New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): India has surpassed China with the best variety of universities listed within the QS Asia University Rankings 2024 launched on Wednesday.
The rankings present the best variety of 37 new entrants from India. Seven Indian universities are among the many high 100 Asian universities.
India is now essentially the most represented greater schooling system with 148 featured universities, in accordance with the QS Asia University Rankings 2024. Compared to 148 Indian establishments, the quantity from China is 133 and Japan is 96.
IIT Bombay is the highest-ranked Indian establishment and is positioned fortieth in Asia within the Quacquarelli Symonds University Rankings 2024.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been laying thrust on the upper schooling system each by way of its attain and high quality and has mentioned that the institutes within the nation are making progress by way of high quality schooling, student-faculty ratio and status.
“Our education institutes have created an identity for themselves in the world. Our institutions are making rapid improvement in terms of quality education, student-faculty ratio and reputation,” he mentioned earlier.
There has been a big enchancment in India’s presence within the QS rankings over the previous practically 10 years in the course of the rule of the Modi authorities.
While 16 Indian establishments featured in QS Asia University Rankings in 2014, the quantity considerably expanded to 148 in 2023.
Even the previous 12 months has seen a big enchancment.
The QS Asia University checklist featured 111 Indian establishments in 2023 and the quantity has gone as much as 148 in 2024.
In a speech at Delhi University in June this 12 months, the Prime Minister emphasised that schooling just isn’t merely a means of educating but additionally a manner of studying.
He talked concerning the flexibility within the new National Education Policy for choosing topics and talked about concerning the National Institutional Ranking Framework which is motivating the establishments to enhance high quality whereas additionally fostering a spirit of competitiveness.
The Prime Minister mentioned that as a result of futuristic academic insurance policies and selections, recognition of Indian universities is growing and gave credit score to the youth for the transformation.
According to QS Asia University Rankings 2024, IIT Bombay obtained an general rating of 67.2 out of 100, excelling in educational status (83.5) and employer status (96). In phrases of faculty-student ratio, the rating was 14.8, employees with PhD (100), and papers per college (95.7). IIT Bombay’s employees with a PhD stood out as its strongest indicator.
According to the rankings, IIT Delhi is ranked forty sixth, IIT Madras holds the 53rd place, and IIT Kharagpur is positioned 59th. IISC Bangalore has secured the 58th rank.
QS World University Rankings is a portfolio of comparative college rankings compiled by world greater schooling analyst Quacquarelli Symonds. (ANI)