QS World University Rankings

QS World University Rankings

News: The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc) is the new national leader in the QS World University Rankings, 2023 released, which also shows that all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) improved their standing.

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• The latest edition of QS World University Rankings features 41 Indian universities, of which 12 improved their positions, 12 remained stable, 10 declined and seven are new entries.
• The IISc ranks 155th globally, and is the global leader in the citations per faculty (CpF) indicator, which QS uses to evaluate the impact of the research produced by universities.
• The IISc is the fastest rising South Asian university among the top-200 universities in the QS rankings, having climbed 31 places year on year.
• The IISc is the world’s top research university, achieving a perfect score of 100/100 for CpF.
• The IIT Bombay, which was the top Indian university in QS World University Rankings of the previous edition, is the
second best Indian institution this time and climbed five places globally to reach the 172 rank. The third best Indian university is the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, followed by IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur.
• O.P. Jindal Global University is the top-ranked private institute in India, and moved up from the 701-750 ranking band to 651- 700, followed by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Amity University.