Business EconomPosted at: Jun 3 2021 4:23PM IIT Ropar in top 100 in Times Higher Education (THE) Asia university ranking 2021
Ropar, Jun 3 (UNI) IIT Ropar made a debut this year in THE ASIA University Rankings 2021, being ranked 55th and entering the top 100 list for the first time.
In spite of being a young Institution, IIT Ropar has punched well above its weight from the more popular predecessors.
Having started the journey in 2008 with 500 acres of grassland on the banks of river Satluj in the city Rupnagar of Punjab, IIT Ropar has made impressive and rapid strides towards creating a remarkable and unique campus in this challenging yet serene ambience.
IIT Ropar’s overall score this year stood at 48. Its respective scores in citations, research and teaching are 100, 16.2 and 36.3.
Prof. Rajeev Ahuja, Director, IIT Ropar said, “Amidst all the turbulent times we are facing due to Covid-19 pandemic, IIT Ropar has stood firm to serve the Nation with ground breaking innovation to help combat the crisis. Today this Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2021 has measured our efforts in the global academic order. Achieving our place among the best in the world, shows the profound hard work IIT Ropar fraternity is doing in bringing synergy in the lives of our students, our communities and around the globe.
"This ranking has also demonstrated that by leveraging our greatest research strengths, and by partnering with others globally, we are focusing our efforts on solving some of the most complex global issues facing humankind".
With a state-of-the-art infrastructure on a built-up area of 2.5 million square feet comprising of housing for 2371 students, 180 faculty and 114 staff members, magnificent entrance, cutting-edge laboratories, libraries, sports facilities, spaces for other extra and co-curricular activities and the unique design of the hostels with large common spaces, the institute has come alive.
A number of nationally relevant research projects, e.g., in sectors of defense, Water and Environment, energy; healthcare, infrastructure, among others are going on in the campus. There are a large number of projects undertaken by IIT Ropar which contribute to the national developmental goals and priorities.
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