2 IITs in top engg. Colleges list: QS World ranking

According to subject-wise QS World Ranking, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai (rank 44) and Delhi (rank 47) are among the top 50 engineering colleges across the globe. This is a remarkable improvement from their last year’s performance: IIT Delhi was at the 61st position, while IIT Bombay bagged the 53rd spot. Another meritorious achievement is that while last year only 3 Indian institutions were in top 100 list, there are 5 Indian institutions in the list this year in this category. These include IIT Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) is at 86th, IIT Madras (IITM) at 88 and IIT Kanpur (IITK) at 96.

Observing this success, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said, “It is a significant achievement of our premiere engineering institutions, which has made India proud. This is the result of continuous efforts of our government to promote the environment of research and innovation in our educational institutions.”

In the discipline of arts and humanities, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been ranked at the 162nd position while the Delhi University has secured the 231st spot.