Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and some of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) were ranked among the top 50 varsities in the Times Higher Education Emerging Economies University Rankings 2018, issued on Wednesday. IIT Kharagpur climbed 26 places to break into the top 50 universities.
IISc was ranked 13th, up from its previous position of 14, IIT Bombay maintained its ranking of 26. IIT Kharagpur was placed at 45th position. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela was the highest riser, with a jump of 57 positions. This jump was attributed to its research work and increase in citations.
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