World-class performance! IIT-Guwahati ranks first spot on list of top universities in Asia-Pacific for problem-solving skills
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New Delhi, Aug. 16: Indian educational institutions are continuously working for world-class performance and excellence. Now, making another spectacular achievement, IIT-Guwahati recently topped in the list of ‘Universities in Asia Pacific’ region under the ‘Problem Solving’ category.
The ranking was given according to the report of ‘HackerRank’, a technical hiring platform, which ranked universities across 4 important technical Skills most sought by employers to determine the top universities for developers across North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East, and found some interesting outliers.
The universities were ranked based on the following four skills: Problem-solving, Language proficiency, Data structures knowledge, Computer science (CS) fundamentals.
The research was based on over 1.4 million assessments completed by students on HackerRank's platform between January 2017 and June 2019.
It contrasts with traditional lists, such as the Times Higher Education CS rankings, which focus on factors including teaching, research, international outlook, and industry income.
Expressing his gratitude, Prof. TG Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati, said, "I would like to congratulate everyone associated with IIT Guwahati for this ranking."
Further, he said, "The top position of IIT Guwahati in this ranking resonates with our vision of taking the institute from being a 'Tower of Excellence' to a 'Network of Excellence’.The institute is committed to working in this direction so that we can extend our contribution to the development of this nation.''