The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) adds yet another feather to its cap. The institution beats the likes of IITs to be the top engineering institute in the country for faculty research competence.
A Zinnov report titled ‘Top Research Faculty in Tier-1 Engineering Institutions in India’ identifies institutes by major areas of research. As per the study, IISc, followed by IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi, emerged as the top institutes for faculty research competence in India. This basically means that the faculty in these institutes have the highest number of industry and government research grants, international and national journal references, conference publications and patents to their credit.
Also, in addition, these top institutes have higher proportion of senior faculty members (all PhDs) with greater overall experience (average of 20 years).
Commenting on the study, Pari Natarajan, CEO, Zinnov, said: “The quality of education that the next generation receives is significantly dependent on the exposure and knowledge that faculty can bring. Even as innovation-focused corporates look to expand their ecosystem and leverage the research expertise of India’s top engineering institutions, the study has brought out the impact that international exposure and industry collaboration can have on the nature of education imparted to our students. For India to build momentum in the engineering discipline, we must focus on creating a system where innovation is driven by a combination of industry and academia.”
On the departmental front, IISc ranks tops in electrical and electronics engineering and aerospace, whereas IIT Delhi excels in computer science engineering department. IIT Kanpur scores in mechanical engineering stream.
10 top institutes
IISc
IIT Kanpur
IIT Delhi
IIT Madras
IIT Bombay
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Roorkey
IIT BHU
IIT Guwahati
BITS Pilani
