QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2023

Context

Recently, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (WUR) were released.

Key-Findings

• Globally
• The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was declared the best university for the 11th straight year. 
• The second place went to the University of Cambridge, followed by Stanford University. 
• China has 28 universities among the top 500, including six in the top 100 with Peking University getting rank 12 and Tsinghua University placed 14th.
• India:
• Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has emerged as the highest ranked Indian institutein the 2023 edition of the QS World University rankings, IIT-Bombay is at second position, followed by IIT-Delhi.
• They are the only other Indian institutes in the global league of top 200, in continuation of a trend since 2017. 
• The total number of Indian institutes among the top 1,000 globally has risen to 27 from 22.
• Apart from IISc, eight IITs (Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Guwahati, Indore) are ranked among the top 500 globally. 
• No other Indian university, public or private, has found a place in this category, five years into the launch of the Institute of Eminence scheme.
• According to the CpF indicator of Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), IISc Bengaluru is the world’s top research university, achieving a perfect score of 100/100 for this metric. 

About QS Rankings

• The QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings which comprises the global overall and subject rankings (which name the world’s top universities for the study of 51 different subjects).
• It is the most-widely read university rankings in the world.
• Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) is a leading global career and education network for ambitious professionals looking to further their personal and professional development.
• It currently leads the higher education industry with consistent innovation and growth, progressively affecting the way students and institutions engage. 
• The QS rankings provide methodical evaluations of key areas of higher education institutions, ultimately offering potential students expert advice proven to align students with their chosen path.
• Six parameters and their weightage for the evaluation-
• Academic Reputation (40%)
• Employer Reputation (10%)
• Faculty-Student Ratio (20%)
• Citations Per Faculty (20%)
• International Faculty Ratio (5%)
• International Students Ratio (5%)