Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi) has been ranked the top college in the country for its mechanical and electrical engineering departments, according to the QS World University Rankings.
IIT-D secured the 43rd rank in mechanical engineering, followed by IISc, Bangalore, in the 60th position.
IIT-D ranked number two in its chemical, civil and computer science courses. In civil engineering, IIT-Bombay was ranked the best college in India for these courses and 39th overall, while IIT-D, at 59th position overall, was second. The institute slipped to second position at rank 58 in the computer science course, losing out on the top rank by one position to IIT-Bombay.
IIT-Delhi's ranking has been inconsistent in the QS world rankings. In 2011, IIT-D's mechanical engineering course was in 40th position, which slipped to the 51-100 rank range in 2012 and then climbed to 43rd position this year. In the electrical engineering course, the institute stood 41st in 2011 with 40 points and gained 37 points to secure the 30th rank in 2012. This year the institute has slipped to the 37th position. The computer science course went from rank 43 in 2011 to 58 in 2013.
The institute's civil engineering course has failed to pick up and has remained between 51 to 100 (rank not specified) in the last three years.
According to its website, QS World University Rankings currently considers over 2,000 universities in the world and evaluates over 700, ranking the top 400. The institutes are ranked according to academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty, faculty-student ratio and proportion of international students and faculty.
First compiled in 2004, QS World University Rankings were conceived to "present a multi-faceted view of the relative strengths of the world's leading universities".
S N Singh, Deputy Director (Operations) at IIT-Delhi, said the performance of the institute was "very good". He said various aspects contributed to the inconsistency in ranks, one of which was the fact that IITs are not allowed to recruit international faculty or enrol international students. "The ratings are independently done by QS and we have no role to play," Singh said.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/iitd-countrys-best-for-mech-electrical/1120327/
IIT-D secured the 43rd rank in mechanical engineering, followed by IISc, Bangalore, in the 60th position.
IIT-D ranked number two in its chemical, civil and computer science courses. In civil engineering, IIT-Bombay was ranked the best college in India for these courses and 39th overall, while IIT-D, at 59th position overall, was second. The institute slipped to second position at rank 58 in the computer science course, losing out on the top rank by one position to IIT-Bombay.
IIT-Delhi's ranking has been inconsistent in the QS world rankings. In 2011, IIT-D's mechanical engineering course was in 40th position, which slipped to the 51-100 rank range in 2012 and then climbed to 43rd position this year. In the electrical engineering course, the institute stood 41st in 2011 with 40 points and gained 37 points to secure the 30th rank in 2012. This year the institute has slipped to the 37th position. The computer science course went from rank 43 in 2011 to 58 in 2013.
The institute's civil engineering course has failed to pick up and has remained between 51 to 100 (rank not specified) in the last three years.
According to its website, QS World University Rankings currently considers over 2,000 universities in the world and evaluates over 700, ranking the top 400. The institutes are ranked according to academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty, faculty-student ratio and proportion of international students and faculty.
First compiled in 2004, QS World University Rankings were conceived to "present a multi-faceted view of the relative strengths of the world's leading universities".
S N Singh, Deputy Director (Operations) at IIT-Delhi, said the performance of the institute was "very good". He said various aspects contributed to the inconsistency in ranks, one of which was the fact that IITs are not allowed to recruit international faculty or enrol international students. "The ratings are independently done by QS and we have no role to play," Singh said.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/iitd-countrys-best-for-mech-electrical/1120327/
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