LONDON: India was ranked second in a list of 300 top universities in emerging economies, “making great strides” in the compilation topped by China.
China ranked first with 52 universities while India was on the second spot with 27 universities in the ranking — ‘BRICS and Emerging Economies University Rankings 2017’ — compiled annually by ‘Times Higher Education’ which released its report today.
“India is making great strides. Its flagship university, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), breaks into the top 15 for the first time this year in 14th place, thanks to improved scores for its teaching environment and research influence.
“The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) climbs three places to 26th, its highest ever rank, due to improved scores across all of the five pillars underlying the methodology,” said Phil Baty, editor of the rankings.
“In fact, India could soon overtake Taiwan as the second most-represented country in the top 200 of the table, behind China. Overall, India has 19 universities in the top 200, up from 16 last year, while Taiwan has 21, down from 24,” Baty said. (AGENCIES)
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