4 Indian Universities Among the World's Best
#3. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur:
Rank- No. 79
For the first time ever, this prestigious institute made the list. This leading institution of the country is slotted at the 79th position of the esteemed list. IIT Kanpur was established with an aim to provide meaningful education, to conduct genuine research of the highest quality, to provide direction to the technological innovation and to support industrial growth of the country. IIT Kanpur began functioning in 1959 and initially had a very modest beginning. It started with about 100 students and a small faculty. This Institute now has a huge residential campus with about 309 faculties and in excess of 900 supporting staff. Currently, nearly 2,255 undergraduate and 1,476 postgraduate students are studying on the educational institute.
With the ever increasing number of mindboggling innovations in both its research and curriculum, IIT Kanpur is swiftly gaining a celebrated reputation.