The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is India’s largest university. JNU has managed to secure a position in the top 100 QS World University Ranking this year. This is the first time when QS world ranking has published a subject-wise ranking list in which English department of the JNU has been ranked among the top 100 English departments in the world. This is not all, two other departments- geography and area studies, and politics and international studies- too have found a place among the top 100 universities of the world.
Saugata Bhaduri, chairperson, centre for English studies (CES), school of language, literature and culture studies, JNU said, “Though JNU has been rated as one of the top 100 universities of the world in the past, it is for the first time that the agency has considered individual departments around the world. I am proud that CES has been ranked in the bracket of 51-100.”
After achieving this position among the top 100 universities of the world, the chairperson of the department is keen to maintain this position in the coming year too. “I feel that we have to face immense challenges to upgrade to higher levels in the coming lists.”
According to Nunzio Quacquarelli, managing director of QS world ranking, this new initiative will help students in a better way as they have refined their ranking and indicated their excellence in a specific area of study at international level. He gave all the credit of this success to students and the type of research work they conduct with the help of faculty members.
Quacquarelli said, “Students are increasingly looking to pursue their graduate or postgraduate degree overseas. For the students and his/her family, studying abroad represents a major investment, and it is not surprising that people want detailed information upon which to base their educational investment decision. The role of rankings, in this context, is important.”
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