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IIT Guwahati Ranks 41 in Research Citations per Faculty: QS World University Rankings 2022
Apart from the 41st rank, IIT Guwahati has obtained the 395th rank in World University Ranking globally
| 9 Jun 2021 3:18 PM GMT
Guwahati: According to the QS World University Ranking 2022, the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) been ranked 41 in the Research Citations per Faculty category. Apart from the 41st rank, IIT Guwahati has obtained the 395th rank in World University Ranking globally.
One of the premier Educational and Research Institutes in the country, IIT Guwahati has successfully cited its name amongst the top 50 institutes. an IIT Guwahati statement said that the main reason for the increase in rank from 470 in QS World University Ranking 2021 to 395th in 2022 s edition is the strong improvement in the Citations per Faculty category where IIT Guwahati has improved from 77.9 in 2021 (Global Rank 56) to 94.8 in 2022 (Global Rank 41).
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Guwahati : Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, one of the premier educational and research institutes across the nation, has broken into the top 50 institutes and secured 41st rank globally (56th in 2021) in the ‘Research Citations per Faculty’ category, of the QS World University rankings 2022 announced today, 8th June 2021. Along with this, the Institute has gained rank 395 in World University Ranking globally. This marks a huge improvement of 75 places by the IIT Guwahati, which was ranked 470 in the 2021 edition of the QS World University rankings.
The main reason for this increase is the strong improvement in the ‘Citations per Faculty’ category where IIT Guwahati has improved from 77.9 in the year 2021 (Global Rank 56) to 94.8 in 2022 (Global Rank 41).
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