About QS World University Rankings:
- It is published annually by global higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds.
- The QS rankings evaluate universities on several parameters, including academic reputation, overall score, employer reputation, and employment outcomes.
- It uses a structured approach to assess institutions across the globe. Each ranking is built on a set of measurements that help evaluate different aspects of university performance. These measurements are grouped as follows:
- Lens:A collection of indicators linked by a common theme, such as research or employability.
- Five Lenses: Research and Discovery, Employability and Outcomes, Global Engagement, Learning Experience, Sustainability.
- Indicator:A specific area of performance, such as Citations per Faculty or Employer Reputation. Institutions are scored and ranked on each indicator, which contributes to their overall rank.
- Metric:A detailed calculation within an indicator, used to generate precise scores.
Key Highlights of QS World University Rankings
- India recorded 120 new entries this year, placing it fourth globally for fresh appearances, behind only the US (287), China (181), and the UK (159).
- The country now holds the fourth-largest presence in these rankings by institution count, after the US, China, and the UK.
- Six Indian institutions now feature in the global top 100 for computer science, all improving from last year.
- The Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, both securing the country's highest global rank of 21.
- IIT-ISM Dhanbad has retained its stronghold in mineral and mining engineering.
- IIM Ahmedabad has broken into the top 25 globally in business and management studies as well as marketing.
