Pakistan tops in South Asia in university ranking

 

Pakistan tops in South Asia in university ranking

According to the 2023 Asia University Rankings by Times Higher Education, Pakistan has surpassed India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka in the South Asian region, with more universities making it to the top 200.

The UK-based organization states that there are now more South Asian universities in the top 200 than ever before.

This year, the top 200 universities include 32 institutions from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, which marks a significant increase from the 24 universities in 2022 and surpasses the pre-pandemic levels in 2019 when 25 South Asian universities were included.

The organization's blog mentions, "Pakistan leads the charge, with 10 universities in the top 200 this year, up from six last year."

Quaid-i-Azam University is the highest-ranked institution in Pakistan, moving up from 116th to 98th position. Other universities such as the University of Management and Technology, Government College University Faisalabad, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, and Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan also feature on the list.

This year, two Bangladeshi institutions, the University of Dhaka (jumping to 186th place) and North South University (ranked 192nd), make their debut in the top 200.

India, historically contributing more to the top 200 rankings than its neighbors, has 18 universities in the list, one more than last year. However, its representation saw only a slight increase. The Indian Institute of Science, the country's highest-ranked university, fell to 48th place, its lowest position since the inception of the rankings in 2015.

Iran, located further north, performed well in this year's rankings. It has nine institutions in the top 100 (three more than last year) and a total of 65 universities included in the 2023 rankings, up from 58 in the previous year.

The Asia University Rankings by THE utilize the same 13 performance indicators as the World University Rankings but have been adjusted to consider the characteristics of Asian institutions.