Author: Dileep Thekkethil

Dileep P Thekethil, a Mass Communication post-graduate degree holder from Pondicherry University, is based in Bangalore. Prior to joining The American Bazaar in 2013, he was an SEO Content Manager for ISPG Technologies Pvt. LTD., the official channel partner of Google Adwords in India. He currently heads the India operations of The American Bazaar, leading the editorial, design and marketing team from the Bangalore office. He is a frequent blogger who keeps a tab on the latest updates in the technology arena. While at Pondicherry University, he anchored in creating a separate website for the Mass Communication Department.

Indian universities lack international faculties. The 2016-17 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings has listed the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc), and six other top Indian universities, including Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in the list of top 250 universities across the world. The IISc achieved this remarkable feat by scoring 99.9 in ‘citations per faculty’ – a ranking factor of QS – making the Bangalore-based prestigious institution the 11th best research institute in the world. However, the ranking of IISc, which was 150 in the QS ranking of 2015, fell to 152 in 2016-17. A similar fall in ranking was…

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