London, 05 March 2020: Indian universities have improved their performance on the global stage, with more of the world’s top-100 programs than before, according to the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay secures 44th spot while IIT Delhi achieves 47th position in Engineering and Technology category globally.
IIT Delhi is now among world’s top 50 Engineering and Technology Institutions. The overall score of the institute in this category is 81.4. As per the latest rankings announced by the QS, the institute has moved a massive 14 places from last year’s 61st position.
Speaking on IIT Delhi securing 47th position in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020, Prof V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi said: “We are very happy to see a significant improvement in our rankings this year. This is a result of the various measures we have taken in the institute on boosting the research ecosystem on the campus, strengthening our connect with the external stakeholders, significantly enhanced internationalization efforts from the Institute and various other measures initiated in the last three years. The credit goes to the entire team working tirelessly on these initiatives, our faculty, staff and students. MHRD and alumni of IIT Delhi have played a very constructive role in making this happen.”
IIT Delhi, recognised as the Institution of Eminence (IoE) by the Government of India in 2018, is providing Engineering & Technology education to not only Indians but students from than 30 countries across the world.
The IoE status has given a greater autonomy to IIT Delhi in various matters including hiring of foreign faculty and starting collaborations with foreign institutions.
The 2020 edition of QS Quacquarelli Symonds’ annual comparison of the world’s higher education institutions sees 26 Indian departments rank among the top 100 for their subject – an increase from 21 in 2019. QS have also observed an increase in the number of Indian programs ranking among the global top-50.
Beyond these headline performances, the full rankings dataset also records overall Indian improvement. 235 Indian programs are included; 53 rise in rank, while only 29 decline in rank. 111 programs remain stable within their position or band.
The rankings, compiled by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds, provide authoritative comparative analysis on the performance of 13,138 individual university programs, taken by students at 1368 universities which can be found in 83 locations across the world, across 48 academic disciplines and five broad Faculty Areas.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is the world’s best-performing institution, achieving 12 number-one positions. Harvard University is the world’s number-one for eleven subjects, while the University of Oxford ranks number-one in eight tables.
