HYDERABAD: In a first, the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) figured in the top 600 in the 18th edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Rankings released recently.
The IIT-H improved its QS World University Rankings from 600-650 in 2021 to 591-600 in 2022.
It has significantly improved its ranking in QS over the last four years from being ranked 1300+ to be in the top 600.
At 163 globally in the citations per faculty, IIT-H stands strong with over 240 accomplished faculty and 1000 research scholars.
Strong hold on research made IIT-H to be among the top 46% institutes globally vis-à-vis 51% last year.
“Being a young institute, it is indeed a moment of pride for IIT-H to be ranked among the prestigious institutes in the world.
With the exponential growth in research and development, academia relations, industry relations & international relations, I am confident IIT-H will make it to top 500 globally in coming years,” said Prof BS Murty, director, IIT-H.
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