University of Punjab joins list of top 1000 universities

The University of Punjab once again makes it to the top 1000 universities of the world.

QS World University Rankings assessed the performance of 1,000 universities from around the world.

The University of Punjab was listed among the top 62 percent institutions and ranked 801/ 1000.

The vice-chancellor of the university, Dr. Ahmed Niaz said the university was ranked among the top 78 % educational institutions in 2018. Its global ranking improved by 16% in a brief period of three years, he added.

The institution has now jumped 39 positions in Asia over the last two years, the vice-chancellor said.

The listing of institutions was based on various factors, attributes, and indicators that were brought into consideration to determine the QS World University Rankings.

Some of the judgment criteria included employer reputation, academic reputation, and faculty to student ratio, international faculty, international students, and citations per faculty.