Delhi University, JNU, IIT Delhi among best universities in the world in QS ranking

Major universities in India such as Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia have maintained their position among the best universities in the world.

According to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the latest edition of global higher education, the University of Delhi ranks between 521-530. JNU is ranked in the 601-650 bracket. Jamia Millia Islamia is now in the category of 801-1000.

However, it is to be noted that in the latest QS report, the ranking of these universities has slipped from last year.

Last year, Delhi University was in the 501-510 category, JNU was in the 561-570 category while Jamia Millia Islamia last year was in the 751-800 category.

Among other universities that have seen a drop in their rankings are the University of Hyderabad (from 651-700 to 751-800), Jadavpur University (from 651-700 to 701-750), and IIT-Bhubaneswar (from 701-750). . to 801-1000).

However, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, is the fastest rising South Asian university among the top 200 universities in the QS World University Rankings, securing 31 positions. Besides this, four Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have also joined the ranks having higher ranks than the previous edition.

IIT Bombay has secured the 172nd rank while IIT Delhi has secured the 174th rank with an increase of eleven places. IIT Kanpur has moved up thirteen places to its highest position (264) in the history of these rankings, while IIT Roorkee has risen 31 places to its highest rank (369).

The ranking showed that IIT Guwahati has secured eleven positions, reaching its best result of all editions of the QS World University Rankings, while IIT Indore is the highest ranked debutant in this edition, ranked 396th globally. The place has been given.

As per the rankings, 13 Indian universities have improved their research impact over global competitors, showing an increase in Citation Per Faculty (CPF) scores.

Compared to previous editions, two Indian universities are ranked in the top-250 for faculty and student ratio.

The highest performers in this metric are Savitribai Phule Pune University (225th for FSR) and OP Jindal Global University (235th for FSR), followed by IISc Bengaluru (276th for FSR).

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a global higher education analyst, has the world’s most popular comparative data about university performance.

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