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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

Answer