MIT-USA Retains Top Spot in QS World University Rankings 2021; IIT Bombay top Indian Institute placed at 172

MIT-USA Retains Top Spot in QS World University Rankings 2021; IIT Bombay top Indian Institute placed at 172

• The 11th edition of the QS World University Rankings was released on March 04, 2021.
• The QS World University Rankings 2021 ranks the top 1,000 universities from around the world, covering 80 different locations. There are 47 new entrants in the list.
• The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States has retained its top position as the best university for the ninth year in a row.
• Stanford University, United States and University of Cambridge, United Kingdom are the second and third best University globally in QS World University Rankings 2021.
• From India, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has emerged as the best institution. It is placed at 172 position. No institute of India is in top 100.
• Indian Institute of Science (185), Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (193) are the only other universities from India to feature in top 200.

2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject

• In terms of subject, twelve Indian universities and higher education institutions have made it to top 100, with three Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) making it to top 50 for their respective subject.
• The 12 universities are IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IISC Bangalore, IIT Guwahati,, IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad, JNU, Anna University, University of Delhi, and O.P Jindal University 
• IIT Madras ranks 30th for Petroleum Engineering, IIT Bombay ranks 41st and IIT Kharagpur ranks 44th for Minerals and Mining Engineering, and University of Delhi ranks 50th for Development Studies.

What is QS World University Rankings by Subject?

• The QS World University Rankings by Subject are compiled to help prospective students identify the leading universities in a particular subject.
• The 2021 QS World University Ranking by Subject cover a total of 51 disciplines, grouped into five broad subject areas, namely: Arts & Humanities; Engineering & Technology; Life Sciences & Medicine; Natural Sciences; and Social Sciences and Management.
• QS World University Rankings by subject calculate performance based on four parameters academic reputation, employer reputation, research impact (citations per paper) and the productivity of an institution’s research faculty.