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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Times Higher Education released THE Young University Rankings 2020 for the universities which are 50 years old or younger. How many Indian Institutes secured their ranks in the top 100?
A
2
B
5
C
1
D
4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 2020 ranking includes 414 universities, up from 351 in 2019. As many as two universities made it into the top 100, while none could enter the ‘50 under 50’ category.

Detailed explanation-2: -Among the top Indian institutes in the World University Ranking 2020 are IISc, IIT Ropar, IIT Indore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and IIT Kharagpur.

Detailed explanation-3: -For the fourth year in a row, the University of Oxford leads the rankings in first place, while the University of Cambridge falls to third. The California Institute of Technology rises three places to second, while Stanford, Yale, Harvard and Imperial College London all appear in the top ten.

Detailed explanation-4: -Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022: India ranked 4th.

Detailed explanation-5: -In total, 22 Indian universities made it below rank 800 – three of which were debutant entries. DTU, Graphic Era University, IIT Indore, IIIT, Delhi, Jamia Hamdard University, JNU, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, and KIIT University also have been put under the 601-800 bracket.

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