U.S. universities have secured the first position in nine out of the eleven subjects, with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom claiming the top rank for the remaining two subjects, computer science and clinical health. Indian universities have made their mark in various subject categories. Here are the rankings of Indian universities in each subject category:

Arts and Humanities: Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have secured positions in the 501-600 ranks.

Business and Economics: Jamia Millia Islamia is ranked in the 401-500 ranks. Five universities, including Aligarh Muslim University, Amity University, BHU, DU, and Lovely Professional University, have achieved rankings in the 501-600 range.

Clinical and Health: Manipal Academy of Higher Education is in the 201-250 ranks. BHU, Punjab University, and Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences have secured positions in the 301-400 ranks.

Computer Science: IISc Bangalore has achieved a ranking of 101-115. Numerous institutions, such as Amity University, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, Jamia Millia Islamia, KIIT University, UPES, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, VIIT University, IIT Patna, IIIT Delhi, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, LPU, SPPU, and Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, have been placed in the 501-600 ranks.

Education: University of Delhi is ranked in the 401-500 range.

Engineering: IISc Bangalore has secured a ranking of 101-125. Anna University is placed in the 301-400 ranks.

Life Sciences: IISc Bangalore has been ranked in the 201-250 range. AMU, BHU, and Shoolini University have positions in the 301-400 ranks.

Physical Sciences: IISc Bangalore has achieved a ranking in the 201-250 range. LPU and Shoolini University are placed in the 301-400 ranks.

Psychology: University of Delhi is in the 301-400 ranks.

Social Sciences: LPU is ranked in the 401-500 range. JNU and JMI are placed in the 501-600 ranks.

These rankings showcase the accomplishments of Indian universities in various subjects on the world stage. Below is the list of the world’s top-ranked universities:

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Such assessments are valuable for the administrative authorities, implementers, chief executive, funding offices and advancement specialists, to have a typical comprehension on vulnerability, empowering them to survey which state in IHR is more vulnerable, what has made them helpless and how they may address these vulnerabilities.

The Framework and the outcomes were exhibited on March 14^th, 2019 during the National Workshop on ‘Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for States and the Union Territories Using a Common Framework’ organised by IIT Guwahati and IIT Mandi with help from IISc Bengaluru, Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

The 12 states incorporate Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and the bumpy areas of West Bengal in the eastern part and Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir in the Western piece of IHR.

Featuring the effect of this project, Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, stated, “The adjustment to Climate Change is a synergistic effort between suitable utilization of innovation, a goal that produces policies, a change at ground level and drawing in the neighbourhood networks. These helplessness maps will assume an essential role in this effort.”

Talking about the significance of this venture, Prof. Timothy A. Gonsalves, Director, IIT Mandi, stated, “Being situated in the Himalayan Region, IIT Mandi is pleased to be a piece of this vulnerability evaluation exercise and a pioneer in innovation in this areas. The different research projects attempted by IIT Mandi address this vulnerability, peril and outrageous events in the Indian Himalayan Region.”

Understanding the high vulnerability of IHR, Government of India launched the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE). DST is coordinating the usage of NMSHE with help from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), under the Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Program (IHCAP).

Ms. Tamara Mona, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Switzerland in India stated, “Switzerland, similar to India, has a long involvement in confronting the potential chances and dangers. Swiss national policy for climate change adaptation has been complemented by nearby government procedures; based on detailed and locally anchored risks assessment, maps and preparedness, plans and actions. The IHCAP project of SDC, in partnership with DST, is supporting the implementation of NMSHE in India with a similar approach”.

The complete Report is accessible here: http://himalayageoportal.in/

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The subject-wise list includes IIT Delhi and Bombay which fell in the bracket of 51-100 under the civil and structural engineering while IIT Kharagpur and Madras found a place in the 100-150 bracket for the same subject. IISc Bangalore and IIT Bombay found its place in the 50-100 bracket for chemical engineering subject, while IIT Delhi, Kharagpur and Kanpur were ranked under the 100-150 for the same subject.

Moreover, Delhi University was ranked 37 under the Development Studies subject and JNU was ranked under the bracket of 51-100 for History and Sociology.

This time also universities in the US have topped the list in the rankings for the highest number of first ranks.

QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symond an academic ranking agency which released this year’s ranking on Wednesday. On the Indian Universities making it to the QS ranking, Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar tweeted, “Our efforts to improve quality of education in higher education institutions are bearing fruit as 20 Indian institutions figure in the global top 100 Institutions in the subject wise categories as per QS.”

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Under the PMRF scheme for PMRF May 2019, students who have completed, or are pursuing, the final year of four year undergraduate or five years integrated M.Tech or five years integrated M.Sc. or five year undergraduate-postgraduate dual degree programmes or two year M.Sc. programmes in Science and Technology streams from IIEST/IISc/IITs/NITs/IISERs and centrally funded IIITs or any other Institute / University recognized in India, are eligible for admission to full time Ph.D. programme in the IISc, IISERs and IITs provided they fulfil prescribed eligibility criteria and finally get selected after shortlisting/written test/interview. For each hosting institute (IISc, IISERs and IITs) the PhD admissions under the PMRF scheme will be supernumerary.

Applicants who fulfill the eligibility criteria, and are finally selected through a selection process, will be offered admission to Ph.D. programme in one of IISc/IISERs/IITs with a fellowship of Rs.70,000/- per month for the first two years, Rs.75,000/- per month for the 3rd year, and Rs.80,000/- per month in the 4th and 5th year. Apart from this, a research grant of Rs.2.00 lakh per year will be provided to each of the Fellows for a period of 5 years to cover their academic contingency expenses and for foreign/national travel expenses.

There will be a rigorous review of the performance of Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship holders and continuation of the next year fellowship shall be contingent upon successful review.

Fellowship Details:

Apart from this, each Fellow would be eligible for a research grant of Rs. 2 lakhs per year (total Rs. 10 lakh). The tenure of fellowship will be four years for students from integrated courses and five years for B. Tech (or equivalent) students. The selected students who have completed MTech/MS/ME after completing a qualifying BTech, and join PMRF will get 4 years of fellowship.

Eligibility:

• Candidate should have completed or been pursuing the final year of four (or five) year undergraduate or five years integrated M.Tech or five years integrated M.Sc. or 2-year M.Sc. or five-year undergraduate-postgraduate dual degree programs in Science and Technology streams from IISc/IITs/NITs/IISERs/IIEST and centrally funded IIITs. These candidates should have secured a CGPA/CPI of at least 8.0 (on a 10-point scale). For applicants in the five years integrated or dual degree programs, if separate CGPAs/CPIs are awarded for UG and PG parts of the program then the CGPA/CPI of UG part (first four years) will be considered.
• Candidate should have completed or been pursuing the final year of four (or five) year undergraduate or five years integrated M.Tech or five years integrated M.Sc. or 2-year M.Sc. or five-year undergraduate-postgraduate dual degree programs in Science and Technology streams from any other (not covered in a.) Institute / University recognized in India. These candidates should have secured a CGPA/CPI of at least 8.0 (on a 10-point scale) or equivalent till the last semester and have secured a score of 750 or higher in the respective GATE subject.
• Candidate should have qualified GATE and be pursuing or have completed M.Tech. / MS by Research at IISc/IITs/IISERs (hereafter referred to as host institutions) having a minimum CGPA or CPI of 8.0 (on a 10-point scale) at the end of the first semester with a minimum of four courses. Those candidates who are applying after the first semester, the CGPA or CPI requirement of 8.0 will be based on all the courses, labs, thesis that the candidate has completed. This is applicable to above eligible candidates at the time of application.
• Candidate should have completed the required academic qualifications in (a), (b) or (c) in the preceding three years from when the application is submitted.

Abstract Submission Criteria:

• The Project abstract should articulate and display keen interest and insight on the subject chosen.
• The Project abstract should formulate a problem which could be used for assessing the applicant’s analytical and research skills.
• The topic chosen should be in frontier areas of science and technology, preferably focusing on national priorities.
• There should be at least two referee names for each applicant, for the Selection Committee to seek feedback from.

Selection Process:

The selection process for the PMRF will be a rigorous process consisting of Screening by the Reviewers, and final selection by the Selection Committee for each research vertical to ensure competition, standardization, transparency and selection of the best talent. The process may also include written test and/or discussions, if necessary. The allocation of the Institute shall be done in the following manner:

• For each subject area, the Selection Committee constituted by the NI will select candidates after an interview.
• The allocation of the Institute for the doctoral study would be done keeping in view the choices of the selected candidates and the availability of academic and other infrastructure.

Fee Payment: Application fee of Rs.1500 can be online using the application form

Coordinating institute: Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Address: Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Kandi, Sangareddy – 502285, Telangana, INDIA

Email: support@pmrf-may2019.iith.ac.in

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Leading India again is the Indian Institute of Science (14th), followed by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (27th). However, both of them slipped back a place this year, largely due to increased competition.

The 2019 ranking comprises nearly 450 universities – expanded from 378 last year – from 43 countries, across four continents.

This year’s table presents a mixed picture for India, with several new entrants and high risers, alongside several institutions that dropped back.

India has increased its representation in the Times Higher Education Emerging Economies University Rankings with 49 universities in the list as compared to 42 in 2018, the organisation said. India has 25 universities in the top 200, a rise from 17 last year, it said.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, however, scales 21 places – and into the top 40 – at 35th, thanks in particular to improvements in its research (volume, income and reputation) and industry income (knowledge transfer).

The Indian Institute of Technology Indore (61st) and the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (joint 64th) are the highest new entrants for India this year.

Savitribai Phule Pune University jumps an impressive 87 positions to joint 93rd, alongside the National Autonomous University of Mexico, with a rise in its research score, and a significant rise to its citations (research influence) score.

Meanwhile, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and Amrita University both scaled this year into the top 150, while the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune and Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad featured for the first time in this group.

Elsewhere, mainland China remains the most represented nation in the annual listing, with 72 institutions in total.Tsinghua University surpasses Peking University as this year’s top institution overall, while Zhejiang University rises three positions to 3rd, the University of Science and Technology of China climbs one place to 4th, with Lomonosov.

Moscow State University completing 2019’s top five.

Ellie Bothwell, Global Rankings Editor for THE, said: “Indian institutions have immense potential for success – not only on the emerging stage, but globally. But, while progress is clearly being made, other economies that previously lagged behind – such as Egypt and Malaysia – are starting to advance at a much faster rate”.

“Strengthening this will further elevate the nation’s global reputation for higher education, encourage important research collaborations and help attract international students,” Bothwell added.

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The professor has been identified as Giridhar Madras, who was working with the chemical engineering department.

IISc Director Professor Anurag Kumar said the professor, who has been working at IISc for 20 years, was asked to leave after the institute’s governing council recommended disciplinary action against him.

The governing council’s verdict followed investigation by the institute’s internal complaints committee, which considered the harassment complaint filed by the student who was assisting the professor.

Giridhar Madras did not respond to any phone calls or messages.

The disciplinary action was directed under the central government service rules (Rule 11 of Central Civil Services Classification Control and Appeal Rules), which also govern disciplinary action against IISc employees for sexual harassment.

The profile of Giridhar Madras, which was on the IISc website a few days ago, has been removed by the authorities. With IIT-Madras as his alma mater, he has received many awards, including the CSIR’s esteemed Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (2009), J C Bose National Fellowship, and the IISc award for excellence in research.

In 2015, another professor named, S Durgappa, was asked to leave from IISc on the basis of an internal probe of a sexual harassment complaint filed by another student.\

In its 2017 policy statement on preventing and prohibiting sexual harassment at the workplace, IISc said it “believes that all its students deserve an education without fear from discrimination and sexual harassment, in order for their education to be more effective and valuable… The institute will not tolerate any form of sexual harassment and is committed to take all necessary steps to ensure that its women employees and students are not subjected to any form of harassment.”

In the earlier week, IISc Registrar V Rajarajan and members of the council had said that the ‘process of disciplinary action’ had been set in motion, and would take some more time to finish.

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The students who have completed or are in the final year of B. Tech or Integrated M.Tech or M.Sc. in Science and Technology streams from IISc, IITs, NITs, IISERs and IIITs will be offered direct admission in PhD programmes in the IITs and IISc under the Scheme.

“Apart from this, a research grant of Rs 2 lakh will be provided to each of the fellows for a period of five years to cover their foreign travel expenses for presenting research papers in international conferences and seminars. A maximum of 3000 Fellows would be selected in a three year period, beginning 2018-19,” said a government statement, announcing the Cabinet decision.

It said, “The scheme will go a long way in tapping talent pool of the country for carrying out research indigenously in cutting edge science and technology domains. The research under the Scheme will address our national priorities at the one hand and shortage of quality faculty in the premier educational institutions of the country, on the other.”

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