IISc tops among Research Faculty in India: Zinnov report

Zinnov has released its latest study report titled, “Top Research Faculty in Tier-1 Engineering Institutions in India”, which contains a detailed assessment of the faculty in India’s Tier-1 engineering institutions and identifies the top faculty by major areas of research. As per the study, it was revealed that IISc, followed by IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi, emerged as the top institutes for faculty research competence in India.

Pari Natarajan, CEO, Zinnov, said, Even as innovation-focussed corporates look to expand their ecosystem and leverage the research expertise of India’s top engineering institutions, the study has brought out the impact that international exposure and industry collaboration can have on the nature of education imparted to our students. For India to build momentum in the engineering discipline, we must focus on creating a system where innovation is driven by a combination of industry and academia.

The study also unveiled that majority of the faculty members in the top institutes have good international exposure both in terms of research and teaching. The results of the department level analysis revealed that the faculty scores of Computer Science Engineering Department of IIT Delhi were the highest, backed by strong research expertise, high overall experience and good connects with the industry.
 
In the Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Aerospace discipline, IISc has emerged as the leader, driven by strong research focus and overall faculty experience.