Onkar Sharma [email protected] Top 20 T-Schools The gist of the DQ-CMR T-School Survey surfaces in the fact that a new host of institutes have managed to get a place in the top 20 list | A CyberMedia Publication www.dqindia.com August 15, 2014 | 85 TOP 20 T-SCHooLS 1 IIT Madras IT Madras topped the DQ-CMR survey on various parameters and I clinched the number one posi- tion. It is one of the premier institu- tions in the country that scores high on infrastructure, industry exposure, placements, HR, and faculty. IIT Ma- dras has led the list for the second consecutive year. An autonomous public engineering and research institution, it is recog- nized as an institute of national im- portance by the Government of India. IIT Madras is a residential institute that occupies a 2.5 km (620 acres) campus that was formerly part of the adjoining Guindy National Park. The institute has nearly 550 faculties, 8,000 students, and 1,250 adminis- trative and supporting staff. 2 IIT Kharagpur IT Kharagpur significantly im- proved its overall ranking which I shows the institute’s endeavors to compete on multiple parameters. Although IIT Kharagpur was already among the top 10 institutes last year, it has surprised biggies such as IIT Mumbai to secure the second place. It improved its scores significantly on academic environment which mani- fests the image it has built among students and the industry. Besides, the institute performed well on in- frastructure parameter where it was ranked #3. However, on placement front the institute needs to do a lot as it was ranked at #10. It ranked #6 on industry interface parameter but ranked #1 on HR scroes. The institution has graduated to a next level with additions to courses, faculty members, seats, and research labs. The students and alumni of IIT Kharagpur are informally referred Kharagpur has the largest campus festivals: Spring Fest, Kshitij, and to as KGPians. Among all IITs, IIT with 2,100 acres. It is known for its Shaurya. 86 | August 15, 2014 www.dqindia.com A CyberMedia Publication | Visit: www.techbzar.com TOP 20 T-SCHooLS 3 IIIT Hyderabad he International Institute of In- formation Technology, Hydera- T bad (IIIT-H) ranked at number three in the list. The institute ranked high on parameters such as HR scores, academic interface, indus- try interface, job placements, and infrastructure. It is an autonomous university which was set up as a not- for-profit public-private partnership (N-PPP) and is the first IIIT to be set up as a research university focused on the core areas of IT, such as com- puter science, electronics and com- munications, and their applications in industrial projects, and a few compa- other domains. The institute evolved nies have been incubated based on strong research programs in a host of the research done at the institute. 4 IIT Bombay areas, with computation or IT provid- The institute combines pioneering t one point, IIT Bombay used to ing the connecting thread, and with research with top class education. be always on the number one an emphasis on the development of An innovative curriculum allows the A position, but in last few years it technology and applications, which student flexibility in selecting courses has faced competition from other IITs can be transferred for use to indus- and projects. Students, even at the and T-schools in the country. Howev- try and society. This required carry- undergraduate level, get to partici- er, it holds the reputation it is known ing out basic research that can be pate in ongoing research and tech- for and leads in many streams. Top IT used to solve real life problems. As a nology development—an opportunity companies do not forget to pay a visit result, a synergistic relationship has unprecedented in India. As a result, to clinch the best talent from this tech come to exist at the institute between a vibrant undergraduate program school. Many of IITians from IIT Bom- basic and applied research. Faculty co-exists with a strong postgraduate bay in the last few years have gone carries out a number of academic program. out and set up their own businesses and companies. So IIT Bomaby is also considered as a grooming plat- form for budding entrepreneurs. In the list it scores competitively on several parameters. It ranks high when it comes to job placement and the faculty. IIT Bombay has a com- prehensive graduate program of- fering doctoral degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math- ematics. Currently IIT Bombay has a total of 14 academic departments, six centers, one school, and three interdisciplinary programs. Over the last 53 years, around 39,000 engi- neers and scientists have graduated from the institute. Educational pro- grams here extend beyond the physi- cal sciences and engineering into 88 | August 15, 2014 www.dqindia.com A CyberMedia Publication | humanities and social sciences such as Economics, English, Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology and into management studies. Over the years, the institute has also created a niche for its innovative short-term courses through continuing education and distance education program. 5 IIT Guwahati ndian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati, IITG) I has managed to stay in the top 5 list. It has moved up three places as it was at #8 place last year. In the North-East it is one of the best tech- nology schools that trains and pro- duces the best talent for the industry. However, the institution has tried to and understanding of various career- acres at the southern end of Varanasi change its image significantly in the related things. on the banks of the River Ganges. last few years. It has begun to put in Based on its consistent perform- a lot of resources for PhD and doc- ance on several parameters, IIT BHU torate courses. Its scores on various 6 is able to retain its place among top parameters were encouraging. It has IIT Banaras 10 T-schools in the country. However, a huge campus surrounded in the it has gone down by one place this hills. IITG is officially recognized as Hindu University year. It has earned a good score on an Institute of National Importance ndian Institute of Technology, Ba- job placement and faculty. Besides, it by the Government of India. A host of naras Hindus University is a resi- is known for its innovative approach festivals and programs are organized I dential and co-educational cam- and research-oriented studies. It has within the campus every year that al- pus within the larger BHU campus put in a lot of effort to introduce a low them to enhance their knowledge which is spread over nearly 1,300 number of research programs. | A CyberMedia Publication www.dqindia.com August 15, 2014 | 89 TOP 20 T-SCHooLS 7 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani n DQ-CMR survey, BITS Pilani has leapfrogged to seventh po- I sition from the previous eleventh last year. It is one of the premier in- stitutions in the country that imparts education in different streams and is a name to reckon with when it comes to job placement and research. Its job placement index is always high as it boasts to compete with the best in the country. The Birla Institute of Technology & Science was established in its present form in 1964. During this period, the institute’s transforma- tion from a regional engineering puterized competitive entrance ex- college to a national university was amination, BITSAT (BITS Admission 8 Netaji Subhas backed by GD Birla. BITS has es- Test). Admission is merit-based, as tablished centers at Goa, Hydera- assessed by the BITSAT examina- bad, and Dubai. tion. The fully residential institute is Institute of BITS administers the all-India com- privately supported. Technology, New Delhi etaji Subhas Institute of Technol- ogy is a seat of higher technical Neducation in India and stands at top when it comes to top T-schools in the country. This time, it managed to enter the top 10 club. It was estab- lished in the year 1983 as Delhi Insti- tute of Technology with the objective to meet the growing demands of man- power in the emerging fields of engi- neering and technology with a close social and industrial interface. Over a period of time, the institute has carved a niche for itself, both nationally and in- ternationally, for excellence in technical education and research. NSIT used technology right from the beginning with a state-of-the-art labs and facilities. It ranks high as far as faculty and infrastructure is concerned. 90 | August 15, 2014 www.dqindia.com A CyberMedia Publication | 9 NIT Karnataka he National Institute of Technol- ogy Karnataka (NITK) formerly T known as Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC), is one of the leading tech schools. Students flock to seek admissions in the college for various reasons. It has continuous- ly improved its ranks in the DQ-CMR survey and improved upon param- eters like infrastructure, academic in- terface, HR, and job placements. NIT Karnakataka also managed to secure a place in the top 10 list as it moved from 12th place last year. Its campus is about 20 kms north of Mangalore city. It was founded in 1960 as KREC while today, it is one of the 30 National Institutes of Technol- ogy in India and is recognized as an institute of national importance. It has a suburban campus, in close proxim- ity to the Arabian Sea. National High- 10 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information way 66 runs through the campus and serves as the major mode of access.