BeyondHeadlines News Desk
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia has been ranked at 631 position worldwide by Moscow-based Round University Ranking (RUR) 2019 among the world’s 1100 universities assessed, improving its position from 747 last year.
At India level, the university has been ranked at 11 position which is also an improvement from 16 last year. RUR Ranking Agency in a partnership with Clarivate Analytics announced the release of Round University Ranking 2019.
Among the 4 key areas of university activities, JMI scored maximum in teaching. The university has been ranked at 332, 734, 728 and 715 positions in teaching, research, International diversity and financial sustainability respectively.
Expressing happiness over the improved ranking Prof. Najma Akhtar, VC, JMI gave full credit for the improvement to the teaching faculty for their extraordinary research and academic works, ” Teachers are the backbone of any academic institution. Without their contribution, no academic institution can excel. I give full credit for the improvement in ranking to the teaching faculty of Jamia Millia Islamia”, she added.
RUR World University Ranking assesses higher education institutions across the borders since 2010 until now. Over the 10 years, 1100 world`s leading universities from 85 countries took part in the RUR Rankings. RUR Ranking evaluates universities performance by 20 indicators grouped into four key areas: teaching, research, internationalization, financial sustainability.
RUR Ranking is designed to provide relevant information on global higher education to address stakeholder`s personal tasks: students, academic community, university management, policymakers.
