MUMBAI: Nine of the 10 Indian Universities ranked 700th or above in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2016/17 have lost ground compared to last year in terms of both academic reputation and employer reputation. Banaras Hindu University, Panjab University, University of Mumbai and University of Pune all fall in the 701+ category.Four Indian institutions remain among the world's top 100 for research impact, as measured by QS's citations per faculty metric -- one fewer than in the 2015/16 instalment. One such factor is India's relatively low numbers of PhD-qualified researchers, which has an impact on the research productivity and impact of India's universities. This year's findings suggest that Indian universities are still struggling to provide both the quantity of quality faculty members necessary to meet rapidly-increasing student demand. Russia, China, South Korea, and Japan enjoy noteworthy improvements, while the United Kingdom, France, and Italy lose ground.

Source: Economic Times September 06, 2016 06:33 UTC