Six varsities from region make it to QS World Rankings 2024; Panjab University improves but ranked lower than CU, Shoolini
The Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, is the only government institution on the list and has improved its ranking compared to last year.
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QS World University Rankings, 2024, was released by the UK-based ranking agency QS Quacquarelli Symonds. (File photo) Six universities from the region have made it to the coveted list of QS World University Rankings, 2024, released by the UK-based ranking agency QS Quacquarelli Symonds, Tuesday late. A total of 45 universities from India have been ranked in the global list this year, with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay, securing the highest rank of 149.
Among the six universities that have made it to the list from the region, both government and private institutions have improved their rankings compared to 2023.
The Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, is the only government institution on the list and has improved its ranking compared to last year. However, it has ranked lower than four private institutions.
Two private universities — Chandigarh University (CU), Mohali, and Shoolini University of Biomedical and Management Sciences, Solan, Himachal Pradesh — have emerged as the highest-ranked institutions in the list from the region, and both have also improved their rankings compared to last year. In 2023, both these institutions were the new entrants in the list and were placed in the 800-1000 bracket. This year, both have been placed in 771-780 bracket, indicating improvement in their performance.
The PU, which had fallen to the lowest bracket 1201-1400 last year, too has improved its performance and has been ranked in 1001-1200 bracket this year. Another private institute, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, which was ranked 1000-1200 last year, has also moved up several notches and has been placed in 951-1000 bracket this year.
The only institute from the region which has witnessed a steep plunge in its rankings is OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, which has been ranked in 951-1000 bracket this year, which is several notches down from its 651-700 rank last year.
The new entrant in the list from the region is Chitkara University, Rajpura, also a private institution in Punjab, which has been ranked in 1201-1400 bracket.
In 2023, a total of five institutions from the region had made it to the QS World University Rankings, which are released annually by the UK-based agency. This year six have made it to the list from the region. While all five which were ranked last year have managed to retain themselves in the list, the sixth, Chitkara University, is the new entrant.
The institutions worldwide are ranked based on total points given in several parameters, including academic reputation, student faculty ratio, international research network, international students ratio, employment outcomes, sustainability, and citations per faculty. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States, has been ranked at number one globally this year.
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