UoH slips in QS world rankings
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Hyderabad: 11.06.2020
Performance of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) slipped in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2021that was released on Wednesday. The Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H), which did not find a spot in the QS World University Rankings for the past few years, figured in the 2021rankings.
According to the latest report released by QS, UoH is ranked among world’s top universities in the range of 651-700. In the QS World University Rankings 2020, the university’s ranking was in the range of 601-650. The UoH is among the 10 institutions recognised by the ministry of human resource development as an institution of eminence (IoE).
IIT-H was among the four institutions in the country, which improved its position in the QS Rankings 2021 by securing a rank in the range of 601-650. The IIT-Bombay retained its status as country’s top institution, followed by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
The UoH is categorised as an established medium-sized public varsity with high research intensity and comprehensive subject focus by the QS. Overall, in the 2021edition, the UoH performed among the top 55% in the QS World University Rankings. At 293 rank globally, the citations per faculty was the strongest indicator for UoH. In citations per faculty, it is valued at 95.60 whereas the global median is 49.10. It’s citations are at 38,719 for a total of 4,196 research papers published during the period 2014-19.
“UoH has again been ranked among the top global universities which is a good indicator of its performance. However, noting the slide down in some parameters that has affected the overall ranking, we will take steps to strengthen those areas. We need to perform better in all key areas of teaching and research to be among the Top 300 in the world,” said Prof Appa Rao Podile, vice chancellor.
#IITHyderabad has been placed in #601-650 Ranking Band in QS World University Rankings 2021. The #Research Output of the Institute was ranked as “Very High”. IIT Hyderabad also among the 10 Best Institutes in India —IIT-Hyderabad
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