IISER Bhopal Ranks Fourth in Academic Category in Nature Index Rankings 2023

by Prashant Kapadia/NHN

The Institute has been ranked No 4 in ‘academic’ category and No. 6 in the ‘overall’ category in Nature Index rankings 2023

Bhopal, 16^th June 2023: In a signification development the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal has been ranked fourth in academic category as per the rankings released by The Nature Index annual table 2023. The Institute has improved its position from last year, when it got 10^th rank in academic category.

The Institute has also improved in overall category from 13^th rank to 6^th rank and has acquired top position among all the IISERs in the country.

The new ranking has been announced based on Nature Index data from 1st January to 31st December, 2022.

Speaking about the rankings, Prof. Siva Umapathy, Director, IISER Bhopal, said, “We are happy to see us progress in The Nature Index annual table 2023. At IISER Bhopal, our aim is to build a collaborative research ecosystem by working with academic and industry leaders. The institute’s ranking has improved this year as compared to last year and this has happened with the collective efforts from our faculty, students, and staff in research, teaching and outreach.”

The Nature Index is considered the most competitive and prestigious metric observed closely across the globe to assess the performance of institutions and countries in scientific research. Ranking high in the index is considered a signature of high performance in research globally. For the first time, The Nature Index 2023 Annual Tables track output in high-quality medical journals in addition to four natural-science categories

Along with this, IISER Bhopal is continuously consolidating its position in the National and International rankings and has secured 60^th place in NIRF Ranking 2023. The Institute has gained rank 281-290 in the overall category of the QS Asia Ranking 2023. The Institute has also been ranked 57^th (National Rank, out of 70 in the 1500 Institutes) in the Times Higher Education 2023 World Ranking.

ABOUT IISER BHOPAL : Established by the Ministry of Education (then Ministry of Human Resource & Development), Government of India, in 2008, IISER Bhopal is the youngest of the first five IISERs. In a decade, the Institute has received several distinctions, duly carving out its own position in the national and international arena.

With a vision to provide high-quality education to students and contribute to society through its research, IISER Bhopal is the first IISER to have been declared by the Ministry of Education for project completion.

IISER Bhopal is continuously consolidating its position in the National and International rankings and has secured 60^th place in The National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Along with this, IISER Bhopal has gained rank 281-290 in the overall category of the QS Asia Ranking 2023. The Institute has also been ranked 57^th (National Rank, out of 70 in the 1500 Institutes) in the Times Higher Education 2023 World Ranking.