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Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject has been released recently.

Key-highlights of the Rankings

• Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has been ranked among the top 25 institutions globally for business and management studies.
• IIM-Bangalore and IIM-Calcutta have been ranked among the top 50.
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has secured a global ranking of 51-70 in data science, and 51-100 in petroleum engineering.
• Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi is the highest-ranked university in India. JNU is in the 20th position globally for development studies.
• Expanding research: India stands as one of the world’s most rapidly expanding research centres. From 2017 to 2022, its research output surged by an impressive 54 per cent.
  • In terms of volume, India is now the world's fourth-largest producer of research, generating 1.3 million academic papers in this period, trailing only behind China's 4.5 million, the United States' 4.4 million, and slightly less than the United Kingdom's 1.4 million.
• Challenge for India: Providing high-quality tertiary education in the face of exploding demand. Though this challenge was recognised by 2020's NEP (National Education Policy), which set the ambitious target of a 50 per cent gross enrolment ratio by 2035.