Calcutta University secures 11th spot in QS India Rankings 2020, tops among all state-run varsities

Kolkata: Calcutta University (CU) has secured the 11th spot in QS India Rankings 2020, topping among the state-run universities, followed by Jadavpur University (JU) at 12. Congratulating the two institutes, West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and chief minister Mamata Banerjee said it was a proud moment for the state.

"We have topped among the state universities, just a few notches below the central higher educational institutions, including IITs and IISC," CU Vice-Chancellor Sonali Chakrabarty Banerjee said on Tuesday. In the world rankings, too, CU has secured the 27th spot, which shows that the varsity has a "high academic standard", she said.

"We are all very happy about the development. I am proud of our faculty members," she added. JU vice-chancellor Suranjan Das did not receive calls. Among the central universities, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) dominate the list, with IIT Bombay securing the top position and IIT Kharagpur the fifth.