India pips China to become most represented country in QS University Asia Rankings
China to become the most represented country in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024 for the first time ever, reflecting the rising prominence of the South Asian country’s higher education system amid steps taken towards increasing the research output, academic recognition and internationalisation.
As many as 148 Indian institutions feature on the sixteenth annual list comprising 856 universities from 25 Asian countries released by global higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds, ahead of Mainland China (133) and Japan (96). Last year, 118 Indian universities had made it to the list.
Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) is at the top of the India table, at the 40th spot regionally, followed by IIT-Delhi (46) and IIT-Madras (53).
Indian Institute of Science-Bangalore (58) and IIT-Kharagpur (59) are also in the India top five.
“India’s strengths include the qualifications of its academic staff and research output. The substantial average proportion of faculty with PhDs underscores a robust emphasis on scholarly qualifications, whilst the ‘Papers per Faculty’ metric indicates vigorous research activity,” a QS spokesperson told ET in response to an emailed query.
India’s best score is in the ‘Staff with PhD’ indicator (42.3 vs a regional average of 22), signalling strong research output and a highly qualified faculty body.
