QS Rankings

Subject: Governance

Section: Education

Context: The 2023 edition of the QS or Quacquarelli Symonds world university rankings will be released Thursday.

Concept:

India’s tally in the QS rankings has risen to 35 this year from 29 in 2021.
According to the rankings, the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has scored 100 on the research parameter and joined the league of elite global institutions.
In the top 300, there are six institutions (from India) this year as against four last year (in QS rankings).

Quacquarelli Symonds world university rankings:

This is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds(QS).
The QS system comprises three parts: the global overall ranking, the subject rankings (which name the world’s top universities for the study of 51 different subjects and five composite faculty areas), and five independent regional tables—namely Asia, Latin America, Emerging Europe and Central Asia, the Arab Region, and
The QS ranking receives approval from the International Ranking Expert Group (IREG), and is viewed as one of the three most-widely read university rankings in the world, along with Academic Ranking of World Universities and Times Higher Education World University Rankings. According to Alexa Internet, it is the most widely viewed university ranking worldwide.
The QS ranking was previously known as Times Higher Education- QS World University Rankings.

About QS:

QS is the world’s leading provider of services, analytics, and insight to the global higher education sector.
QS’s international conferences for higher education leaders include:
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