The QS noted that, between 2017 and 2022, India saw its research output grow by 54% globally. Moreover, it has produced the fourth most research in the world, that is, 1.3 million academic papers between 2017 and 2022. This is just behind the world leader China, i.e., 4.5 million, the United States, i.e., 4.4 million, and the United Kingdom, i.e., 1.4 million.
The Mathematics program of IIT Bombay is ranked 92nd, and the Sociology program of JNU is ranked 68th place along with other courses that are featured by subject in the QS World University Rankings 2023. Also, apart from the courses given above, two entries from OP Jindal University and 10 entries from BITS Pilani made it to the top 100.
Improvement in QS Rankings
India has improved its position in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject led by its Institutes of Eminence (IoE). It has been seen that 44 courses that are offered for study in the higher educational institutes of the country have ranked among the global top 100 in their respective subject categories.
It has been shown by the rankings released that the 11 declared Institutes of Eminence account for 44 per cent of the total 355 programs offered by universities in India. This has made it to the overall rankings. There were a total of 299 entries in the previous round which included 35 among the top 100 programs featured.
It has been seen that the rankings cover 54 academic disciplines. It is evident that Indian universities perform well in the fields of Chemistry, Computer Science, Business Studies, Biological Sciences, and Physics. Among the Institutes of Eminence, except Delhi Universities, it was found that more courses offered by other institutes have gained better places compared to ones that slipped. However, when it comes to the DU, 27 programs have been featured in the QS list. Out of them, seven programs have improved their ranks, while the ranks of 12 declined.
An institute with a Perfect Score
The dentistry program offered by the Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, for the second consecutive year, has obtained the 13th rank on the global level, thereby posting the best performance among Indian institutes. It was ranked 18th last year. In both Citations per Paper and H Index, it is the only Indian university to achieve a perfect score (100/100).
In these tables, the next two universities that have been ranked highest are the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) and the Indian School of Mines (ISM) University, Dhanbad. The IITM has placed 21st in Petroleum Engineering which is an increase of 9 places and the ISM has placed 25th which is an increase of one place in Engineering – Mineral and Mining.
Increase in the Research Output
The QS noted that, between 2017 and 2022, India saw its research output grow by 54% globally. Moreover, it has produced the fourth most research in the world, that is, 1.3 million academic papers between 2017 and 2022. This is just behind the world leader China, i.e., 4.5 million, the United States, i.e., 4.4 million, and the United Kingdom, i.e., 1.4 million.
However, India lags far behind in citation count. India saw 15 per cent of its publications cited in top journals from 2017 to 2021. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom and Germany which are its closest competitors in terms of research output volume have double the publications cited in top journals with percentages of 38 per cent and 33 per cent respectively.
Highlights of QS Ranking 2023
Moreover, the entry of the Mathematics program of IIT Bombay in the global top 100 categories is the highlight of the 2023 rankings as it has been featured in the 92nd spot. The Electrical Engineering program of IIT Delhi has featured in the top 50 categories globally being placed in the 49th position. However, the same program offered by IIT Kanpur has been featured 87th, therefore, featuring for the first time in the top 100 categories.
The 68th position has been bagged by Jawaharlal Nehru University, entering into the world’s top 100 in Sociology. It has shown a rise of 33 places. The world’s top echelon in Sociology has been taken up by the University of Delhi which has been featured in the 91st rank. The Research Director of the organization stated that India is the second-most improved in Asia among countries having over 10 universities featured in the rankings. The overall performance of India has improved by 17.2% year on year. The improvement is second after Mainland China, which is, 21.9%.
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