As per the World University Rankings 2024 by subject, the best institutions for engineering this year continue to be Harvard University and Stanford University from the United States. 

Imperial College London moves into the top 10, taking the tenth spot. The universities of Oxford and Cambridge are the two other UK institutions in this group. 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, Princeton University occupy the third, sixth, seventh and eighth position respectively.  

The top 10 list features six US universities and one from Singapore. The US has five more universities in the top 300 this year compared with last year. 

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea is the highest new entrant, ranking in the 201-250 band. Across the full table, the US, Japan and India are the most-represented nations. 

The ranking highlights the universities that are leading across disciplines such as general engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering, civil engineering, and chemical engineering.  

The table this year includes 1,374 universities, up from 1,306 last year. 

Visit the official website of Times Higher Education to check the complete list of colleges ranked in the Engineering section.  

In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 by subject, the universities from the US and UK take the number one positions across all 11 of the subject rankings.

The UK’s University of Oxford has claimed the top spot in both clinical and health and computer science and US universities have come first in the other nine subjects including arts and humanities, business and economics, education, engineering, law, life sciences, physical sciences, psychology and social sciences.

Arts and humanities, life sciences and social sciences only have UK and US universities in the top 10 this year.

Harvard University and Stanford University top in the list of three subjects making them the highest scorers. While Harvard University tops engineering, law and life sciences, Stanford tops in arts and humanities, psychology and is jointly topping in social sciences. Massachusetts Institute of Technology topped in business and economics and is a joint top in social sciences.

While this year’s THE World University Rankings by subject shows a greater diversity of universities and countries excelling across the world, these rankings are still dominated by US and UK institutions.

The top positions of the 11 subject rankings show increasing diversity as compared with the World University Rankings 2020 by subject, especially in social sciences, education, business and economics.

The World University Rankings in its 20th edition witnessed the participation of 108 countries and regions. Around 1,904 universities are ranked overall this year which is an increase from 1,799 universities last year.

For this year’s analysis, 16.5 million research papers were examined which is 1 million more than last year. Additionally, 134 million citations have been examined, compared with last year’s 121 million.

Times Higher Education is the global data partner for higher education. The data here is based on five decades of expertise in the sector, millions of individual data points and with the participation of more unique institutions.

The results enable stakeholders in higher education to make smarter, more informed decisions. 

Kareena Kapoor may have walked down the aisle back in 2012 but even a decade later, her allure is strong enough to headline bridal collections. Fashion designer Masaba Gupta’s label House Of Masaba was launched in 2009 and earlier this week, launched their novel bridal collection for the contemporary Indian bride with the Bollywood star playing an artful muse in various avatars. In the latest photo of the bridal collection, Kareena is playing the part of the “Flapper Princess” in pristine white. While paying homage to the flapper girls of the 20s, it also features Indian elements throughout. She is wearing the designer’s Son Chidiya cape set which features a white sequin and pearl bralette embellished in Sitara and Moti kaam and had a sheer overlay layering it. Completing the style is a pearl-accented headpiece with trailing details falling from the band.

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In a previous style from the bridal line, Kareena is seen in more traditional garb. She is wearing House Of Masaba’s Ochre Neel – Kamal lehenga which features 3 shades of yellow called Surajmukhi, Sona and Khaakhi. The garment is embellished with Son-chidiya, Neel-Kamal, Haathphool and Jaali motif and in dori, sitara and moti kaam, ensuring that the star looked every bit the radiant bride.

In another portrait, Kareena is captured in a modern ensemble for post-wedding functions. She donned the Son Chidiya cropped blazer set in black which included a long sleeved blazer embellished with gold motifs and came paired with a drape skirt.

The collection titled toward traditional ethnic charm when Kareena wore a classic ivory lehenga in raw silk with golden dori kaam. With it was a dupatta with Anar Phool Motif border and a tulle trail embellished with pearls.

Kareena Kapoor sure knows how to be a stunning bridal muse.

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