Last week we shared the results of two rankings of international universities – the THE and US News and World Reports (based on the QS rankings) – which came to different conclusions as to which universities are the best in the world.
The Hindustan Times looks at why different rankings produce different results, and why it’s important to dig beneath the surface to understand how a ranking is generated.

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