QS  World University rankings by subject 2022- IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi among top 100 under Engineering and technology list.

Why in news?

• Recently, QS Quacquarelli Symonds released the 12th edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022
• Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)-Bombay ranked 65th and Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)- Delhi ranked 72nd, are the only Indian institutes to be featured among the top 100 ranks under the Engineering and Technology category.
• IIT Bombay has scored 79.9 and IIT Delhi has scored 78.9.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology has topped the list with a score of 96.5 followed by the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford.
• Top 3 QS World University Rankings 2022:
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),
  • University of Oxford,
  • Stanford University & University of Cambridge.

About QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022:

• The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 cover a total of 51 disciplines, grouped into five broad subject areas.
  • Arts & Humanities • Engineering and Technology • Life Sciences & Medicine • Natural Sciences • Social Sciences & Management
• The QS World University Rankings by Subject are compiled annually to help prospective students identify the leading universities in a particular subject.
• Methodology: The rankings are based on research quality and accomplishments, academic reputation, and graduate employment.

Top institutes under each category:

           Category                                 Top Institute(Rank 1)

• Arts and Humanities                                University of Oxford(United Kingdom – UK)
• Engineering and Technology                 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) USA
• Life Sciences & Medicine                        Harvard University(USA)
• Natural Sciences                                       Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MM(USA)
• Social Sciences &  Management            Harvard University(USA)