The TUK-TUK-TUK Bird in MCC | Today
19th June 2025
#reflections
Felt so happy to read India’s strong presence in the QS World Rankings, cited in today’s Times of India.
India hits record high with 54 institutions in QS university rankings, says the article.
IIT-Delhi Tops India At 123, IIT-Madras Breaks Into Global Top 200
India has recorded its strongest presence yet in the QS World University Rankings 2026, with 54 institutions making it to the list — a significant jump from 46 in 2025 and 45 in 2024.
This 390% increase from just 11 ranked varsities in 2014 makes India the fastest growing higher education system among G20 countries and the fourth most represented nation in rankings, behind only the US, UK, and China.
Leading the Indian pack is the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, which climbed to a joint 123rd position (alongside Georgia Institute of Technology, US) — its best-ever showing. In 2025 and 2024, the institute stood at 150 and 197, respectively.
This steady rise is backed by strong scores in Employer Reputation (50th globally), Citations per Faculty (8th), and Academic Reputation (142nd), highlighting its growing global stature.
While IIT-Bombay slipped to 129th this year from its all-time best rank of 118 in 2025, it remains in the global top 130 and continues to score highly on Employer Reputation, ranking 39th in that indicator.
IIT-Madras, meanwhile, recorded one of the most dramatic improvements in 2026 — leaping 47 places to reach the 180th spot. This is the first time it has entered the global top 200, marking its best-ever performance in the QS rankings.
Other top-performing Indian institutions include IIT-Kharagpur (215), IISc Bangalore (219), and IIT-Kanpur (222).
Among non-IITs, Delhi University (328) and Anna University (465) featured in the top 500 for India.
The inclusion of eight new Indian universities in the 2026 edition — more than any other country — signals a broader institutional momentum. However, India’s rise has been uneven.
Despite improvements in research strength and academic reputation, challenges remain in areas critical to internationalisation.
The International Students Ratio remains a key concern, with 78% of Indian universities seeing a decline in this indicator.
No Indian institution ranks in the global top 500 for attracting international students, which affects the diversity and global exposure on campuses.
Similarly, the Faculty-Student Ratio presents a structural bottleneck.
OP Jindal Global University is the only Indian university in the global top 350 for this metric. While the country works towards its ambitious target of achieving a 50% Gross Enrolment Ratio by 2035, concerns persist around the capacity to recruit quality faculty at scale.
Moreover, as against 12 Indian universities in top 500 in 2025, there’s one less in the latest rankings,
says the article in today’s ToI.
Coming back -
Today a lot of parallel FDPs and Workshops were in progress in our College. Thanks to our visionary Principal Dr. Paul Wilson for organizing such empowering Programmes for the benefit of the larger MCC Community.
The HoDs and Deans had their special Leadership Training Programme for the second consecutive day today.
Today, after the Programme got over at 5.15 pm, I started clicking a few lovely bird and deer pics in campus.
When… to my sweetest surprise, I got a darshan of the Coppersmith Barbet – three rather – sitting pretty on one of the towering trees.
The Coppersmith barbet gets its name from its unique “tuk... tuk... tuk...” call – that strongly resembles a coppersmith hammering metal, and hence its name! 😊
What’s more? When the Barbet makes these “tuk tuks” the bird’s beak remains shut during each “tuk”. Because of this unique ventriloquist sensibility in the Coppersmith Barbet, it is often difficult to pinpoint its exact location, say bird enthusiasts.
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| The Original Shot! |
Added, its very presence offers a visual treat to the avid bird watcher!
Its striking plumage that’s predominantly green, allows it to blend remarkably well with foliage. Added, it has a vivid crimson forehead and throat, and vibrant yellow cheeks with a yellow eye-ring.
Giving us all a few more lovely Nature Clicks taken today. 😊
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| The Asian Open-Bill |
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| Spotted Deer in Campus Today |
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| Spot the Three Tuk-Tuk-Tuk Birds! |
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| The Common Moorhen |
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