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World University Rankings 2026: India

119 universities ranked in India, out of 2,280 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for India yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among India’s universities on the global measures.

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National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	=169	45.5	69	94	est.	94–566
2	University of Delhi	178	45.1	61	96	est.	177–718
3	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	=194	43.8	70	93	est.	104–596
4	Birla Institute of Technology and Science	=202	43.3	70	93	est.	112–587
5	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	=266	40.4	62	94	est.	122–736
6	Jamia Millia Islamia	=303	39.1	83	62	est.	148–813
7	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	=378	36.7	56	94	est.	152–893
8	Aligarh Muslim University	=411	35.7	75	74	est.	190–936
9	Vellore Institute of Technology	=414	35.6	80	21	est.	193–983
10	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	=432	35.1	58	92	est.	165–983
11	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	=452	34.4	78	21	est.	223–1050
12	Jawaharlal Nehru University	=457	34.3	56	93	est.	160–1089
13	Presidency University, Kolkata	=487	33.8	42	95	est.	127–1163
14	Lovely Professional University	=534	32.3	75	43	est.	267–1213
15	Shoolini University	=632	29.6	72	21	est.	264–1429
16	Institute of Chemical Technology	=648	29.1	70	60	est.	331–1411
17	Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur	=650	29.0	72	21	est.	349–1379
18	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	=657	28.9	71	21	est.	334–1440
19	Chitkara University	=664	28.7	71	21	est.	344–1460
20	National Institute of Technology Patna	=699	27.8	68	67	est.	370–1416
21	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	=710	27.5	69	21	est.	373–1416
22	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	=768	26.0	67	57	est.	402–1660
23	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	=787	25.6	68	21	est.	446–1584
24	Visva Bharati University	=792	25.5	34	91	est.	291–1602
25	Banaras Hindu University	=799	25.3	64	64	est.	396–1685
26	Indian Institute of Science	=834	24.6	59	72	est.	400–1713
27	Saveetha University	=857	24.0	65	21	est.	485–1710
28	National Institute of Technology Silchar	=860	23.9	65	21	est.	491–1677
29	Delhi Technological University	=871	23.7	64	49	est.	492–1699
30	Chandigarh University	=941	22.6	62	21	est.	543–1751
=31	Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar	=954	22.3	62	21	est.	532–1786
=31	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	=954	22.3	61	21	est.	482–1857
33	University of Kashmir	=974	21.8	65	1	est.	564–1707
34	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	=1008	20.8	59	21	est.	567–1935
35	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	=1011	20.7	59	21	est.	599–1864
=36	National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra	=1033	20.1	58	21	est.	608–1906
=36	National Institute of Technology Warangal	=1033	20.1	58	21	est.	620–1895
=38	Indian Statistical Institute	=1060	19.6	26	83	est.	500–1992
=38	Jadavpur University	=1060	19.6	52	66	est.	589–1947
40	Symbiosis International (Deemed University)	=1070	19.5	56	21	est.	656–1931
41	Jamia Hamdard	=1080	19.3	56	21	est.	636–1953
42	Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology	=1128	18.8	55	21	est.	666–1990
43	Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur	=1172	17.8	53	21	est.	711–2020
=44	All India Institute of Medical Science, New Dehli	=1181	17.6	50	60	est.	633–2108
=44	Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology	=1181	17.6	53	21	est.	699–2032
46	GLA University	=1200	17.3	52	21	est.	729–2034
47	National Institute of Technology Raipur	=1238	16.9	51	21	est.	744–2024
=48	Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi	=1256	16.7	50	21	est.	758–2084
=48	Nirma University	=1256	16.7	49	53	est.	750–2034
50	National Institute of Technology, Trichy	=1280	16.4	50	21	est.	738–2081
51	Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	=1298	16.2	49	21	est.	794–2069
52	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	=1306	16.1	49	21	est.	765–2079
53	National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur	=1324	15.9	48	21	est.	770–2076
54	Amity University Noida	=1346	15.7	47	47	est.	795–2085
=55	Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad	=1367	15.5	47	21	est.	801–2114
=55	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	=1367	15.5	47	21	est.	816–2105
57	Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	=1376	15.4	39	63	est.	792–2104
58	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	=1384	15.3	46	21	est.	814–2116
59	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	=1397	15.2	42	56	est.	822–2099
60	National Institute of Technology Hamirpur	=1418	15.0	45	21	est.	839–2135
61	National Institute of Technology Srinagar	=1451	14.7	32	67	est.	833–2141
=62	Amrita University	=1461	14.6	32	65	est.	777–2169
=62	University of Hyderabad	=1461	14.6	31	67	est.	812–2144
64	Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir	=1472	14.5	43	21	est.	871–2156
65	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	=1483	14.4	42	21	est.	837–2158
=66	Graphic Era (Deemed to be University)	=1501	14.2	41	21	est.	861–2149
=66	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal	=1501	14.2	41	21	est.	878–2158
=68	Dr. Hari Singh Gour University	=1548	13.8	24	67	est.	871–2162
=68	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	=1548	13.8	37	49	est.	868–2166
=70	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	=1566	13.7	39	21	est.	865–2171
=70	Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy	=1566	13.7	38	21	est.	907–2173
72	Christ (Deemed to be University)	=1595	13.5	34	53	est.	880–2164
73	Central University of Rajasthan	=1618	13.3	37	21	est.	899–2187
74	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	=1648	13.1	35	21	est.	946–2199
=75	Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology	=1665	13.0	35	21	est.	954–2202
=75	Sharda University	=1665	13.0	35	21	est.	924–2175
=75	Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan	=1665	13.0	35	21	est.	946–2195
=75	Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering	=1665	13.0	35	21	est.	929–2193
79	Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology	=1741	12.6	33	21	est.	955–2214
=80	Integral University, Lucknow	=1790	12.3	30	21	est.	950–2195
=80	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	=1790	12.3	30	21	est.	975–2215
82	Indian Veterinary Research Institute	=1804	12.2	29	21	est.	978–2213
83	National Institute of Technology Agartala	=1849	11.9	28	21	est.	974–2205
84	Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	=1900	11.6	24	21	est.	992–2224
85	Tezpur University	=1917	11.5	24	21	est.	1025–2221
86	Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda	=1950	11.3	11	59	est.	1038–2228
87	National Institute of Technology Calicut	=1969	11.2	11	58	est.	1031–2234
88	Homi Bhabha National Institute	=1981	11.1	20	21	est.	995–2248
89	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune	=1996	11.0	18	21	est.	1025–2238
=90	JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	=2019	10.8	17	21	est.	1081–2237
=90	Parul University	=2019	10.8	16	21	est.	1046–2242
92	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata	=2032	10.7	16	21	est.	1057–2239
=93	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	=2052	10.6	15	21	est.	1040–2240
=93	Shiv Nadar University	=2052	10.6	15	21	est.	1073–2241
95	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali	=2067	10.5	13	21	est.	1073–2247
96	Manav Rachna University	=2102	10.2	11	21	est.	1123–2252
97	Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)	=2127	9.9	9	21	est.	1108–2255
98	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	=2133	9.8	8	21	est.	1139–2252
99	Yenepoya University	=2152	9.6	7	21	est.	1132–2255
=100	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal	=2165	9.5	7	21	est.	1115–2258

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National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,280 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.