Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati)

Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be anymore IITs, the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) comes along, ranked 50^th in the BRICS ranking and 98^th in Asia. Established in 1994 by the Indian government, IIT Guwahati can be found on the northern banks of the Brahmaputra River in the city of Guwahati, northeastern India. As well as offering engineering, science and humanities programs, the school also boasts six research centers with a focus on energy, environment, educational technology, nanotechnology, mass media communication and instruments facility. 

In this year’s subject rankings, IIT Guwahati is among the top 300 schools worldwide for electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.

WEBSITE: http://www.iitg.ac.in/

University of Delhi

One of the few top universities in India not focused on technical degrees, the University of Delhi is often considered the nation’s best multidisciplinary school. Established in 1922, it’s currently ranked 46^th in the BRICS rankings and 91^st in Asia. Located across two campuses north and south of the city of Delhi, the University of Delhi enrolls over 300,000 students. In addition to a full spectrum of degree programs, the school also runs five Centers of Advanced Studies in the fields of chemistry, geology, history, sociology and zoology.

The University of Delhi is ranked in eight subjects this year, coming 17^th in the world in the inaugural edition of our development studies ranking.

WEBSITE: http://www.du.ac.in/du/

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)

Another of the top Indian universities created in the 1950s, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) was established in 1959, the same year as IIT Kanpur. It currently ranks 20^th in the BRICS ranking and 56^th in the whole of Asia. The school is located in the city of Chennai, formerly Madras, one of the leading cities of southern India, on a campus of 600 acres. With approximately 8,000 students, IIT Madras boasts great natural surroundings, adjacent to conservation site Guindy National Park.

Among the 9 subjects IIT Madras is globally ranked for, it does best for engineering; it’s ranked among the world’s top 100 schools for civil & structural engineering, electrical & electronic engineering and mechanical engineering.

WEBSITE:  https://www.iitm.ac.in/

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)

Founded as an engineering college in 1961, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has quickly established a place among the top universities in India. It retains 13^th in the BRICS ranking this year, and places 42^nd in the whole of Asia. Located south of the bustling city of New Delhi in the Hauz Khas neighborhood, IIT Delhi operates across a 325-acre campus close to a number of other research institutes and universities. These include Jawaharlal Nehru University, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and the Indian Statistical Institute. Like other IITs, IITD is fairly small in size and highly competitive, with a current student community of just under 8,000.

Internationally ranked in 11 subjects, IIT Delhi performs best (in the top 100 worldwide) for chemical engineering, civil & structural engineering, computer science, electrical & electronic engineering and mechanical engineering.

WEBSITE: http://www.iitd.ac.in/

Indian Institute of Science (IISc Bangalore)

A specialist public institution, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc Bangalore) is India’s leading representative in the BRICS ranking, in fifth place. It’s also ranked 34^th in the latest QS University Rankings: Asia, consistently named among the top universities in India and well known for its research in the fields of technology and engineering. Located amid a hub of research institutes just north of Bangalore city, the Indian Institute of Science offers a great academic network as well as 40 departments across a 400-acre residential campus.

While the Indian Institute of Science’s specialized focus means it is not eligible for inclusion in the overall world rankings, it has a strong presence within the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015. Here, it is ranked internationally in 14 subjects, including a place within the global top 100 for electrical & electronic engineering and materials sciences.

WEBSITE: http://www.iisc.ernet.in/

Freie Universitaet Berlin

At Freie Universitaet, the basis for educating outstanding young academics and scientists lies in granting utmost freedom for the pursuit of ideas, combining personal liberty with strong individual support from academic advisors, and establishing a multitude of opportunities for disciplinary and interdisciplinary networking with young academics as well as seasoned scholars. The university thus encourages graduate students to pursue their studies with a high degree of autonomy and independence. At the same time, Freie Universitaet fosters individual supervision by faculty members from the respective departments and opportunities for regular peer reviews with other graduate students. Freie Universitaet offers masterâ??s degrees in more than 100 subjects; many courses are taught in English. The pursuit of doctoral degrees is possible in almost all subjects the university offers, given that a professor sponsors and advises the studentâ??s research project. In addition to this procedure of an individual working on a dissertation in close cooperation with one faculty member â?? which constitutes the traditional and still most common way to obtain a doctoral degree in Germany â?? Freie Universitaet has set out to develop coordinated programs for the completion of doctoral degrees. These structured programs provide graduate students with the opportunity to work within...

WEBSITE http://www.fu-berlin.de/en/

KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

On October 01, 2009, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) was founded by a merger of Universität Karlsruhe (founded 1825) and Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (founded 1956). KIT bundles the missions of both precursory institutions: A university of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg with teaching and research tasks and a large-scale research institution of the Helmholtz Association conducting program-oriented provident research on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany. Within these missions, KIT operates along three strategic fields of action: research, teaching, and innovation. Seven KIT-Centers pool the research activities, eleven KIT- departments stand for a research- and student oriented teaching and learning culture.

WEBSITE  https://www.kit.edu/english/