Question:Which Indian University has secured first position in India (Engineering and Technology category) in QS World University Rankings?
(a) IIT Kharagpur
(b) IIT Bombay
(c) IIT Delhi
(d) IIT Madras
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- The QS World University Subject Rankings- 2020 has been released recently by Quacquarelli Symonds (London).
- Quacquarelli Symonds is the world’s leading provider of services, analytics, and insight to the global higher education sector.
- Previous name: Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings.
- First issue: 2004 (in partnership with THE) and in 2010 (on its own).
Methodology:
- Universities continue to be evaluated according to the following six metrics (with their weightage):
(a) Academic Reputation (40%)
(b) Employer reputation (10%)
(c) Faculty/Student Ratio (20%)
(d) Citations per faculty (20%)
(e) International faculty ratio (5%)
(f) International student ratio (5%)
Ranking:
- Category : Engineering & Technology: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University and University of Cambridge has secured top three positions; IT Bombay (44), IIT Delhi (47), IIT Kharagpur (86), IIT Madras (88) and IIT Kanpur (96) found place in top 100 of this category.
- Arts and Humanities category: with the ranking of 162, Jawaharlal Nehru University remained the country’s top institution, followed by Delhi University at 231.
- Natural Sciences category: IIT-Bombay at 108th rank, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore at the 111th position, while IIT-Madras at the 195th rank.
- Social Sciences and Management category: Delhi University is at 160th rank globally, IIT-Delhi at 183rd.
- Life Sciences and Medicine category: The top institution in the country is the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, which is at 231st rank globally.
Links:
https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QS_World_University_Rankings