DU ranked among top 10 universities in India

NEW DELHI: University of Delhi has been ranked among the top ten varsities in the country by a global ranking company in its list released for 2018.
University of Delhi was ranked in the 481-491 band in the world rankings list making it the 8th top university in the country after the top ranked IIT-Delhi.
The data was released yesterday by Quacquarelli Symonds University World Rankings which is an annual publication of university ranking by a British company Quacquarelli Symonds specialised in education and study abroad.
The rankings are based on six performance indicators across four areas - research, teaching, employability and internationalization.
Karnataka's Manipal University was ranked highest among private universities in the country.
For the first time, Manipal University figured in 701-750 band, placing it at 13th position in the country.
The performance indicators are - academic reputation, employer reputation, student-to-faculty ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio and international student ratio.
Vice Chancellor of Manipal University H Vinod Bhat said, "Our focus now is to be sub-600 in the 2019 World Rankings. I am certain that we will get there."