Mahatma Gandhi University has made a remarkable progress in the 11th  Asia university ranking of  Times Higher Education, by bagging 95th position in Asia and 4th in the country. Last year it was ranked 139th in Asia and 9th in the country.

Indian Institute of Science,  Bangaluru continues to be on top in the ranking — 48th position in Asia this year  among Indian institutions. However, IISC has fallen six positions compared to that of last year. Overall, India has one university in the top 50, four universities in the top 100, and 18 universities in the top 200.

In its assessment, THE uses performance indicators such as teaching, research, citations, international outlook, and industry income. Universities from 31 countries, from Turkey in the west to Japan in the east, participate in the rankings.

“The very rapid growth of Indian universities willing to put themselves forward for assessment in the international rankings is very impressive, showing a real appetite to compete on a global stage and to benchmark against the very best in the Asian continent and the world,” said THE’s Chief Global Affairs Officer, Phil Baty,  with reference to the 75 Indian universities participating in the survey. The number has gone up to 75 from 71 last year and 63 the year before.

Minister for Higher Education Dr. Bindhu congratulated MG University for the remarkable achievement. 

“There are many factors which helped MGU to better its position in international ranking. Excellent academic environment, researches that are beneficial to the society and the innovative ideas like business incubation are some among them,” interim Vice Chancellor Dr. C.T. Aravidakumar said.