IIT - Ropar excels in QS rankings

IIT Ropar has been put at 21st position in the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) rankings announced last week. It has been adjudged third   in research quality in India. Among the new IITs, this institution leapfrogged to rank 107th among the 400 universities of BRICS nations and emerged as India's top-rated institution. The success is the result of extensive research going on the institution which focuses on core research areas as well as the interdisciplinary research for solving regional and national's problems. 

Commenting on the achievement Professor S.K.Das, Director IIT Ropar said, “This is the first time that IIT Ropar has entered a QS list and it is the result of the consistent efforts of faculty and students in pursuing quality research”. 

The institute has started reviving industry in Punjab by making industry clusters and addressing their problems pertaining to R&D, sustainable approach to treat liquid and gaseous waste from industries etc. For ease of providing solutions, IIT Ropar has established Career Development and Corporate Relations Centre (CDCRC) which provides a single-window point of contact to industry fulfilling their entire spectrum of requirements. 

The rankings were released in QS India Summit on 15 October, 2018.

Thapar  ranked 31

Meanwhile, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), Patiala, too got a higher ranking in the QS BRICS university rankings 2019. TIET’s rankings have gone up by an impressive five places to 132nd in the QS BRICS university rankings. Additionally, in the first ever a QS India ranking, TIET was placed at 31st position. 

Commenting on the development Dr. Prakash Gopalan, Director - TIET said, “Our strong belief in outcome-based, experiential, self-directed, research-led and project -driven curriculum coupled with high research expectations from the faculty is catapulting us to a higher standing”.   — TNS