S. Vishnu Sharma
THE employability rating of our educational institutions released recently for 2020 has lot of good news in store.
Higher education institutions in our country have garnered good deal of name and fame in our country and abroad.
THE (Times Higher Education) employability rating has once again shown that our educational institutions stand second to none.
THE employability rating
THE employability rating begins its innings with IIT Delhi which it rated as most employable institute in India.
Interestingly, IIT Delhi has secured 27th rank worldwide when it comes to THE employability rating.
The next popular Indian institute to feature in the THE employability rating is Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru.
On a global level, this educational institution based in South India has secured 71st rank in THE employability rating.
After IIT Delhi, this is also the institute that is known as most employable one.
The employability rating is designed by ‘Emerging’ which is an HR consultancy and is published by Times Higher Education (THE).
Emerging is an HR consultancy specializing in corporate and higher education institutions relations, with a focus on optimizing recruitment and integrating young talents.
THE employability rating informs about what the recruiters from the well-known companies think about the educational institutions.
It also tells us about which educational institutions are considered the best by top recruiters for recruiting people.
THE employability rating is about top recruiters’ view on which educational institutions best prepare their students for companies.
THE employability rating has lot of significance for students also.
They can use these ratings to know which college is considered the best by most of the top companies and then try to gain entry into that.
It is because, these educational institutions are simply not just about preparing the students for a great career, but it is about their all-round development.
THE employability rating focuses on another eminent institution from India, IIT Bombay which has won the 128th position in THE employability rating.
It is interesting to note that THE employability rating features over 250 universities from over 43 countries.
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Employers voted for these institutions from their country and also those located on the foreign soil.
About six institutions from India are featured in THE employability rating for this year.
The next most famous institution for higher learning THE employability rating features is Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad.
THE rating of IIM Ahmedabad stands at 184. This b-school has also got a very good rating within the country.
NIRF rating in India has place this institution at a very good position.
Making a move to the foreign shores, California Institute of Technology of USA is the one that has got the first rank in THE employability rating for this year.
This educational institution is a top choice for students across the world and also a highly preferred one for employers of top companies.
The students here not only are known for their subject knowledge, but also for their ability to workout solutions for most pressing challenges bothering the society.
The second rank in THE employability rating for this year went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology which is again from USA.
Many companies are known to be involved with this college in connection with forming the courses and undertaking research works.
Also from USA is Harvard University which won the third rank in THE employability rank for this year. Its fame too is no less in the field of higher education.
This institution has a reputation for admitting highly skilled students.
This is a most chosen one for students across the globe, and is also known to be a place for pathbreaking research and innovation.
Back to India, THE employability rating for this year also features IIT Kharagpur which has won 195th rank.
IIT Kharagpur is said to be the first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to be established in India.
It began its innings in 1951 initially with an objective of training scientists and engineers after India won independence.
However as the time moved ahead IIT Kharagpur which won 195th rank in THE employability rating for this year has diversified its academic activities.
Amity University from India has won 236th rank in THE employability rating for this year.
Among the private universities, this institution is said to have secured a first rank as far as employability is concerned.
Employability rating for this year as got cheer for this country as six popular educational institutions are featured in it.
Hope is always for better, hope more number of colleges from India find a place in employability rating in future.
However these ratings also indicate that our educational institutions have to focus on improving the employability of their students.
Better the employability of the students, greater are the chances for them to landup in good jobs.