IIT Kharagpur has been named as one of the world's top universities in 19 subjects
Information taken from IIT Kharagpur Facebook Page (April 7, 2022)
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has been named as one of the world’s top universities for the study of 19 subjects, according to the latest edition of the world’s highest university ranking.
The institute ranked 37th in 2022 from 44th in 2021 in Mineral & Mining Engineering & 80th rank in 2022 from 90th in 2021 in Electrical & Electronic Engineering among the educational institutes in the world for its academic programmes in the concerned field of engineering. The pioneering domain of the Institute, Engineering & Technology ranked 101st in the world and 3rd in India, as per the 12th QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 announced on 06 April 2022 Wednesday.
The Institute has been ranked among India’s top three domestically for Agriculture & Forestry (1st rank), Statistics & Operational Research (1st rank), Mineral & Mining Engineering (2nd rank), Environmental Sciences (2nd rank), Economics & Econometrics (2nd rank), Engineering & Technology (3rd rank), Computer Science & Information Systems (3rd rank), Chemical Engineering (3rd rank) and Accounting & Finance (3rd rank).
Speaking on the QS Rankings by Subject 2022, Prof. V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur remarked, "IIT Kharagpur stands out from other IITs with its multi-disciplinary mandate to transform its education curriculum to a knowledge economy along with focusing on skill development and entrepreneurship.”