Anna University moves up 24 places in QS rankings

Ragu.Raman@timesgroup.com

Chennai:06.03.2020

Anna University has moved 24 places to 373rd rank in engineering technology category in the QS World University Rankings.

It is the only state university to feature on this list, which features institutes such as IITs, IISc Bangalore and University of Delhi.

IIT Madras moved seven places to 88th rank in the same category and is the fourth best institute in engineering and technology category. IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and IIT-Kharagpur bagged the top three ranks at country level.

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), has been ranked in the bracket of 401-450 in the rankings and was holding placed 11th in engineering and technology category at all India level.

Anna University's research output has been rated as “very high”. The university secured more points for two indicators of its research output, including a score of 72.7 for H-index citation and 76.5 for citations per paper.

“Our score for citations per paper is equal to top IITs like IIT Madras and IIT-Guwahati. But we need improvement in academic reputation,” said M K Surappa, vicechancellor of Anna University.

Professors of the university said if it receives the Institute of Eminence (IoE) status, it could invest more on cutting-edge research in emerging areas and can improve its ranking in the coming years.

After shortlisting Anna University for IoE status, the MHRD has sought the letter of commitment from the state government in August last year. But, state government is yet to give its letter of commitment to give its share of funds for Anna University to attain eminence status. The university would receive up to ₹1,000 crore and more autonomy from MHRD.

If Anna University receives Institute of Eminence status, it could improve its rankings