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Cover Story EW India Government University Rankings 2023-24

muster rolls.
Further down the 91-strong
league table of India’s most reputed
government multidisciplinary uni-
versities, several have moved up in
public esteem. Annamalai Uni-
versity has been elevated to #14
(#21 in 2022-23), University of
Kashmir to #20 (#40), Gauhati
University to #35 (#46), and Gu-
rugram University to #49 (#63).
Moreover, it’s also important
to highlight that although some
universities are ranked modestly in
the national league table, they are
highly ranked in their host states.
For instance, Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam, ranked #29
Calcutta University's Prof. Chattopadhyay (left): less than satisfied nationally, is #1 in Andhra Pradesh
(pop.53 million). Similarly Central
impressed. “Although there’s a sig- support and infrastructure. Cur- University of Jharkhand, ranked
nificant improvement in our rank- rently, we are focused on setting up India #60, is #1 in Jharkhand (39.4
ing, we are not very happy as UoC research centres in emerging areas million) and the Indira Gandhi
deserves a Top 5 ranking. If you look such as astrostatistics, nano science, National Tribal University,
at our NIRF ranking for the past few artificial intelligence, and machine Amarkantak ranked #52 nation-
years, we have been ranked among learning. UoC definitely deserves a ally is the #1 government university
the Top 10. This is one of the coun- better ranking,” says Chattopadhyay, of Madhya Pradesh (85 million).
try’s oldest universities with world an alum of Presidency College and Therefore given the sheer scale and
famous alumni and world-class UoC, and also professor of statistics spread of India, being featured in
faculties, innovative teaching and at UoC. Currently, the university the EW national league table is an
research, and excellent institutional has 14,196 students and 1,255 on its achievement in itself.

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