According to the 15th edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, announced on Wednesday, India celebrates 12 top-50 positions across the subject rankings and the broad faculty areas, earned by nine institutions.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Kharagpur have been ranked at 28th and 45th spot for Engineering-Mineral and Mining. However, both institutions have seen a drop in their positions.
IIT Delhi and Bombay which shared the 45th rank for Engineering and Technology have improved their position to bag the 26th and 28th spot, respectively.
The two institutions have also improved their rank for Engineering-Electrical and Electronics to enter the top 50 list.
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad and Bangalore continued to be among world’s top 50 for Business and Management Studies but their ranking has dropped since previous year. While IIM Ahmedabad’s ranking dropped to 27 from 22, that of IIM Bangalore slipped to 40 from 32.
IIT Madras (Petroleum Engineering) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) (Development Studies) continued to be among world’s top 50 but their ranks also dropped by a few spots.
“A total of 79 Indian universities – 10 more than last year – feature 533 times across this year’s rankings, marking a 25.7 per cent increase compared to the previous edition. This includes 454 entries in individual subjects and 79 appearances across the five broad faculty areas,” QS said in a statement.
“The high number of the new entries featured in the rankings is a continuation of a trend of the country’s growing higher education ecosystem, both in terms of size and quality,” QS added.
