25 programmes, 12 institutes from India in top 100 subject-wise QS World ranking

25 programs offered by higher education institutions in India rank among the top 100 in the world in their respective subject categories, according to the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 24 of these institutions are run by either the state or union government, 17 of these are in engineering. Last year, this number stood at 26. Number of Indian universities/ institutes has increased from 8 to 12 this year. The new entrants are IIT-Guwahati (for petroleum engineering), Jawaharlal Nehru University (anthropology), Anna University (petroleum engineering), and O P Jindal Global University (law). The O P Jindal Global University is the only private university in the list, with its law programme ranked 76th globally.

IIM-Calcutta, embroiled in a conflict between its Board and director, slipped from the 101-150 band last year to 451-500 band. IIM-Ahmedabad (rank 80), IIM-Bangalore (rank 76), IIM-Lucknow and IIM-Kozhikode have more or less maintained their positions in the Business and Management Studies category. IIT-Madras’s Petroleum Engineering programme ranked 30th in the world. 7 of IIT-Bombay's programmes (art and design; computer science and information systems; chemical engineering; civil and structural engineering; electrical and electronic engineering; mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing engineering and mineral and mining engineering) are among the best 100 in the world. IIT-Delhi has 4 programs among the top 100 and IIT-Madras has 3, IIT-Kharagpur and IISc Bangalore have 2 programs each.

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) has entered the rankings (151- 200 band) for Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Mathematics (451-500 band) and Business and Management Studies (451-500 band). Jamia Hamdard and Manipal Academy of Higher Education have been placed in the 101-150 band and 151-200 band, respectively for Pharmacy and Pharmacology. The Vellore Institute of Technology's (VIT) Electrical and Electronic Engineering is in the 251-300 band.