QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: PIB
Context: The QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025 celebrates India’s significant progress in higher education, with seven institutions in the top 100 and two in the top 50.
• Indian universities excelled in metrics like “Papers per Faculty” and “Staff with PhD,” highlighting the nation’s focus on academic and research excellence.
Key Points from QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025:
• Coverage: Assessed 984 institutions across 25 Asian countries.
• Top Rankings for India: IIT Delhi: Ranked 44th, India’s highest, with a 99% employer reputation score. IIT Bombay: Ranked 48th, achieving 99.5% in employer reputation. University of Delhi: Moved up to 81st with a 96.4% score in International Research Network.
• IIT Delhi: Ranked 44th, India’s highest, with a 99% employer reputation score.
• IIT Bombay: Ranked 48th, achieving 99.5% in employer reputation.
• University of Delhi: Moved up to 81st with a 96.4% score in International Research Network.
• Top 100 Institutions: Seven Indian institutions made the cut, including IIT Madras (56), IIT Kharagpur (60), IISc Bangalore (62), and IIT Kanpur (67).
• Emerging Leaders: University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) climbed 70 spots to 148th.
• Research Excellence: Anna University: Achieved a perfect score of 100 in “Papers Per Faculty.” 15 universities scored above 99% in “Staff with PhD.” North Eastern Hill University and University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore scored 100 in the “Faculty-Student” indicator.
• Anna University: Achieved a perfect score of 100 in “Papers Per Faculty.”
• 15 universities scored above 99% in “Staff with PhD.”
• North Eastern Hill University and University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore scored 100 in the “Faculty-Student” indicator.
• Decade of Growth: India now has 46 institutions in the rankings, up from 11 in 2015, marking a 318% increase.
About QS World University Rankings:
• Organization: Published annually by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a global higher education analytics firm based in London.
• Focus Areas: Evaluates universities on four core dimensions: Research Teaching Employability International Outlook
• Employability
• International Outlook
• Performance Indicators: Uses six weighted metrics for assessment:
• Academic Reputation (40%): Reflects opinions of academic experts on teaching and research quality.
• Faculty/Student Ratio (20%): Assesses teaching capacity based on student-to-teacher ratio.
• Citations Per Faculty (20%): Measures research impact via citations over a five-year span.
• Employer Reputation (10%): Surveys employers to gauge the perceived employability of graduates.
• International Faculty (5%): Tracks the diversity of teaching staff.
• International Students (5%): Indicates an institution’s global appeal to students.
Insta links:
• QS Ranking