Assam Current affairs : In today’s season of Daily Assam Current affairs we will Disscuss about QS World ranking. Leading global higher education analysts QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) has recently released the 18th edition of one of the most-consulted international university rankings.
Top 3 in the world :
1) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology achieved a record-extending 10th consecutive year as world number-one.
2) The University of Oxford has risen to second for the first time since 2006.
3) The Stanford University and the University of Cambridge share third spot.
Indian institutes performance :
1) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and IIT Delhi remained the three universities from India to rank in the top-200 positions.
2) The Jawaharlal Nehru University has made its debut in the QS World University Rankings and is placed in the 561-570 band.
What is QS World University Rankings ?
QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). Previously known as Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings, the publisher had collaborated with Times Higher Education (THE) magazine to publish its international league tables from 2004 to 2009 before both started to announce their own versions. QS then chose to continue using the pre-existing methodology, while THE adopted a new methodology to create their rankings.
How are institutions ranked?
QS uses six indicators to compile the ranking: Academic reputation (AR), employer reputation (ER), citations per faculty (CPF), faculty/student ratio, international faculty ratio and international student ratio.
