IIT-Bombay students find fault with ranking agency
Students at IIT-Bombay have claimed that the QS World University Rankings are not accurate, at least when it comes to their institute. On at least three parameters, which cover 70% of the weightage given to institutes and universities, IIT-Bombay is ahead of IIT-Delhi. IIT-Delhi still managed to rank higher than the institute in Powai. The students analyzed the data available for the QS World Rankings in 2012 to find if it gives a true picture. They compared the data available for IIT-Bombay and Delhi and in one of the parameters even compared it with the National University of Singapore (NUS), which is among the top universities in Asia in the rankings. The agency awards 40% weightage to academic reputation and 10% to employer reputation. In the available data for 2012 on the official QS website, the students found that IIT-B fared better on both the parameters compared to IIT-D. For academic reputation, IIT-B scored 183 and IIT-Delhi 215. For employer's ...