The Indian universities demonstrated the highest performance improvement among all the G20 nations this year, a significant 14 per cent year-on-year improvement in their average ranking, according to QS president Nunzio Quacquarelli.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was identified as the highest-ranked university in India in the coveted rankings announced by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the London-based higher education analytics firm. The university was ranked at 20th position globally for development studies.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject were announced earlier this month in which IIM-Ahmedabad figured among the top 25 institutions globally for business and management studies while IIM-Bangalore and IIM-Calcutta were among the top 50.
“This year, Indian universities demonstrated the highest performance improvement among all G20 nations (a significant 14 pc year-on-year improvement in their average ranking). In terms of research output, India has become one of the world’s most rapidly expanding research centres,” it said.
From 2017 to 2022, India’s research output surged by an impressive 54 per cent, making it the world’s fourth-largest producer of research, the QS president said. “India now ranks prominently across in 44 out of the 55 QS Subject Rankings. Standout performances were noted in Computer Science, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Business Studies and Physics, among others.
