US News and World Report declares AMU’s Dept of Mathematics number one in India
ALIGARH : Up-scaling on the graph of achievements among the best departments of Mathematics in India, the Department of Mathematics, Aligarh Muslim University has become number one in India taking a big leap to 137th position from the 175th in 2022, according to the Best Global Universities for Mathematics in India, the ranking published by the latest U.S. News and World Report 2023.
Prof Mohammad Ashraf, Chairman of the department said the Department’s progress is evident from an outstanding overall subject score of 56.8, positioning it at the topmost on the national level followed by TIFR, whose ranking is 324 worldwide. The third position is secured by the ISI, Kolkata with a ranking of 342, and the fourth by IIT Kanpur whose ranking in world list is 352 while IIT Madras and IISC Bangalore are at fifth and sixth positions with ranking 372 and 384 respectively. There are only six institutions of India on the list.
He said, “Our achievement in this important global ranking is a testimony to the several years of dedicated efforts from our faculty and research scholars to enhance the ranking of the department. It is an accomplishment that could truly change the trajectory of the Department’s future”.
“The department’s recognition also highlights the caliber of mathematics education and it is a testament to the impact of our teaching and research in India on the global stage”, he added.
Prof Ashraf pointed out that the department is one of the oldest departments of studies in the university with its foundation dating back to January 8, 1877 with the establishment of Mohammadian Anglo Oriental College, which later became a university in 1920. The department has had the honour of having the great mathematicians like J.C. Chakravarti, Dr Ziauddin Ahmad, Mr. M.A. Aziz and Mr. Abdul Majeed Kuresihy on its staff.
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