ISLAMABAD – Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) has become thecountry’s top-ranked university, according to the recently published TimesHigher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2021.
AWKUM has dethroned Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) which was ranked as thebest Pakistani university in THE World University Rankings 2020.——————————
Overall, 17 Pakistani universities have been included in the 2021 rankings.These are the Pakistani institutes that have made it to THE WorldUniversity Rankings 2021.*Sr. No* *University* *Rank*1 Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan 501-6002 Quaid-i-Azam University 501-6003 COMSATS University Islamabad 601-8004 University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 801-10005 Government College University Faisalabad 801-10006 Government College Women University Faisalabad 801-10007 Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) 801-10008 National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) 801-10009 University of Peshawar 801-100010 Bahauddin Zakariya University 1001+11 University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore 1001+12 Government College University Lahore 1001+13 The Islamia University of Bahawalpur 1001+14 PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi 1001+15 University of Punjab 1001+16 University of Sargodha 1001+17 University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 1001+
THE has ranked 1500 universities from 93 countries on the basis of 13performance indicators from the following areas:
– Teaching – Research – Citations – Knowledge transfer – Industry income – International outlook
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While the University of Oxford has topped the rankings for the fifthconsecutive year, the US has claimed a record eight places in the top 10.
