QS World University Rankings 2023:

GS Paper 2:

Syllabus: Issues related to Education.

Context:

Leading global higher education analysts QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) has released the 19th edition of one of the most-consulted international university rankings.

• It is the only international ranking to have received the approval of International Ranking Expert Group (IREG).

How are institutions ranked?

QS uses six indicators to compile the ranking: Academic reputation (AR), employer reputation (ER), citations per faculty (CPF), faculty/student ratio, international faculty ratio and international student ratio.

Performance of Indian Institutions:

• The latest edition features 41 Indian universities, of which 12 improved their positions, 12 remained stable, 10 declined and seven are new entries.
• The IISc ranks 155th globally, and is the global leader in the citations per faculty (CpF) indicator, which QS uses to evaluate the impact of the research produced by universities.
• The IISc is the fastest rising South Asian university among the top-200 universities in the QS rankings, having climbed 31 places year on year.
• The IIT Bombay, which was the top Indian university in QS World University Rankings of the previous edition, is the second best Indian institution this time and climbed five places globally to reach the 172 rank.
• The third best Indian university is the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD), followed by IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur.
• Jindal Global University is the top-ranked private institute in India.

InstaLinks:

Prelims Link:

1. Performance of Indian Institutions.
2. When was institutions of eminence scheme launched?
3. Top 3 institutions worldwide.
4. Name the 6 indicators used to rank institutions.

Mains Link:

Write a note on institutions of Eminence scheme.

Q. 1) Consider the following statements:

1. QS World University Rankings is released annually by UNCTAD in association with UNICEF.
2. In the 2023rd edition, IISc ranks 155th globally.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only.
2. 2 only.
3. Both.
4. None.

Sources: Indian Express.