No Indian university figures in top 200 global list

[ChinaToday]

LONDON: Not a single Indian university is among the world's top 200, according to a new global ranking.


The QS World University Rankings published on Tuesday has miserable news for India's education system. Around 11 Indian institutes feature in the top 800 of the global list with the highest ranking going to IIT Delhi which is placed 222 in the list.

Two other made it to the top 300—IIT Bombay (233) and IIT Kanpur (295). IIT Madras is ranked 313 while IIT Kharagpur stands at 346.

A close scrutiny on the ranking has more bad news for India. Even though the IITs figure in the list of the world's top 800 institutes, majority of them have actually fallen in ranking in 2013 as compared to their standing in 2012.

IIT Delhi for example was 212th best in 2012 but fell to 222 in 2013. Similar is the story with IIT Bombay which fell from 227 to 233, IIT Kanpur falls from 278 to 295, IIT Madras from 312 to 313. IIT Kharagpur is the only Indian institute that has gained ranking from in 349 in 2012 to 346 in 2013.

The other Indian institutes to make it to the top 800 list includes IIT Rourkee (401), Delhi University (441), IIT Guwahati and Mumbai University both at (601) with University of Pune and Kolkata at 701.

Globally, MIT tops the table for the second year in a row, followed by Harvard and Cambridge.

The best-performing countries in terms of number of universities ranked were the US (144), UK (69), Germany (42), France (40) and Japan (38).

The rankings say: "In India, five Indian Institutes of Technology are the country's only representatives in the top 400".

The QS World University Rankings are based on four key pillars—research, teaching, employability and internationalization. The methodology consists of six indicators: academic reputation (40%), employer reputation (10%), and faculty student ratio (20%), citations per faculty (20%), international students (5%) and international faculty (5%).

This year sees the most comprehensive QS World University Rankings ever as over 100 universities are added, making it an 800-strong list with 76 countries represented. The rankings took into account 62,094 academic and 27,957 employer responses, making both surveys the largest of their kind in the world.

No Indian university figures in top 200 global list - The Times of India

Top 100 world universities 2013/14 – QS rankings

The QS annual world university rankings were published today, with MIT maintaining its position as the top-ranked university worldwide.

The QS World Universities 2013/14 rankings, published today, saw MIT maintain its position as the top-ranked university worldwide.

>> IN PICTURES: Top 10 world universities 2013

British universities made up three of the top five universities, with a further three featuring in the top twenty.

The University of Edinburgh and King's College London both moved up into the top 20, with UCL maintaining their position in fourth place.

The rankings are shown here in full:

1 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)

2 HARVARD UNIVERSITY

3 UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

4 UCL (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON)

5 IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON

6 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

7 STANFORD UNIVERSITY

8 YALE UNIVERSITY

9 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

10= CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CALTECH)

10= PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

12 ETH ZURICH (SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)

13 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

14 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

15 CORNELL UNIVERSITY

16 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

17= UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

17= UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

19= ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)

19= KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (KCL)

21 MCGILL UNIVERSITY

22 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

23 DUKE UNIVERSITY

24 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE (NUS)

25 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY (UCB)

26 UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (HKU)

27 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU)

28 ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE, PARIS (ENS PARIS)

29 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

30 UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

31 THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

32 THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO

33 THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

34 THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HKUST)

35= KYOTO UNIVERSITY

35= SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (SNU)

37 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

38 THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

39 THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (CUHK)

40 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (UCLA)

41= ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE PARISTECH

41= NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (NTU)

43 THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND (UQ)

44 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (NYU)

45 UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN

46 PEKING UNIVERSITY

47 BROWN UNIVERSITY

48 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

49 UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

50 RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG

51 UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

52 THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES (UNSW)

53 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN

54 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL

55 OSAKA UNIVERSITY

56 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

57 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

58 UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM

59 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

60 KAIST – KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

61 TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

62 UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

63 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO (UCSD)

64 THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

65 LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN

66 TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

67 LUND UNIVERSITY

68 LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (LSE)

69= MONASH UNIVERSITY

69= UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI

71= THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

71= UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA

71= UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

74 LEIDEN UNIVERSITY

75= THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

75= TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

77 KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

78 UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH

79= BOSTON UNIVERSITY

79= UPPSALA UNIVERSITY

81 UTRECHT UNIVERSITY

82 NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY (NTU)

83 UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS

84 THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (UWA)

85 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS (UCD)

86= UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

86= WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

88 FUDAN UNIVERSITY

89 UNIVERSITY OF OSLO

90 DURHAM UNIVERSITY

91 AARHUS UNIVERSITY

92= ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM

92= UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL

94 THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND

95 DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

96 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

97= UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN

97= UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

99= GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (GEORGIA TECH)

99= NAGOYA UNIVERSITY

99= PURDUE UNIVERSITY


Rankings compiled by QS – topuniversities.com

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/10295999/Top-100-world-universities-201314-QS-rankings.html

 

[Fattyacids]

To be honest, QS ranking is crap compared to Times Higher Education or Academic Ranking of World Universities. But their ranking of Indian institutions are surprisingly consistent.

 

[ChinaToday]

IITs fall again in QS World Asian Universities Ranking for 2013

Six of seven older Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), have slipped in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Asian Universities Ranking for 2013.

IIT-Bombay led the fall, dropping five notches at 39th position against 34th last year. While IIT-Delhi fell two places to secure 38th position against 36th last year, IIT-Madras fell four positions to 49 against 45 last year.

IITs in Kanpur and Kharagpur fell four and two places to 51 and 58, respectively. While IIT-Roorkee fell a place to 66, IIT-Guwahati held its 89 position from last year. University of Delhi also figures in the list at the 78th position, as in 2012. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology tops the Asian rankings, followed by a number of Chinese, Japanese and Korean institutions.

The IITs also slipped in world's top-200 university rankings. IIT-Delhi slipped 10 notches to 222, down from 212 last year. US-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology topped the list with Harvard University securing second position, pushing Cambridge University to third.

The annual ranking, with 800-strong education institutions, includes 11 Indian institutions, with IIT-Bombay at 233, IIT-Kanpur at 295, IIT-Madras at 313 and IIT-Kharagpur at 346.

“The stable performance of Indian institutions is a reflection on the country's efforts to internationalise its higher education system. However, it is clear that more efforts are needed in the area if the country's institutions wish to feature more prominently at the top of global rankings,” said Ben Sowter, head of research at QS.

IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi directors could not be reached despite repeated attempts.

These annual rankings consider the subject range, research results and academic reputation offered by 3,000 institutions internationally.

“In a country where education is prized above all matters and competition for a coveted place at one of the country's top institutions is high, students need a broader comparison of domestic universities. QS is currently working closely with Indian institutions in a pilot-ranking project for the BRICS nations, due to be launched later this year.”

In 2009, QS introduced a new university ranking, focusing exclusively on universities in Asia, the world’s biggest and most-populous continent.

IITs fall again in QS World Asian Universities Ranking for 2013 | Business Standard

 

[shuttler]

whenever I feel bored I will watch this interview of the cheerleader interviewing a bunch of cheerleaders or the vid on 'india 2030'!
iit is growing in number matching the size of 7/11.
many other universities in Asia alone are equal or better or much better than iit - dont make them a prima dona, cbs.
the ranking of indian universities by QS is rather consistent with other ranking agencies - low on indian unis

 

[Arya Desa]

Why is my university only 49th?!?! This is absolutely absurd and I cannot recognize this list as legitimate. UBC is now better than U of T, for sure.

 

[Thirdfront]

How many chinese university in top 10? or top 100??

 

[Fattyacids]

How many chinese university in top 10? or top 100??

Out of the 7 that are ranked in the top 100. 5 universities are in the top 50.


26 UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (HKU)

34 THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HKUST)

39 THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (CUHK)

46 PEKING UNIVERSITY

48 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

82 NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY (NTU)

88 FUDAN UNIVERSITY

 

[IceCold]

There is no Pakistani University as well. I am actually surprised that they have place university like Nust between 460 & above. Pakistan has some great universities like Nust, NUML, LUMS, IBA.

 

[Hafizzz]

No Indian university figures in top 200 global list

Nothing new.

Even a backward country such as Vietnam has a better education system than India.

Vietnamese school children are 'years ahead' of Indian pupils
Vietnamese school children are 'years ahead' of Indian pupils - University of Oxford

A new study has found that even the most disadvantaged children in Vietnam are educationally years ahead of their peers in India, and this is likely to have significant consequences for both economies.

The study by Oxford University's Young Lives research project found that 95% of 10-year-olds in Vietnam could add four-digit numbers, 85% could subtract fractions, and 81% were able to find x in a simple equation. This contrasts with India, where a nationwide survey reports 47% of 10-year-olds unable to add two-digit numbers and as many as 68% of grade-three children in government schools unable to read a test designed for first-year pupils.

A lack of educational skills is one of the biggest problems facing the large youth populations of emerging economies. The study, published on 12 August to mark World Youth Day, points to poor teaching practice in the classroom as the main reason why many students in India who regularly attend are still not learning.

The study examined more than 3,000 children drawn from 56 state schools in Vietnam, who were from disadvantaged as well as average or better-off backgrounds. While poorer children started from lower attainment levels, almost all made good progress in classes taught by 'motivated and well-trained teachers'. However, in India (where almost half the population is under 25 and per capita GDP is broadly similar to that of Vietnam) disadvantaged pupils get relatively poor academic results. Young Lives concludes that in India schools are very often failing to deliver good teaching to children from low-income backgrounds.

In Vietnam, the social or financial situation of a child's family seems to have little effect on the child's quality of education and their progress, says the study. In India, Young Lives found parents in the state of Andhra Pradesh were so disappointed with the low quality of state schools that the proportion of eight-year-olds being educated in low-fee private schools almost doubled to 44% between 2002 and 2009. The study in Andhra Pradesh showed the poorest children were more likely to be in schools with relatively high levels of absenteeism among the teachers.

Professor Jo Boyden, who leads the Young Lives research, said: 'The study suggests there is a problem in India with teaching systems being unable to meet the needs of the vast majority of children. However, the Vietnam data indicates that most pupils, regardless of background, can make good progress if they are in schools that provide effective support for their learning.'

Young Lives also found poor standards in school studies undertaken in Peru and Ethiopia.

Professor Boyden added: 'With many emerging economies having more than 40% of their population below the age of 25 (for example Vietnam, India and South Africa), and in some cases the proportion being more than six in 10 (for example Ethiopia, Angola and Rwanda), failure to deliver quality education will thwart ambitions for future development.'

Growth Through Quality Jobs and Investment is one of the three key themes of next month's G20 Summit. To continue growing, many of the emerging economies will need to shift from a dependency on commodity extraction or manufacturing for export to jobs that require better educational outcomes. Human capital will be crucial for future inclusive growth in countries such as India, and even more so for fast-growing African countries such as Ethiopia and Angola. The improvements need to start in the schooling that children receive, and teaching standards in all schools need to give the best start to children of all backgrounds, say the researchers.

 

[dray]

Yet Indians do figure in high positions in almost all the Fortune 500 companies.

Our universities might lack in infrastructure, but not in quality of brains.

 

[Götterdämmerung]

Yet Indians do figure in high positions in almost all the Fortune 500 companies.

Our universities might lack in infrastructure, but not in quality of brains.

They work for foreign countries because at home they have little to no chance. Have you ever heard a German, French or Swiss bragging that their countryman works for that or that foreign company? No? And why not? Well, these countries have loads of Fortune 500 companies themselves.

And out of 1.2 billions, there must be some super smart people, even against the odd of poor education facilities.

 

[Thirdfront]

Out of the 7 that are ranked in the top 100. 5 universities are in the top 50.


26 UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (HKU)

34 THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HKUST)

39 THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (CUHK)

46 PEKING UNIVERSITY

48 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

82 NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY (NTU)

88 FUDAN UNIVERSITY

So, basically none in top 10... so much for the superpower..... by the way, wen did Taiwan become China??? only three chinese universities (in all actual sense) and these people jump up and down about India not being in top 200??? get a life...

 

[Truth Finder]

Who did the rankings???

Lehman Brothers was also given AAA rating the day before it collapsed.

 

[Fattyacids]

So, basically none in top 10... so much for the superpower..... by the way, wen did Taiwan become China??? only three chinese universities (in all actual sense) and these people jump up and down about India not being in top 200??? get a life...

We've never claimed to be a super power. The Indians are the one who called themselves super power over all the internet.

You ask about Chinese university. Taiwanese are Chinese, the official name is Republic of China.

You asked and I replied, now you're throwing cheat shots. Go eat sour grapes and live a sour life.

 

[Android]

Mumbai, Kolkata and Pune University are among top 800 in the world but not even one NIT that's surprising