SYLLABUS SECTION: GS III (EDUCATION SECTOR)

WHY IN THE NEWS?

Recently, the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc) has topped the rank in QS World University Rankings, 2023.

• It shows that all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) improved their standing.

About:

• QS World University Rankings features 41 Indian universities, of which 12 improved their positions.
• The 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 world’s top research university, achieving a perfect score of 100/100 for CpF.
  • The IIT Bombay, which was the top Indian university in the 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 ranks.
  • The third best Indian university is the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD), followed by IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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Source: The Hindu