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11 Indian institutes among top 100 univs in emerging nations

December 04, 2014 17:21 IST

Two Indian institutes -- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay -- that were not listed in the Times Higher Education 2014 rankings find a place in the Top 40 this year.

Eleven institutes from India are listed in the Top 100.

Read on to find out which Indian institutes made the cut and why...

The Times Higher Education BRICS and Emerging Economies Rankings 2015 features a total of 11 Indian universities in its latest rankings.

Among the 11 Indian universities that made it to the Top 100, the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay were ranked among the Top 40.

The list of Top 100 includes institutions in countries classified as "emerging economies" by Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE), including the "BRICS" nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The BRICS and Emerging Economies Rankings 2015 ranking uses the same methodology as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and rates institutions based on 13 performance indicators that are grouped under five broad areas, namely:

China's Peking University topped the rankings this year with an overall score of 67.7, while Tsinghua University, China (overall score 67.2) and Middle East Technical University, Turkey (52.5) were ranked second and third respectively.

What's interesting to note is that the two Indian universities that made it to the Top 40 in 2015 ranking were not listed in the 2014 rankings.

Let's take a look at the top 11 Indian institutes that made it to the Top 100 and find out how they've fared from last year's rankings.

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

Image: Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. Courtesy: Sheeju Chandran/Wikimedia Commons

2015 Rank: 25
2014 Rank: NA

Overall score: 37.6
Teaching: 32.6
International outlook: 18.2
Industry income: 37.9
Research: 39.5
Citations: 51.6

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Image: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Courtesy: Ambuj Saxena/Wikimedia Commons

2015 Rank: 37
2014 Rank: NA

Overall score: 33.3
Teaching: 34.2
International outlook: 19.5
Industry income: 49.7
Research: 24.6
Citations: 43.5

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Image: Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Courtesy: Sidbij/Wikimedia Commons

2015 Rank: 38
2014 Rank: 37

Overall score: 33
Teaching: 25.2
International outlook: 16.6
Industry income: 69
Research: 14.3
Citations: 62.6

Panjab University

Panjab University

Image: Panjab University. Courtesy: Sanyam Bahga/Wikimedia Commons

2015 Rank: 39
2014 Rank: 13

Overall score: 32.9
Teaching: 23.7
International outlook: 29.2
Industry income: 28.3
Research: 10.5
Citations: 84.4

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

Image: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Courtesy: Sheeju Chandran/Wikimedia Commons

2015 Rank: 43
2014 Rank: 30

Overall score: 31.6
Teaching: 34.8
International outlook: 14.2
Industry income: 56.1
Research: 23.2
Citations: 35.8

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

Image: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Courtesy: Ambuj Saxena/Wikimedia Commons

2015 Rank: 44
2014 Rank: 47

Overall score: 31.5
Teaching: 32.5
International outlook: 19.6
Industry income: 71.7
Research: 20.1
Citations: 32.8

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Image: Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Courtesy: Bryn Pinzgauer/Wikimedia Commons

2015 Rank: 56
2014 Rank: 37

Overall score: 29
Teaching: 36.2
International outlook: 14.8
Industry income: No Data Supplied
Research: 23.3
Citations: 40.4

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Image: Jawaharlal Nehru University. Courtesy: Raj/Wikimedia Commons

2015 Rank: 71
2014 Rank: 57

Overall score: 25.9
Teaching: 39.4
International outlook: 19.2
Industry income: 28.1
Research: 14
Citations: 25.8

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Image:Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Courtesy: Johannes Bader/Wikimedia Commons

2015 Rank: 74
2014 Rank: 34

Overall score: 25.8
Teaching: 28.6
International outlook: 18.4
Industry income: 49.9
Research: 11.9
Citations: 34.3

Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh Muslim University

Image: Aligarh Muslim University. Courtesy: Syed Atif Nazir/Wikimedia Commons

2015 Rank: 78
2014 Rank: 50

Overall score: 25.4
Teaching: 26.7
International outlook: 25.3
Industry income: 28.7
Research: 11.1
Citations: 43.5

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Image: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. Courtesy: Satyadeep Karnati/Wikimedia Commons

2015 Rank: 98
2014 Rank: 46

Overall score: 22.6
Teaching: 21.3
International outlook: 17.4
Industry income: 31.8
Research: 5.3
Citations: 48.3