QS Rankings 2023: IITKGP tops in agriculture and forestry

The engineering and technology discipline at IIT Kharagpur ranked fourth in the country and 82nd globally.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has ranked first in agriculture and forestry, and civil and structural engineering in the country, according per the QS World University Rankings 2023, The Print reported. 

The engineering and technology discipline at IIT Kharagpur ranked fourth in the country and 82nd globally. It ranked second in architecture and built environment, material science, environmental sciences, accounting and finance, economics and ergonomics, according to the rankings issued on Friday. 

“IIT Kharagpur stands out from other IITs with its multi-modal curriculum nurturing creativity, capacity building, affordable healthcare and rapid technological amalgamation. As an Institute of Eminence, we have to acquire the opportunity in digital economy space, fostering skill development and encouraging entrepreneurship,” IIT Kharagpur Director VK Tewari said.  

He said the institute is gearing up to establish bridges with ISRO and futuristic technologies with DRDO in unmanned and robotic technologies, cognitive technologies and secure systems, among others. “We are also planning to steer ahead in areas such as precision agriculture, energy storage systems, hardware security, hydrogen storage, quantum communication, additive manufacturing, 3D printing and composite manufacturing,” Tewari said. 

In the 13th edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023, IIT Delhi was listed as one of the top 50 institutions in the world for Engineering & Technology. IIT Bombay has been ranked first in India and 47th globally in Engineering and Technology with an overall score of 80.4 out of 100, while 44 subjects offered by Indian universities in their respective subject categories have been ranked among the top 100 globally.

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