Times World University Rankings 2022
2021 SEP 2
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Why in news?
- The Times Higher Education (THE) magazine announced the results of the ‘Times World University Rankings 2022’.
- The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, is India’s best-ranked institution, maintaining its position in the 301-350 band for a third consecutive year.
About the ranking:
- The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 include more than 1,600 universities across 99 countries and territories, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date.
- The table is based on 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across four areas:
- Teaching
- Research
- Knowledge transfer and
- International outlook.
- The University of Oxford tops the ranking for the sixth consecutive year, while mainland China has two institutions in the top 20 for the first time.
India and the ranking:
- The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore is India's highest-ranked institution.
- 22 Indian institutions in the top 1,000 list compared to 21 in the 2021 Rankings.
PRELIMS QUESTION
Times World University Ranking is published by:
(a) Education International
(b) International Bureau of Education
(c) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(d) None of the above
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