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Seventeen Indian higher education institutions have featured in a list of the world\'s best universities topped by California Institute of Technology.
The 2015 ranking features universities in 70 countries, with 29 new countries included this year. From the south, Indian Institute of Science was placed in the unranked 251-300 category while IIT, Madras is in the 401-500
London: Seventeen Indian higher education institutions have featured in a list of the world's best universities topped by California Institute of Technology.
While no Indian institution was among the world's top 200 universities, the 12th edition of the annual rankings released by 'Times Higher Education' here on Wednesday has the Indian Institute of Science in the unranked 251-300 category and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in the 351-400 category.
With 17 institutions on the list, India is now at par with its BRIC counterpart Brazil. "It is good news for India that 17 of its institutions feature in this year's list of the world's best universities, but it will have to work harder to compete with other emerging economies such as China,
which has 37 institutions featured in this year's rankings, and Russia, which has fewer institutions overall but a higher proportion in the upper echelons of the table," said Phil Baty, the editor of the 'Times Higher Education' World University Rankings.
With the population of young people in the country continuing to expand resulting in further pressure on resources, it is now more crucial than ever that India invests in research and strengthens its links with other nations.
The government has spoken about improving its universities but is yet to implement an initiative in this area. "It will need to act, and fast, if it wants to match up against its fellow BRIC nations and the rising stars in Asia," he said.
Other Indian institutions featured in the list are: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Indian Institute of Technology Madras in the 401-500 category.
The 501600 category has Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Jadavpur University and Panjab University.
Aligarh Muslim University, Amrita Uni- versity, Andhra University, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, University of Calcutta, University of Delhi and Savitribai Phule Pune University have been placed in the 601-800 category.
The 2015 ranking features universities in 70 countries, with 29 new countries included this year including Indonesia, Malaysia, Ghana, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Latvia, Oman, Qatar and the Ukraine.
"This year's expanded list is testament to just how competitive global higher education has become – our top 800 universities come from 70 different countries, and the traditional dominance of the US is eroding," said Baty
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