The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has been ranked 801-900 among world universities in the 2021 Shanghai Ranking also known as Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). This ranking published 1,000 top universities of the world this year. Fourteen Indian universities made the list.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore has been listed in the 401-500 brackets globally while it tops the list of Indian universities. As per the Shanghai Ranking website, the VIT is the only private institute of India which has made it to the list this year.
The VIT has been ranked by the Shanghai Ranking since 2019.
The ranking is based on research publications in top quality journals, highly cited researchers, top rated international awards and prizes. Shanghai Ranking is recognized by the Government of India as one of the ranking agencies for Institution of Eminence (IoEs).
VIT Chancellor, Dr G Viswanathan said, this is because of the hard work and quality maintained by our faculty members, research scholars and UG/PG students in teaching and research.