IIT Guwahati makes it to the Top 25% Institutions List in QS World Rankings 2024!
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has recently achieved a significant milestone by securing a spot in the top 25% of institutions worldwide, according to the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2024. This remarkable achievement places IIT Guwahati at the 364th position globally, and it now stands as the seventh-best institution in India. Over the years, the institute has steadily climbed the ranks, improving its global position by 20 places and its Indian ranking by one place.
Continuous Progress and Academic Excellence:
Since 2014, IIT Guwahati has made impressive strides, elevating its rank by at least 237 places from the 601-650 range to its current position of 364th. Notably, the institute excels in research citations per faculty, securing the 32nd spot globally. With an average publication per faculty exceeding 5.0, the research conducted at IIT Guwahati has a noteworthy impact on both a global and local scale.
Delight and Commitment:
Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer, the Officiating Director of IIT Guwahati, expressed his delight at the institute’s performance and attributed the achievement to their continuous efforts in restructuring methodologies for enhanced learning, research, and innovation. IIT Guwahati aggressively promotes industry-academia partnerships, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer through its cutting-edge facilities. These rankings confirm the institute’s dedication to academic quality, research, and innovation.
Parameters for Rankings:
The QS World University Rankings evaluate institutions based on various parameters, including academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio, international student ratio, employment outcome, international research network, and sustainability. In the 2024 edition, 2963 institutions were evaluated globally, with 1503 institutions being ranked. In India, 44 institutions secured rankings this year.
Consistent Performance:
IIT Guwahati has maintained a good rating both domestically and internationally. The institute earned the 7th spot in the nation’s “Engineering” category and the 9th spot in the “Overall” and “Research” categories of the newly released National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) by the Ministry of Education, GOI.
About IIT Guwahati:
In 2019, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati celebrated its 25th anniversary since its founding in 1994. It currently consists of eleven departments, nine inter-disciplinary academic centers, and five schools offering a wide range of programs in engineering, science, healthcare, management, humanities, and more. These programs include BTech, BDes, MA, MDes, MTech, MSc, MBA, and PhD.
The institute is home to 435 faculty members and over 8,000 students, providing them with a residential campus. In the ‘India Rankings 2023’ by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Union Ministry of Education, IIT Guwahati has retained its 7th position among the best engineering institutions in the country and secured the 9th position in both the ‘Overall’ and ‘Research’ categories.
According to the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023, IIT Guwahati has attained a global position of sixth in the SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) category. It is the only Indian academic institution to be listed among the top 100 world universities under 50 years of age by Times Higher Education (THE) in 2014, and it continues to maintain its prominent position in various international rankings. In the QS World University Rankings 2024, IIT Guwahati is ranked 37th globally in the ‘Research Citations per Faculty’ category and 364th overall.
Alongside its research and innovation endeavors in various fields, IIT Guwahati is particularly focused on advancing critical scientific research in areas such as Genomics, Developmental Biology, Health Care, Bioinformatics, and Flexible Electronics, among others.
Final Thoughts:
In conclusion, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has made significant progress in global university rankings, securing a place in the top 25% of institutions worldwide according to the QS World University Rankings 2024. With its remarkable climb to the 364th position globally and the seventh-best institution in India, IIT Guwahati has demonstrated continuous progress and academic excellence. The institute’s focus on research, innovation, industry-academia collaborations, and technology transfer has been instrumental in achieving this milestone. The rankings serve as a validation of IIT Guwahati’s commitment to providing quality education and fostering a culture of research and innovation.