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Category : International
Published on: September 04 2021
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· The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022 has been announced. Oxford University tops the list, followed by California Institute of Technology and Harvard University at second and third place respectively.
· The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru is placed between the positions of 301-350. Incidentally, it is also the only university in the top 350 ranking.
Important facts
Top Five Universities in the world:
v University of Oxford, UK
v California Institute of Technology, US
v Harvard University, US
v Stanford University, US
v University of Cambridge, UK
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