The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2018 that was released on Thursday has placed the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras at the 264th rank among world universities.
Known for its electrical engineering programme, it is placed among the 51-100 rank band for the subject and 18th in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) ranking.
Eight indicators
Anna University is placed 85th among BRICS countries. Reputed for its chemical engineering programme, the university is ranked in the 201-250 band among the BRICS countries.
Among world universities, it is placed in the 651 to 700 rank band for citation per faculty of research papers.
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is ranked 105th and the Madras University is placed in the 171-180 band among BRICS countries.
“The BRICS ranking is compiled using eight different indicators, including the ratio of faculty to students, the proportion of academic staff with a Ph.D and the institution’s reputation among academics and employers,” according to the website.
The ranking organisation has placed the Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru at the 190th rank among world institutions.
