AIIMS joins IITs, IISc, and JNU in QS Rankings 2019

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Abhay Anand | March 1, 2019 | 07:15 PM IST

NEW DELHI, MARCH 1: Indian universities have improved their performance in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2019. As many as 89 departments of 16 Indian institutions have been ranked by the QS World University Rankings 2019 in various subject categories. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), and Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) rank among the top 100 universities in the world in Engineering and Technology.

In Arts and Humanities, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has improved 64 places a major improvement since 2018. JNU is ranked in 8 subjects in the QS ranking 2019.

The All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi has been ranked for the first time under the life Sciences and Medicine category. The institution features at 338 rank.

Indian Institutions have performed well in the QS Subject Rankings 2019 in each of the five major categories. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD),

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) rank among the top 100 universities in the world in Engineering and Technology.

“IIT Delhi has shown an improvement in multiple parameters since last year, including in the overall ranking.” tweeted V Ramgopal Rao Director IITD. The institution has been ranked Very high for Research Output. A total of 17 departments of IITD have been ranked by the QS ranking 2019.

Prakash Javdekar, the Union Human Resources Development Minister has also congratulated the institutions. He tweeted, “Our efforts to improve quality of education in #HE Institutions are bearing fruit as 20 Indian Institutions figure in the global top 100 Institutions in the subject wise categories as per #QS @TopUni”

Internationally, MIT ranks No. 1 in 11 subjects in the QS World University Rankings by subject for 2019.

Indian Universities and their QS WUR subject ranking 2019

Social Sciences and Management

Institution

2019

2018

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)

231

232

University of Delhi

237

244

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)

241

227

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Bangalore

355

358

Jawaharlal Nehru University

355

351

Indian Institute of Management (IIM)

401-450

340

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)

401-450

401-450

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)

401-450

401-450

 

Natural Science

Institution

2019

2018

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)

132

139

Indian Institute of Science

161

136

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)

231

268

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)

238

217

University of Delhi

251

228

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)

253

255

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)

283

240

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

306

285

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)

391

365

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)

451-500

401-450

University of Hyderabad

451-500

 

 

Life Sciences and Medicine

Institution

2019

2018

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

338

 

University of Delhi

451-500

51-500

Engineering and Technology

Institution

2019

2018

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)

53

68

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)

61

64

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)

95

95

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)

113

108

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)

125

115

Indian Institute of Science

142

115

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)

197

173

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)

278

271

University of Delhi

343

296

Anna University

397

388

Arts and humanities

Institution

2019

2018

Jawaharlal Nehru University

164

228

University of Delhi

233

252

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)

326

351

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)

401-450

401-450

Jadavpur University

451-500

451-500

 

 

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