17 Indian universities in Asian top 300 in 2014

According to report published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 17 Indian universities have been included in Asian Universities Ranking 2014. Six new universities have found place this year as compared to last year.

QS conducted the survey in association with non-profit organisation The Indian Centre for Assessment & Accreditation (ICAA) in New Delhi.

IIT Delhi holds the top spot among the Indian contenders pulling clear of IIT Bombay in the 2nd spot. Apart from the IITs and DU, six other Indian institutes made an entry to the list, they are Banaras Hindu University, Panjab University, Manipal University, Amity University,Birla Institute of Technology and Science.

"The IITs have a great reputation among graduate employers, and now produce a relatively high volume of research, but it is not yet having a significant impact in terms of citations," QS head of research Ben Sowter said.

ICAA is also planning to launch India-specific rankings by 2016 in association with QS.

IIT Guwahati rated amoung the best young universities in the world

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Guwahati has been rated amoung top 100 young universities in the world. Young universities are those which were established in within last 50 years. This report has been published by Britain-based Times Higher Education and Thomson Reuters. According to report, IIT Guwwahati is ranked 87. Recently there has been news where India's premeir institution - IITs were struggling to get better ranked. IIT Guwahait is the only Indian institution in the list.

Engineering degrees will be soon globally recognised

Engineering students have something to cheer about now. Degree imparted by Indian universities will be now recognized globally. This is possible because India is set to get full-fledged membership status of the Washington Accord by June 2014. India is a provisional member of Washington Accord since 2007 "After acquiring full status of the Washington Accord, employability of Indian engineers in other countries will go up substantially. This will help our students pursuing technical education," Ashok Thakur (Secretary higher education ) told reporters.

IITs to increase fees by 80% in 2013

Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) is all set to increase the yearly fees by 80% for undergraduate courses. The fees will be increased to RS 90,000 annually from Rs 50,000. The final decision will be taken by the IIT Council on Monday. This hike was recommended by IIT Standing Committee. A government panel has recommended to increase the fees to Rs 2 - 2.5 lacs yearly. HRD Ministry has supported the idea to increase the fees of IITs to match those of Indian Institute of Management (IIMs). IIMs presently charge around 3 times that of IITs.

IIT Kanpur to hold its own entrance in 2013

In a clear case of revolt against Kapil Sibal's decision to merge IIT Joint Entrance Exam (IIT-JEE) with All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), Indian Institute of (IIT) Kanpur has announced that it will conduct its own entrance exam in 2013. "The recent IIT Council proposal on admissions to IITs is academically and methodically unsound and in violation of the Institutes of Technology Act (1961) and IIT Kanpur Ordinances (Ordinance 3.2 (Admissions)," said the IIT Kanpur committee members.

Indian Universities lost ranking on the Global Map

No Indian universities were listed in the Top 200 list released by QS ranking for the year of 2011 - 2012. The rankings by QS ( Quacquarelli Symonds) , a leading networking organization in higher education, are based on employer reputation, academic reputation and research quality.