Panjab University improves world university rankings

Chandigarh, September 28

Panjab University made a significant jump in the recently announced Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024. The university has been placed in the bracket of 601-800, a notable improvement from 2023 wherein it was in 801-1000 bracket globally.

Panjab University has been ranked 6th in India along with institutions like JNU, Delhi University, BHU, Aligarh Muslim University, IIT Guwahati, Jamia Hamdard — all in 601-800 bracket.

The new methodology of the THE ranking has 18 parameters compared to 13 earlier across five areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook.

Earlier in June 2023, the university had improved its QS global rankings, wherein it was ranked in the 1,000 category, better from 1,200-1,400 category of 2022. The university’s overall score saw a big jump, rising to 37.0-41.8 bracket from 29.8-33.9 bracket last year. The university scored 32.6 in teaching, 16.2 research environment, 67.9 research environment, 39.2 industry and 23.5 in international look.