Can an Indian university occupy a top spot in global rankings?
3 years, 6 months ago

Can an Indian university occupy a top spot in global rankings?

Hindustan Times  

The director of the Indian Institute of Technology -Delhi recently came up with a six-point diagnosis analysing the performance of his institution in the QS 2022 ranking. The disjunct between the domestic and international Parameters and weights differ among indigenous — National Institution Ranking Framework and National Assessment and Accreditation Council — and global — QS and Times Higher Education — accreditation and ranking agencies. It is not common to find administrative divisions in most Indian universities dedicated to accreditation and rankings, which is a common practice in the universities that rank in top 100 globally. The way to the top Arguably, the top five Indian universities individually are worlds apart from the top five universities globally, if we take either criterion-wise or overall score. In fact, these aspects are not recognised in the section titled “Internationalisation” in the new National Education Policy unlike Basic Infrastructure and Facilities, Optimal Learning Environments and Support for Students or Transforming the Regulatory System of Higher Education, which are common concerns among the Indian universities.

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Significance of accreditation and ranking in higher education
1 week, 3 days ago

Significance of accreditation and ranking in higher education

The Hindu  

Accreditation is the cornerstone of institutional quality assurance in higher education. It is a process where external bodies evaluate an institution or programme to ensure it meets predefined quality standards that usually encompass areas such as curriculum design, faculty qualifications, student support services, research, and infrastructure. Institutions must gather information across a wide range of attributes, including academic outcomes, faculty …

QS Rankings 2025: IISc, Bengaluru among world's top 50 for environmental education, check global rankings
1 month ago

QS Rankings 2025: IISc, Bengaluru among world's top 50 for environmental education, check global rankings

India TV News  

QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the third version of the QS World University Rankings for the environmental education category. In the list, the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru has been ranked among the world's top 50 for environmental education. According to the QS rankings 2025, the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has bagged the top spot among universities in India …

India dominates Times Higher Education rankings 2025 with 65 universities listed
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India dominates Times Higher Education rankings 2025 with 65 universities listed

India Today  

India has made a historic leap in the Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025 compiled by Times Higher Education, with institutions like the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi achieving top positions among global contenders. THE RANKINGS 2025: TOP 10 INDIAN UNIVERSITIES Anna University VIT University SRM Institute of Science and Technology …

MU moves up in South Asia rankings
2 months ago

MU moves up in South Asia rankings

Hindustan Times  

htmumbai@hindustantimes MU moves up in South Asia rankings MUMBAI: The University of Mumbai has moved up in the 2025 QS Asia University rankings, advancing from the 291-300 range to the 245th position, marking a 76% overall score improvement. The university climbed from 67th to 52nd place in South Asia region, signaling a significant enhancement in its academic reputation and regional …

QS Asia rankings 2025: India has most ranks in QS Asia; focus on research paying off
2 months, 1 week ago

QS Asia rankings 2025: India has most ranks in QS Asia; focus on research paying off

The Hindu  

India with a total of 163 universities ranked is the most represented country in the recently released 16th edition of the World University Rankings: Asia by Quacquarelli Symonds. Published annually since 2009, the QS Asia University Rankings highlights the top universities in Asia each year. The 11 indicators used to compile the QS Asia University Rankings are academic reputation, Employer …

Progress in various parameters paves the way for KU’s improved show at NIRF Rankings
5 months ago

Progress in various parameters paves the way for KU’s improved show at NIRF Rankings

The Hindu  

Kerala University achieved a significant leap in the Indian Rankings 2024 as it stole a march over several universities in the country. The university ascended to the 21st place among universities in the National Institutional Ranking Framework rankings, marking a significant improvement from its previous position of 24th. The NIRF rankings, which assess institutions across various parameters, introduced the new …

NIRF Rankings 2024: How are India’s best universities ranked? Here’s everything you need to know
6 months ago

NIRF Rankings 2024: How are India’s best universities ranked? Here’s everything you need to know

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of Education is gearing up to release the latest edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework Rankings, an annual exercise where universities and other educational institutes across India are ranked based on significant parameters. The NIRF ranking methodology draws from the overall recommendations understanding arrived at by a Core Committee set up by the Ministry of Human Resource …

Three IIMs rank among 69 top Indian universities in QS rankings, JNU at 1st position
9 months ago

Three IIMs rank among 69 top Indian universities in QS rankings, JNU at 1st position

India TV News  

New Delhi: At least 69 Indian universities have featured in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings released on Wednesday by subject, with Jawaharlal Nehru University becoming India's highest-ranked university. One of the world's most rapidly expanding research centres India also showed a 16 per cent growth in the International Research Network indicator, which measures the volume and diversity of research …

What purposes do university rankings serve? | Explained
10 months, 1 week ago

What purposes do university rankings serve? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Since the first appearance of global university ranking systems around two decades ago, rankings have come to dominate the attention in higher education ecosystems around the world. In two analyses in 2016, Richard Holmes, an expert in ranking systems and who has been running the ‘University Ranking Watch’ initiative since 2006, wrote that THE’s regional rankings …

Vantage | Why is India slipping in global talent rankings?
1 year, 1 month ago

Vantage | Why is India slipping in global talent rankings?

Firstpost  

Maya Angelou once said, “I believe that every person is born with talent.” That’s a generous thought and might be true, but capitalism strongly disagrees. This brings us to the global talent competitiveness index, which is an annual list covering 134 countries. However, not all Asian countries were so lucky, for example India, which received the worst ranking among Brazil, …

THE World University Rankings 2024 out, list of Indian varsities in top 1,000
1 year, 3 months ago

THE World University Rankings 2024 out, list of Indian varsities in top 1,000

Hindustan Times  

Times Higher Education has announced results of the 2024 edition of World University Rankings. THE World University Rankings 2024: 62 out of top 100 are from four countries THE has considered 1,904 universities across 108 countries and regions for 2024 rankings. Four Indian varsities – Anna University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Mahatma Gandhi University and Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management …

Rankings, and the realities of higher education
1 year, 6 months ago

Rankings, and the realities of higher education

The Hindu  

The National Institutional Ranking Framework recently released the India Rankings for 2023. This is the eighth consecutive edition of rankings of higher education institutions in five categories — overall, universities, colleges, research institutions, and innovation — and eight subject domains — engineering, management, pharmacy, medical, dental, law, architecture and planning, and agriculture and allied sectors. As per the All India …

Explained | Is the National Institutional Ranking Framework flawed?
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained | Is the National Institutional Ranking Framework flawed?

The Hindu  

In a country as diverse as India, ranking universities and institutions is not an easy task. Currently, the NIRF releases rankings across various categories: ‘Overall’, ‘Research Institutions’, ‘Universities’, and ‘Colleges’, and specific disciplines like engineering, management, pharmacy, law, etc. NIRF ranks institutes by their total score; it uses five indicators to determine this score: ‘Teaching, Learning & Resources’ ; ‘Research …

Explained | How are universities assessed under the National Institutional Ranking Framework?
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained | How are universities assessed under the National Institutional Ranking Framework?

The Hindu  

The story so far: For five years, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras has maintained its dominance as the top-ranked higher-education institute in India. Out of these, 5,543 unique institutions participated in the ranking exercise across 13 categories — ‘overall’, universities, medical, engineering, management, law, architecture, colleges, research institutions, pharmacy, dental, agriculture and allied sectors, and innovation. In comparison, the …

Mint Explainer: The win-win case for foreign university campuses in India
1 year, 11 months ago

Mint Explainer: The win-win case for foreign university campuses in India

Live Mint  

India has unveiled draft norms for foreign universities keen on setting up a campus here. A growing democratic India with a large demographic dividend – about 700 million people or half of its population below 30 – has plenty to offer as it seeks to become the world’s talent factory. India woos the world's best institutions The University Grants Commission's …

QS World University Ranking 2022: DU, JNU, Jamia slip in, IIT Delhi up 11 places
2 years, 7 months ago

QS World University Ranking 2022: DU, JNU, Jamia slip in, IIT Delhi up 11 places

Hindustan Times  

QS World University Ranking 2022: Prominent universities like the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia have slipped in the coveted QS World University ranking, while the Indian Institute of Technology here has risen 11 places to 174th rank. QS World University Ranking 2022: The Delhi University which is the 10th best Indian university to figure in the …

Calcutta University ranks first among all state-run universities
3 years, 2 months ago

Calcutta University ranks first among all state-run universities

India Today  

Calcutta University has been ranked at the top of all the state-run universities in India as per the QS Asia University Rankings 2022. On Wednesday, the Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University, Professor Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee, said that while Calcutta University is ranked first among all state-run universities in India, it occupies the third rank among all the universities in India. We …

THE World University Rankings 2022: IISc, country’s best institute, in top 300
3 years, 4 months ago

THE World University Rankings 2022: IISc, country’s best institute, in top 300

India TV News  

THE World University Rankings 2022: The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 was announced on Thursday, September 2, in which the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore became India's top ranking institution. Apart from IISc, the other varsities which secured a place in the 500 bracket are- IIT Ropar, JS Academy of Higher Education and Research, IIT Indore, Allagappa University, …

QS World University Rankings 2022: Only 35 Indian varsities in total 1300 ranked, none in top 100
3 years, 7 months ago

QS World University Rankings 2022: Only 35 Indian varsities in total 1300 ranked, none in top 100

India Today  

QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education think-tank and compilers of the world's most-consulted university rankings portfolio, released the QS World University Rankings 2022 which lists the world top higher educational institutions on Thursday. University of Chicago Location: Chicago, United States QS World University Rankings 2022: Top 10 from India Only 22 Indian higher institutions found a place amongst the top …

QS World University Ranking 2022: IIT-Bombay Best in Country, 8 Indian Varsities in Global 400
3 years, 7 months ago

QS World University Ranking 2022: IIT-Bombay Best in Country, 8 Indian Varsities in Global 400

News 18  

IIT-Bombay has surpassed IISc Bangalore to obtain the place of the top university in India, according to the QS Global University Ranking. QS World University Ranking 2022: World’s best institutes Rank 1: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US Rank 2: University of Oxford, UK Rank 3: Stanford University, US Rank 4: University of Cambridge, UK Rank 5: Harvard University, US Rank …

QS World University Rankings: JNU in 550-600 range for the first time
3 years, 7 months ago

QS World University Rankings: JNU in 550-600 range for the first time

India Today  

QS World University Rankings: JNU has got under 1000 rank in the coveted QS World Rankings. JNU in QS World Rankings Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar said it is for the first time the university has appeared as a comprehensive university within the 550-600 range in the global rankings. According to the 18th edition of the rankings, …

THE Impact Ranking 2021: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Only Indian University in Top 100
3 years, 8 months ago

THE Impact Ranking 2021: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Only Indian University in Top 100

News 18  

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has become the only Indian University to have scored a set in the top 100 global institutes in the Impact Ranking 2021 released by THE World University Ranking. THE Impact Ranking 2021: List of World’s Most Impactful Universities Rank 1: University of Manchester, UK Rank 2: University of Sydney, Australia Rank 3: RMIT University, Australia Rank 4: …

Eight universities get ranked among best 100 in Asia
4 years, 7 months ago

Eight universities get ranked among best 100 in Asia

Live Mint  

Eight Indian universities have found a place among the best 100 varsities in Asia, while some of the top varsities in the country improved their performance significantly, shows the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2020 released on Wednesday. IIT Gandhinagar, and the Institute of Chemical Technology made it to the Asia rankings for the first time with considerable success. …

11 Indian universities in top 100 for emerging economies
4 years, 10 months ago

11 Indian universities in top 100 for emerging economies

Live Mint  

London: Indian universities had a good performance year within the emerging economies of the world as a record 11 made it to the top 100 Times Higher Education's Emerging Economies University Rankings 2020. "The Emerging Economies University Rankings 2020 suggests that real progress is being made by a number of institutions in a number of metrics across our robust methodology, …

IITs dominate QS India rankings, Calcutta University tops among state-run varsities
5 years, 2 months ago

IITs dominate QS India rankings, Calcutta University tops among state-run varsities

India Today  

Calcutta University has secured the 11th spot in QS India Rankings 2020, topping among the state-run universities, followed by Jadavpur University at 12. I'm happy to share with you that as per QS INDIA RANKING 2020, University of Calcutta and Jadavpur University have secured first & second positions respectively among all Government Universities in India. IITs dominate QS India Rankings …

Indian universities fail to make Times Higher Education top 300 World University Rankings 2020; IISc slips down ranks
5 years, 4 months ago

Indian universities fail to make Times Higher Education top 300 World University Rankings 2020; IISc slips down ranks

Firstpost  

For the first time since 2012, India does not have any entry in the top 300 in World University Rankings 2020, published by UK-based Times Higher Education For the first time since 2012, India does not have any entry in the top 300 in World University Rankings 2020, published by UK-based Times Higher Education, which has a global ranking system …

Top 10 Indian universities ranked in World University Rankings 2020
5 years, 4 months ago

Top 10 Indian universities ranked in World University Rankings 2020

India Today  

The Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2020 released on September 11 features six Indian institutes among the top 500 in the world, an increase from last year’s five institutes. IIT Ropar World University Rankings 2020 position: Grouped among the top 301-350 universities of the world. IIT Delhi World University Rankings 2020 position: Grouped among the top 401500 universities of …

IISc Bengaluru has world’s second highest rate of citations per faculty
5 years, 6 months ago

IISc Bengaluru has world’s second highest rate of citations per faculty

The Hindu  

Top Indian institutions punch well above their weight in terms of research impact, with the Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru ranked second in the world in terms of citations per faculty, according to the QS World University Rankings for 2020. However, Indian institutions have not managed to breach the top-100 barrier in any of the other indicators: academic reputation, teacher-student …

QS World Rankings 2019: 6 Indian institutions under top 300, IIT Bombay secures the top rank
5 years, 10 months ago

QS World Rankings 2019: 6 Indian institutions under top 300, IIT Bombay secures the top rank

India Today  

The Quacquarelli Symonds WUR is a British agency which ranks higher educational institutions every year. It also quantifies top universities in the world based upon following parameters: Research and development Teaching and pedagogy skills Employability and market skills Internationalism and global presence Forty percent weightage to institution's stature. IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Guwahati …

Indian universities move up in Times Higher Education rankings with 49 institutes; 25 make it to top 200
5 years, 11 months ago

Indian universities move up in Times Higher Education rankings with 49 institutes; 25 make it to top 200

Firstpost  

Leading India in the Times Higher Education rankings again is IISc, followed by IIT-Bombay. London: India has improved its showing in the prestigious university rankings of Times Higher Education Emerging Economies, with 49 institutes making it to the list including 25 in the top 200. China remains the most represented nation in the annual 2019 listing, claiming four of the …

IIT-Bombay tops in QS ranking of Indian institutions
6 years, 2 months ago

IIT-Bombay tops in QS ranking of Indian institutions

The Hindu  

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, has topped the first-ever standalone ranking of Indian higher education institutions by QS, a think tank that is famous for bringing out world rankings of institutions. The top 10 Indian institutions include seven IITs, with the IITs at Madras, Delhi, Kharagpur and Kanpur standing third, fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, in the rankings. To improve …

IISc Bengaluru becomes India's highest ranked institution in World University Rankings 2019
6 years, 3 months ago

IISc Bengaluru becomes India's highest ranked institution in World University Rankings 2019

India Today  

The Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru holds the top position among Indian universities in the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings for 2019. As reported, India has enhanced its presence in a definitive world university rankings released here on Wednesday by claiming 49 places this year, up from 42 last year. IIT Indore: Further, the Indian Institute of Technology …

World university rankings: A record 49 from India among the best in the world
6 years, 3 months ago

World university rankings: A record 49 from India among the best in the world

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Led by Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India has a record 49 institutions among the best universities in the world, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 published Wednesday. While IISc remained the top school from the country, the Indian list saw some fresh names including the newly established Indian Institute of Technology in …

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