No Indian university in top 100 global list, Harvard voted best - IITs in Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Roorkee between ranks 351 and 400. None of Indias 700 universities and 35,539 colleges has made it to the top 100 list of the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings released on Thursday.This means that academics dont think too highly of the capabilities and work of our higher educational institutions. The ranking, drawn on the findings of an invitation-only academic opinion survey, is based on the subjective judgment of around 60,000 senior, published academics considered as the people best placed to know the most about excellence in our universities. Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University in the US lead the list followed by the UKs University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. Agency reports said that Punjab University, the alma mater of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, found a place in the unranked section of 226 - 300. It is followed by the IITs in Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Roorkee between ranks 351 and 400. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore is ranked highest among Indian institutions, at just below 200, from its 130th place last year. IIT-Bombay figures among the 210-220 group, and IIT-Delhi and IIT-Kanpur are ranked below 250.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:51:06 +0000
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