IISc debuts in QS Asia best universities rankings

Only 17 institutions from India could secure places on the list of the top 100 Asian institutions this year. The highest rank was secured by Indian Institute of Science, which debuted on the list by securing the 34th position. Last year, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi bagged the 38th position on this list.

National University of Singapore secured the first rank this year while Hong Kong University came second and Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology took the third position. Three of the top 25 universities on the list belong to Mainland China. Further, almost 70 universities from China featured on this list.

From India, only three universities secured better than they had last year. No varsity from India made it to the top 30 best universities. Only three appeared in the top 50 and nine managed to make it to the top hundred spots.

"The main bright spot for India in the new publication is the performance of the Indian Institute of Science, which can be judged on a full set of data for the first time. It emerges as the country's leading representative, at 34th, and is fourth in Asia for the number of papers produced by each faculty member," said the QS rankings.