Indian Institute of Science +IIT Madras +NEW DELHI: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) lost ground in the QS World University Rankings 2016-17 issued on Tuesday. The rankings confirmed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in US as the world's best for the fifth consecutive year. (IISc), Bengaluru, remained India's highest-ranked institution, but dropped out of the top 150. In fact, the positions of nine out of the 10 Indian universities ranked 700 or above in 2015 have dropped this year. IISc remains India's best research institution, ranked 11th.Ben Sowter, head of research at QS Intelligence Unit, attributes the falls to several factors.

Source: Times of India September 05, 2016 23:28 UTC