The world’s prestigious QS World University Rankings 2027 has been released. This year too, America’s MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) has retained the position of the world’s number-1 university. The special thing is that MIT has remained at the top i.e. first position in this ranking for the 15th consecutive year.

Good news from India too

This year’s ranking has brought many good news for India also. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi remains the best ranked university in the country. This time IIT Delhi has emerged as the 118th best university in the world. This is equal to the best global ranking ever achieved by an Indian institute.

These universities of India benefit

A total of 52 universities of India have got a place in this ranking of QS. In the year 2017, where only 14 Indian institutions were included in this list. At the same time, now this number has increased to 52. The global presence of Indian universities has increased significantly in the last decade. With this, India has become the fifth most represented higher education system in the world.

Ranking of these universities improved

According to the ranking data, the ranking of 26 universities out of 52 institutions in India has improved. Nine universities have retained their positions, while 15 institutions have seen a decline in their rankings. Apart from this, two Indian universities have been included in this global list for the first time.

The specialty of this time’s ranking was that the better performance was not limited to just IIT institutes. Many other universities of the country have also made good improvements. Jamia Millia Islamia, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), BITS Pilani, VIT, Chandigarh University have achieved their best ranking till date. A total of 18 Indian universities have recorded their best performance this year, including 13 non-IIT institutions.

Which universities have seen the most improvement?

The institutions making the most improvements include VIT, BITS Pilani and Jamia Millia Islamia. VIT has achieved 597th rank by jumping 94 places. At the same time, BITS Pilani has climbed 93 places to reach 575th position. Jamia Millia Islamia has also achieved 686th rank with an increase of more than 75 ranks.

At what position did India come?

According to the report, India’s research work is also continuously getting stronger. India has now become the third largest research output producing country in the world. Apart from this, 11 Indian universities are included in the top 100 institutions of the world in terms of ‘Citations per Faculty’. At the same time, 6 Indian universities have been successful in making a place in the global top-100 in terms of ’employer reputation’ i.e. reputation among the companies providing jobs.

How are QS World University Rankings decided?

The QS World University Rankings 2027 evaluates more than 1500 universities from 106 countries and regions of the world. Overall, this year’s ranking has brought positive signs for India. The number, quality and global recognition of Indian universities is continuously increasing.

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Ever since US President Donald Trump came to power for the second time, his policies are being discussed all over the world. Leaders around the world have also given their reaction regarding his tariff policy. Now the citizens there are also troubled by the new policy. In fact, Indian-origin Nobel Prize winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo may leave the US soon.

Nobel laureate will join this university of Switzerland

It is being said that Trump’s strict policies are behind his decision. Both of them have decided to make their new home in Switzerland. The Nobel laureate is now going to join Zurich University of Switzerland. The university issued a statement in this regard on Friday. However, the real reason for leaving America has not been revealed yet.

What did Zurich University say in its statement?

Zurich University said in its statement that Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo are currently working at MIT. He will join the Economics Faculty of the University from July 2026. Regarding this, University Chief Michael Shapman said that we are happy to announce that two of the world’s most influential economists are coming to UZH.

Donald Trump’s Administration on MIT: The action of the administration of President Donald Trump on students regarding immigration and campus activism in the United States continues. The Trump administration has now taken action against the students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT said in a statement that 9 of its international students and the researchers’ visas have been canceled without any prior notice or cleaning.

Visa of 530 people canceled so far

According to a CBS report, the US Trump administration has so far canceled visas of about 530 students, teachers and researchers from 88 colleges and universities. Regarding this, the University President Sally Cornbll wrote a letter to MIT Community on Monday (April 14). In this letter, the cornbirth has expressed concern about the latest actions of the US government. He said, “These steps taken by the government are not only a threat to the operation of MIT, but it also creates a crisis for the capabilities of the country that attract global talent and maintain scientific leadership.”

The cornbtation wrote in its letter, “Visa of 9 members of our community has been canceled since April 4. This includes the recently graduate students and some postdotent students of the community.” He wrote that not getting any kind of official information from the Trump government regarding this action is even more worrying. Although a student suffering from the action of Trump administration has filed a case, in which the community was not directly involved, but still he said that he is concerned about the impact of this action.

Changes have been made in Federal Policy

Apart from action on international students, the Trump administration has also changed a Federal Policy of America. After changes in the policy, several other top universities including MIT, Princeton, Caltech and Illinois University have filed a case against the Boston Federal Court Department of Energy (DOE).

The court has challenged the decision of the administration in this case, in which research cost rimbersment has been limited to 15 percent. Due to this, many educational institutions engaged in research may have to suffer crores of dollars.