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Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
QS World Rankings 2026: IIT-Hyderabad, UoH, Osmania among top 50 Indian institutes; IIIT-Hyderabad, NIT-Warangal miss the list
Three Telangana institutions, IITH, UoH, and OU, have secured positions within the top 50 Indian institutions in the QS World University Rankings 2026. IITH improved its global ranking, while UoH and OU maintained their positions. Three premier institutes from Telangana — Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), University of Hyderabad, and Osmania University — have featured in the top 50 Indian institutions in the QS World University Rankings 2026, released on Thursday. A total of 54 institutes from the country made it to the list this year. Among them, IITH ranked 17th in India, while UoH stood at 28 and OU at 46. Globally, IITH improved its position to 664 from last year's 681–690 band. UoH and OU retained their previous positions in the 801–850 and 1201–1400 brackets, respectively. 'Many rankings, including the QS World, give weightage to perception and Internationalisation -- area where our universities often fall short,' said professor Chandra Shekhar Sharma of IIT. Officials from city-based institutions acknowledged the growing competitiveness. 'We are putting in effort to improve our rankings. This healthy competition is raising education standards. At UoH, we're focusing on research, publications, admissions, and improving perception. We hope to see results in the coming years,' said a senior UoH administrator. Notably, several institutes, including IIIT-Hyderabad, NIT-Warangal and JNTU-Hyderabad failed to make it to the rankings. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like เทรดทองCFDsกับโบรกเกอร์ที่เชื่อถือได้| เปิดบัญชีวันนี้ IC Markets สมัคร Undo Explaining the gap, Telangana State Council of Higher Education chairman V Balakista Reddy said, 'Only one of our state universities made the cut because we lack a strong research culture. We are taking measures to build it. Faculty now have access to international journals, and we're working to secure more national and international research projects. Improvements are underway to help more universities qualify in the future.' The 2026 QS rankings assessed 1,501 universities across 106 countries. Over 19.8 million research papers published between 2019 and 2023, with 200 million citations, were evaluated along with insights from 15 lakh academics and five lakh employers. Institutions were ranked on parameters such as academic reputation, faculty citations, employment outcomes, faculty-student ratio, internationalisation, and sustainability.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Science
- The Hindu
Global Young Scientists summit concludes at IITH
Regional coordination, exchanging best practices, advancing science diplomacy, capacity building, and sustainable development as the aim, the 12 National Young Academies (NYAs) from the Asia-Pacific Region arrived at a consensus marking the 'Hyderabad Declaration' at the conclusion of the Global Young Scientists summit here at IIT Hyderabad on Monday. The Network of Asia-Pacific Young Academies (NAYA),will serve as a regional collaborative platform to connect, strengthen, and mentor early and mid-career researchers. According to past co-chair of the Global Young Academy (GYA) Chandra Shekhar Sharma, the efforts started five years ago. This NAYA declaration will pave the way for seamless coordination among the young scientists in the Asia-Pacific region to have a broader impact on society at large. The Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS) led the deliberations and included the National Young Academy of Nepal, Young Scientist Network Malaysia, Vietnam Young Academy, Sri Lankan Academy of Young Scientists, Royal Society of New Zealand ECR Forum, The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences, Thai Young Scientists Academy, Young Academy of Japan, Australian EMCR Forum, World Association of Young Scientists China and the Global Young Academy. The GYAs annual general meeting, themed as 'Confluence of Visionaries: Empowering Science for Global Change' was inaugurated by Union Minister (Education) Dharmendra Pradhan. The week-long conference included sessions that explored Industry 5.0, nutrition and well-being, human-machine interaction, thematic discussions on foresight, interfaces between science and society, and engaging early- and mid-career researchers facilitated members to develop GYA's strategic direction.
Hindustan Times
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Rajasthan HC fines two officials for ignoring lake survey orders
The Rajasthan high court has imposed a fine of ₹50,000 each on two bureaucrats for failing to comply with its directions regarding district-wise lake surveys under the Rajasthan Lakes (Protection and Development) Authority Act, 2015. Hearing a suo moto writ petition pending since 2016, the division bench of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Chandra Shekhar Sharma on Friday took serious note of continued non-compliance and observed that no sincere effort had been made by the state authorities apart from filing 'half-baked affidavits'. Also Read: Panchkula: Shoddy probe leads to acquittal in railway theft case In its earlier order dated November 18, 2024, the high court had granted three months to complete the survey of lakes across all districts. The order had underlined that while nine lakes had been notified so far, the real task was to conduct a district-wise survey to identify other lakes that must be notified under the 2015 Act. The bench had then specifically directed, 'Let the exercise towards completion of survey be undertaken and all endeavor be made to complete the process of survey within a period of three months.' The order also recorded that the State Level Committee had held a series of meetings with district authorities and required financial assistance from the government to carry out the survey. A phased release of funds was also ordered by the court. However, despite the time given, no compliance affidavit was filed and no application seeking extension was submitted prompting the court to impose costs while observing, 'This must be made known to the State authorities that the Court's order must be complied within the stipulated time and non-compliance of the Court's orders shall be viewed very seriously in the matter like the present one which pertains to public interest.' The court said it saw no justification for the non-compliance. 'It is clear on a glance at the order dated November 18, 2024, that the survey was already ongoing and some meetings were held by the State Level Committee for obtaining survey reports and therefore this Court directed the respondents to complete the survey within three months' time.' The additional advocate general informed the court that the survey was still ongoing, which the bench found unsatisfactory. The court directed both officials to deposit the ₹50,000 each within two weeks with the Registrar (Administration) of the High Court. The amount will be drawn in favour of Government Blind School, Mata ka Than, Jodhpur, and Government Blind School, Jaipur. The matter is now listed for further hearing on May 23, 2025.
