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Cover Story EW India Government University Rankings 2022-23

India’s best government engineering &

technology universities

Following IISc is Anna Univer-
sity, Chennai at #2 (#5 in 2021-22)
Surprisingly, Anna University, Chennai is awarded top and Delhi Technological Univer-
score under the all-important parameter of research sity at #3 (#7). Unlike the top lead-
and innovation, rather than Indian Institute of Science, ership of the centrally funded IISc,
the management of the state govern-
Bangalore ment-promoted Anna University (AU,
estb.1978) is more forthcoming and
appreciative of EWIHER 2022-23.
Surprisingly, AU is awarded top score
under the all-important parameter of
research and innovation in which the
score awarded is based on objective
criteria viz, faculty papers published
in refereed journals and cited in the
Scopus Index.
“We welcome the new rationalised
EW survey which evaluates universi-
ties in their domains. Since the estab-
lishment of the College of Engineer-
ing, Guindy in 1794, we have come
a long way in pioneering and spear-
heading growth of technical education
and research. Over the decades, AU,
with its highly-qualified faculty has
led several research and consultancy
projects that have enhanced teaching-
learning processes. Our campus hosts
Anna University's G. Ravikumar (centre right): unsurprised several autonomous research centres
for executing innovative research
he second most populous terface. Promoted in 1909 through a projects and a full-fledged Centre for
league table in the ration- generous land grant from pioneer in- Intellectual Property Rights and Tech-
alised EW government uni- dustrialist J.N. Tata who founded the nology Transfer. An Entrepreneurship
Tversities rankings 2022-23 Mumbai-based Tata business empire, Development and Innovative Council
is of varsities offering engineering & IISc is funded by the Central govern- has also been set up recently to en-
technology programmes. Unsurpris- ment through generous grants of the able and facilitate the startup eco-
ingly, this 20-strong league table is Union government (Rs.727.25 crore in system at the university. Therefore, I
dominated by the Indian Institute the Union Budget 2022-23). am not surprised by our top score for
of Science, Bengaluru (IISc), also However, the abject dependence research and innovation in your rank-
ranked India’s #1 government univer- of IISc on government largesse has ings,” says G. Ravikumar, registrar,
sity in the undivided league table of cast a shadow over autonomy of this Anna University, Chennai, which has
2021-22. venerated university. Director Dr. 11,934 students and 922 faculty on its
Spread over a sprawling 440-acre Govindan Rangarajan declined to muster rolls.
campus in the garden city, IISc is comment on the elaborate EWIHER The reclassification of EWIHER
ranked India’s #1 engineering and rankings on the ground that the survey to avoid apples with oranges type
technology public university in 2022- is not “authorised” by government. “As comparisons has cleared the way for
23 with top scores under a record eight a matter of policy, we officially partici- several universities specialising in
of ten parameters of higher education pate only in government of India rank- engineering and technology educa-
excellence including competence of ings or those designated by GoI,” he tion to rise and shine. For instance,
faculty, placements, and industry in- informed your correspondent. the Institute of Chemical Tech-

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