QS World University Ranking 2022

The results for Quacquarelli Symonds’ (QS) World University Rankings 2022 were released on June 8, 2021. A total of 1,300 Universities from around the world were featured in this 18th edition of annual ranking and QS released that it was their largest rankings ever. 

Three of India’s Institutes have also achieved a position in the top 200 Universities across the world. However, the tally of Indian Institutes has remained the same for the fifth straight year. The country’s Universities that have ranked the highest are:

• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay – 177th Rank
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi – 185th Rank
• Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore – 186th Rank

To know about other important Global Indices & India’s Ranking in 2021, candidates can visit the linked article. 

In this article, we shall discuss the overall and subject-wise positions of the top Institutes as per the QS World University Ranking 2022. This is an important topic for all candidates preparing for the upcoming government and IAS Exam. 

QS World University Rankings 2022 [UPSC Notes]:-Download PDF Here

Also, refer to the links given below:

About Quacquarelli Symonds & World University Rankings

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) is a leading global career and education network and develops and successfully implements methods of comparative data collection and analysis used to highlight institutions’ strengths.

The QS World University Rankings are annually released and comprise an overall and subject-wise analysis of global institutes which is achieved by evaluating six metrics:

1. Academic Reputation
2. Employer Reputation
3. Faculty/Student Ratio
4. Citations per faculty
5. International Faculty Ratio
6. International Student Ratio

Discussed further below are the key findings as per the 2022 rankings. 

Aspirants can visit the linked article and know about the Institutes of National Importance in India, a recognition accorded to eminent institutes in the country by the Central Government.

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 

The QS World University Rankings 2022 by Subject were released on April 6, 2022. The Quacquarelli Symonds Limited rankings, which are issued yearly, are intended to assist prospective students in locating the best colleges in their field of study. The QS rankings cover a total of 51 disciplines, grouped into five broad subject areas:

• Arts and Humanities
• Engineering and Technology 
• Life sciences and Medicine
• Natural sciences
• Social sciences and Management. 

Each category comprises a variety of disciplines for which institutions have been ranked. While four of IIT Delhi’s academic programmes have been named among the top 100, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has topped the ranking on a national level.

The subject-wise rankings of institutes throughout the world are a compilation of several lists. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was ranked first in 12 categories. It was also named the best university in the world for the tenth time in the ‘QS World University Rankings 2022’.

Factors Considered for QS World University Ranking by Subject 2022

To rank universities in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022, five factors were considered: 

1. Academic reputation
2. Employer reputation
3. Research citations per publication
4. H-index
5. International research network (by broad-faculty area)

We have listed the top ten institutions in the world in each of the main subject areas as listed by QS. There are no Indian universities among the top ten in each big subject category.

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Arts and Humanities

QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2022: ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2022: LIFE SCIENCES AND MEDICINE

QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2022: NATURAL SCIENCES

QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2022: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT

India’s Performance in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022

• The rankings, prepared by global higher education analysts Quacquarelli Symonds, provide an unbiased comparative analysis of the performance of 15,200 individual university courses taken by students at 1,543 universities spanning 51 academic fields and five large faculty areas. The rankings are based on the quality and success of the research, as well as academic prestige and graduate employment. 
• Among Indian universities, IIT Delhi stands out, with four of its programmes ranking among the top 100 in the world: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Civil Engineering.
  • 35 Indian programmes made it into the top 100, ten more than in the 2021 edition of the tables. 
  • India’s highest-ranked university overall is the Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences for Dentistry which debuts at the 18th position while the Indian School of Mines (ISM) University, Dhanbad, also a new entrant, is the second-highest ranked varsity.
  • The O P Jindal Global University, an IoE, has been ranked 70th for Law. 
  • IIT Madras is India’s highest-ranked public IoE, placed 30th in petroleum engineering.
  • Two Indian universities also achieved top 100 ranks in business and management: IIM Bangalore and IIM Ahmedabad.
• The two new entries in this discipline are Banaras Hindu University (401-450) and Anna University (451-460).
• The top Indian universities in a few of the individual subjects as per QS World Ranking 2022 are:

Given below are the top ten Indian institutions in each of the main subject areas as ranked by QS, as well as their worldwide ranking.

QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2022: ARTS AND HUMANITIES

QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2022: ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2022: LIFE SCIENCES AND MEDICINE

QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2022: NATURAL SCIENCES

QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2022: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT

The 2022 QS World University Rankings by subject provides independent data on the performance of 274 programmes at 61 Indian higher education institutions, across 37 of the 51 academic disciplines ranked in this edition.

QS World University Ranking 2022 – Key Findings

• For the 10th consecutive year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has topped the list of best universities in the world as per QS
• The table given below shows the top 10 Universities for the World Universities 2022 Rankings:

• The table given below displays the scores and names of the top 5 Universities in Asia as per the rankings of 2022:

• The rankings were released for Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and Oceania

India’s Performance in 2022 World University Rankings

• In comparison to the World University Rankings 2021, where 21 Institutes had ranking within 1000, this year 22 Indian institutions were in the top 1,000 list
• Seventeen of India’s 35 universities have seen a rise in their Citations per Faculty (CPF) score, against only 12 drops in CPF
• No Indian university ranks among the top 250 for faculty-student ratio
• Given below are the top 10 Indian Universities as per their performance evaluated based on the six metrics:

• The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), for the first time made it to the list of top 1000 Universities
• IISc, Bangalore was declared the world’s top research university by the indicator of most citations per faculty member

Know about the challenges with the Indian Education System and the initiatives taken by the Government for its improvement and enhancement, in the linked article. 

QS World University Rankings 2022 [UPSC Notes]:-Download PDF Here

Aspirants looking forward to applying for the upcoming civil services exam can visit the UPSC Syllabus page and get the detailed subject-wise syllabus for the prelims and mains exam. 

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