LAHORE: In the recently released QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, 14 universities from Pakistan have made their mark. This year, over 16,300 academic programmes were ranked across various subjects, marking an increase of over 600 compared to the last year.

The 2024 edition of the QS World University Rankings by subject features 55 individual subjects across five broad subject areas. A total of 1,559 institutions have been ranked across these subjects this year, with 64 universities debuting.

The broad faculty areas featured in the 14th edition of the rankings included Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Medicine, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and Management. Universities are ranked using various metrics, including their academic reputation, employer reputation and the International Research Network (IRN) Index.

The Pakistani universities that were among the top 1,000 universities are COMSATS University Islamabad, National University of Sciences and Technology, University of the Punjab, Bahria University, International Islamic University, Lahore University of Management Sciences, University of Karachi, University of Peshawar, Aga Khan University, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad and University of Malakand.

The University of the Punjab has been ranked in total 19 subjects. This is the first time that so many subjects taught at the university have been ranked by the QS ranking. Library and Information Management has been ranked in the range of 50-70 in the world. It is for the first time that any subject taught at University of the Punjab has been ranked in this range. Other subjects ranked are included Petroleum Engineering (101-150), Languages (251-300), Linguistics (301-320), Mathematics (301-350), Pharmacy (301-350), Agriculture & Forestry (351-400), Physics & Astronomy (351-400), Engineering & Technology (392) and Chemical Engineering (401-430).

PU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood has congratulated faculty members, students and staff for this phenomenal increase in their university’s ranking.

He said that the better performance might further enhance the university’s ranking in the coming years. He appreciated the efforts of the university ranking committee comprising young professors under its chairman Prof Dr Muhammad Usman Awan.

Published in Dawn, April 16th, 2024