THE Asia University Rankings 2024: IISc Topped among Indian Institutes

Current Context: The Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2024 were released by the Times Higher Education magazine, a UK-based publication.

• The rankings included 739 universities from 31 territories.
• Tsinghua University and Peking University in China retained their first and second positions respectively for the fifth year in a row.
• The University of Tokyo in Japan rose from eighth to fifth, its highest position since 2015, and Zhejiang University moved up from 12th to ninth, making it one of the five mainland Chinese universities in the top 10.
• The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, was the highest-ranked Indian institution, securing the 32nd position.
• This is IISc’s strongest overall performance since 2019.
• The rankings are based on 18 performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook.

Question:

1. Which was the highest-ranked Indian institution in the THE Asia University Rankings 2024?

• A) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
• B) Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
• C) University of Delhi
• D) Jawaharlal Nehru University

Answer: B) The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, was the highest-ranked Indian institution, securing the 32nd position.