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Quacquarelli Symonds has released its QS World University Rankings 2023.
What is QS World University Rankings 2023?
QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds(QS).
Parameters: The rankings are based on six parameters — academic reputation (AR), employer reputation (ER), faculty-student ratio (FSR), citations per faculty (CpF), international faculty ratio and international students ratio.
What are the key takeaways from the rankings?
Global findings
Massachusetts Institute of Technology was declared the best university for the 11th straight year.
The second place went to the University of Cambridge followed by Stanford University.
Findings related to India
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has emerged as the highest-ranked Indian institute in 2023. It has gained 31 places to 155 in the 2023 ranking.
Apart from IISc, IIT-Bombay (IIT-B) and IIT-Delhi (IIT-D) are the only other Indian institutes in the global league of top 200.
Delhi University failed to make it to the top 500 list and has been ranked in the 521-530 group. The university was earlier in the 501-510 bracket.
Source: The post is based on the article “IISc Bengaluru tops Indian Varsity” published in TOI on 10th June 2022.
