Chandigarh University, Gharuan ranks among top varsities of country, secures top positions in national, international rankings during the year 2021
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makes dream debut in QS Asia University Rankings, notches up top places in NIRF-2021,
other prestigious rankings
MOHALI: For any educational institution, rankings at the national
and international level are an indicator of its academic model, quality of
teaching, research work, industry exposure and job placements of its students,
ultimately acting as a guide in helping the young minds to decide the best of institutions
for their higher studies.
Continuing its rich legacy of providing quality and
inclusive higher education, Chandigarh University, Gharuan continued its march
on the pedestal of excellence, as it not only improved its position in various
prestigious rankings this year, but has also managed to make it to the list of top
educational institutions, nationally and internationally.
In the year 2021, Chandigarh University achieved top
positions in a number of prestigious and comprehensive national and
international level rankings, riding strong on its robust education model,
research work, international and industry tie-ups, student placements, and sports
and cultural excellence.
Speaking about the strong performance of the institution,
Dr R S Bawa, Pro-Chancellor, Chandigarh University, said that the University
has adopted an international and up-to-date academic model, as a result of
which the students and faculty of the University have been able to make a
distinguished mark in every field, leading to its comprehensive success.
Informing about the rankings achieved during the year
2021, Dr Bawa said that in the QS Asia Ranking-2022 for Educational
Institutions of Asia released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the University has
been ranked among the top 280 Universities out of total 15812 Universities in
Asia.
In what could only be defined as a dream debut,
Chandigarh University in a decade of its existense became the youngest
University, not only in India but in the entire Asia, to make it into QS Asia
Universities Rankings in its very first attempt, in almost a decade. The rank
band of 271-280 was also the best debut by any Indian private university in QS
Asia Universities Rankings. The University has been ranked 214 for Academic
Reputation based on Degree Value in Job Market, while Chandigarh University has
been ranked 86th across Asia under Employer Reputation Category.
Dr Bawa informed that Chandigarh University has secured
overall 35th rank among 119 universities (public-private) in India that have
achieved QS Asia University Rankings, while the varsity was ranked 7th among
private universities in India.
“Chandigarh University ranks 223rd in the International
Student Category in the QS Asia University Rankings and ranks among the top 1.5
percent of universities in Asia, while the university has been ranked first
among private universities in India in the rankings released for Best
Employability,” he added.
QS University Rankings is an annual publication of
university rankings approved by the International Ranking Expert Group (IREG),
and is viewed as one of the three most-widely read university rankings in the
world, making it a crucial factor for students across the globe in deciding
their universities.
Giving further details, Dr Bawa said that Chandigarh
University has also secured 52nd rank in the country at the university level in
the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) rankings released by the
Union Ministry of Education for the year 2021.
As a leading institution in the country, Chandigarh
University ranked first among private universities in the state and fourth
among universities in North India, while it ranked 77th in the country, 5th in
Punjab and 6th in North India in the overall rankings. Apart from this,
Chandigarh University has risen from 84th rank to 61st rank with a score of
45.01 in engineering field and has been ranked number one in the Tricity, he
said.
He said that four engineering courses of the University
have been recognized by the National Accreditation Board (NBA) for their
excellent and quality services in the field of technical education. It may be
mentioned that Chandigarh University is the only private university in Punjab
that offers engineering and management courses accredited by the NBA.
Speaking about the 'Hansa Research Survey-2021' conducted
at the university level by the country's top magazine 'The Week', Chandigarh
University, Gharuan has also been included among the top universities of India.
As per this survey, Chandigarh University was ranked among the top 7 private
universities of the country, first among the emerging universities of the
country and second among the private universities of North India, besides
securing overall 36th rank among the government and non-government universities
across the country.
Dr Bawa informed that Chandigarh University has also secured
16th rank among private universities at All India level with excellent
performance in the University Rankings released by top ranking agency India
Today and MDRA for the year 2021. Apart from this, in the field of research and
innovation, Chandigarh University has continued to be the top university across
the country to file the highest number of patents in the last three years,
while securing the third rank in terms of patent grants.
“Apart from this, Chandigarh University got the 5th rank
across the country in the All India Best Private University Rankings under the
ranking released by the country's leading magazine Outlook for the year 2021.
The university has secured first rank among private universities of North India
and Punjab, and second position among private universities in India providing
world class infrastructure and facilities in these rankings,” he added.
Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chancellor Chandigarh University,
speaking on the top ranks secured by the varsity in various prestigious
rankings over the year, said, "It has become imperative for an aspiring
student to find the right university, which not only provides him a meaningful
education but also helps in increasing his employability. It fills me with
pride to note that in less than ten years of its existence, Chandigarh
University has been climbing up on the ladder of success, quality and
excellence, making it to top rankings at national and international levels, and
improving them, year after year, and establishing itself as the top choice for
young students for their higher education.”
The Chancellor gave the credit for this huge success to
all the stakeholders including students, faculty, alumni and industry who have
contributed through their efforts to make Chandigarh University a
Centre-of-Excellence in Higher Education, matching and even bettering the
global standards.
He informed that a special strategic draft has been
prepared for further improvement of these rankings in future and efforts are
being made by the University with a commitment to secure the top positions in
the world-class rankings in the coming years as well.
"With our first-rate performance in these rankings,
the responsibility of the varsity has increased manifold, to not only perform
well in National & International Academic Rankings but also to contribute
in the exercise of Nation Building by preparing the next generation
professionals for the Industry," he added.
Photo Caption: A view of Chandigarh University, Gharuan
Campus.