QS SURVEY 2023

News QS SURVEY 2023: IIT Bombay breaks into top 150 in QS world ranking, 8 years after IISc first made it

Global Rankings Overview:

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) tops the World University Ranking for the twelfth consecutive time.
• National University of Singapore becomes the first Asian university to enter the top 10.

Indian Universities in QS World Rankings:

• India is the seventh most represented country globally, with 45 universities ranked.
• IIT Bombay achieves its highest rank ever, securing the 149^th position globally in the QS World University Ranking.
• University of Delhi and Anna University make their debut in the top 500 universities.

Revised Ranking Parameters in QS :

• QS SURVEY 2023 introduced three new indicators: sustainability, employment outcomes, and international research network, each with a weightage of 5%.
• Adjustments were made to existing parameters: academic reputation, faculty-student ratio, and employer reputation.
• Decreased weightage for faculty-student ratio.
• Impact on Indian Institutions:
  • Reduction in faculty-student ratio weightage benefits Indian institutions overall.
  • However, research-focused institutions like IISc face challenges due to decreased weightage.
  • Employability outcomes indicator benefits several Indian institutions.

Practice Questions for Prelims

Consider the following statements:

1. QS Survey 2023 introduced three new indicators: sustainability, employment outcomes, and international research network, each with a different weightage.
2. India is the seventh most represented country globally

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. a)

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