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9 Indian Universities Make It to Top 50 in QS Rankings
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|March 13, 2025
Nine Indian institutions were placed among the world's top 50 universities, according to the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) subject-specific rankings released on Wednesday.
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The rankings—spanning 55 subjects in five broad categories such as arts and humanities, engineering and technology, life sciences and medicine, natural sciences, and social sciences and management—also placed 79 Indian institutions among the world's top 550 universities, up from 69 last year.
"A total of 79 Indian universities—10 more than last year—feature 533 times across this year's rankings, marking a 25.7% increase compared to the previous edition. This includes 454 entries in individual subjects and 79 appearances across the five broad faculty areas," QS said in a statement.
The highest ranking was achieved by the IIT (ISM), Dhanbad—20 in engineering-mineral and mining—with an overall score of 74.7 out of 100, a major improvement from last year's 41st position.
This story is from the March 13, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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