3 min read Last Updated : May 13 2024 | 1:19 PM IST
The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) issued a report on May 13 that reveals that Indian universities degraded in terms of performance due to global competition from well-funded institutions.
In the 2024 edition of the Global 2000 list, 64 Indian universities and institutions were featured and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad secured the top rank. This year, IIM Ahmedabad's position improved a bit and it secured 410th rank, at the same time, Indian Institute of Science dropped 7 places and currently positioned itself at 501st position.
This report disclosed that the improvement in research output is not translated to comparable success in higher education. It shows mixed insights from the ranking ladder where 33 institutions dropped their position, and 32 also improved their position at the same time.
When it comes to leading Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) across India, it was found that Bombay jumped 14 spots and reached out at 568th rank. IIT Delhi and IIT Kharagpur are on the list of the top 10 best performers of the year. IIT Madras secured 582nd position slipped 12 spots, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ranked 606th which also dropped 26 positions.
Top 10 Indian Higher Education Institutions
According to the CWUR report, here are the top 10 Indian institutes and their position in the list
410 - Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
501 - Indian Institute of Science
568 - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
582 - Indian Institute of Technology Madras
606 - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
616 - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
622 - Delhi University
704 - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
798 - Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research
823 - Punjab University
What does this report reveal about the performance of higher education institutions?
Harvard University secured top positions for the 13th year in a row despite global competition. Chinese institutions also outperformed and 95 per cent of the institutions moved up in the list as the country is making heavy investments in research and development.