IIT Delhi, Mumbai among top 50 Asian institutes: QS
National University of Singapore tops the chart among 250 universities ranked by QS Asia Pacific University Rankings in 2014, followed by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and University of Hong Kong.
From India, the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Mumbai were the only two institutions that made it among the top 50 in the Asia-Pacific region, at rank 38 and 41, respectively. Five other IITs feature in the top100, with Delhi University placed at the 81st position.
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Incidentally, Banaras Hindu University, Panjab, Manipal and Amity universities, Birla Institute of Technolgy and the Indian Institute of Information technology appear for the first time in the rankings by QS, a global rating agency for higher education institutions.
Incidentally, Banaras Hindu University, Panjab, Manipal and Amity universities, Birla Institute of Technolgy and the Indian Institute of Information technology appear for the first time in the rankings by QS, a global rating agency for higher education institutions.
“Sadly, Indian universities do not seem to consider international rankings important and many do not even attempt to consolidate and share in public domain the full and up-to-date information about their performance,” said Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Indian Centre for Assessment and Accreditation.
ICAA with QS Quacquarelli Symonds organised the QS rankings. The first copy of the rankings was presented to President, Pranab Mukherjee by members of QS, ICAA, FICCI, British Council and KPMG.
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