (FSR) indicator, with only four recording improvements, it showed.
However, on an encouraging note, two Indian universities rank among the top 250 for faculty and student ratio, compared to none in previous editions.
The highest performing in this metric is Savitribai Phule Pune University (225th for FSR) and OP Jindal Global University (235th), followed by IISc Bengaluru (276th).
"This edition of the QS World University Rankings reflects the excellent work that several Indian universities are doing to improve their research footprint, with positive consequences for their reputation on the global stage.
"Conversely, our dataset also suggests that the Indian higher education sector still struggles to provide adequate teaching capacity. Further expansion of provision both within universities and across the sector as a whole will be necessary if India is to continue reaching new heights," said Ben Sowter, QS Senior Vice President.
"The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 aims to achieve equity, inclusivity, and quality across the education sector. Prime Minister Modi, his ministers, and the UGC are implementing new frameworks which should radically transform India's higher education.
