The university ranks 415th in Asia with an overall score of 36.9, up from 35.2 in the previous edition, as its academic reputation score declines.
The main entrance of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet). Photo: Courtesy
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The main entrance of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet). Photo: Courtesy
Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) has dropped 30 places to 415th in the QS Asia University Rankings 2027, despite improving its overall score from 35.2 to 36.9.
Cuet ranked 385th in the previous edition of the rankings.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), an international higher education research organisation, published the latest rankings on Tuesday (3 November), featuring more than 1,720 universities from 26 countries across Asia.
An analysis of Cuet’s performance indicators shows that the university improved its scores in several areas but recorded a decline in academic reputation, contributing to its fall in the rankings.
Its citations per paper score rose to 66.1 out of 100 from 58.6 in the previous edition, while its score for papers per faculty member also improved to 36.1.
However, its academic reputation score fell to 33.9 from 37.3.
Among the other indicators, Cuet scored 54.8 in employer reputation, 35.5 in international research network, 28.5 in faculty-student ratio and 14.8 in staff with PhD.
It scored 2.8 for inbound exchange students, 2.3 for the proportion of international faculty, 1.6 for outbound exchange students and 1.0 for the proportion of international students.
In the South Asian rankings, Cuet fell four places to 101st from 97th.
Among Bangladeshi universities, Cuet ranked 12th overall and third among the country’s five engineering universities, behind Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) and Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet).
Buet ranked 179th in Asia, while Kuet secured 370th position.
Attempts to reach Cuet Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Director Professor Md Abdur Rahman Bhuiyan by phone for comment went unanswered.
The University of Hong Kong topped the QS Asia University Rankings 2027, while the University of Dhaka ranked first among Bangladeshi universities.
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