London, 26 November 2021: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi graduates are the most employable in India. IIT Delhi holds on to 27 place and all other universities ranked last year (six total) climb an average of 20 places in the table, as per the 11th annual Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS) run by Emerging and published by Times Higher Education (THE).
India’s universities see a clear rise for the first time in a number of years thanks to the rise of soft skills and digital literacy and technical and research specialization. Bangalore University (249th) enters the ranking for the first time.
IISc Bangalore stands second in India whereas secures 61th position in the global tally. IIT Bombay emerges as the third in the employability index among Indian universities.
Top Institutes in India Producing most employable graduates (THE):
27 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | India |
61 | Indian Institute of Science | India |
97 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | India |
162 | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | India |
170 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | India |
225 | Amity University | India |
249 | Bangalore University | India |
Top Institutes in the World Producing most employable graduates (THE):
Rank 2021 | University | Country |
1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | USA |
2 | California Institute of Technology | USA |
3 | Harvard University | USA |
4 | University of Cambridge | UK |
5 | Stanford University | USA |
6 | The University of Tokyo | Japan |
7 | Yale University | USA |
8 | University of Oxford | UK |
9 | National University of Singapore | Singapore |
10 | Princeton University | USA |
Seeta Bhardwa, Content Editor at THE Student said: “Studying at university isn’t just one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make from an education and skills point of view, but also from a financial perspective. Students and their parents want to make sure that outlay will pay off in the long run. This ranking provides a means to understand what’s important to graduate recruiters and help students think about what they should focus on when choosing a university to give themselves the best possible start on the career ladder.”