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Best Universities in IN 2026

A consensus ranking of 55 universities in IN, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table.

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#University QS 2026THE 2026ARWU 2025U.S. News 2026 Consensus score
1 Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences 503 450 · · 76.2
2 Jamia Millia Islamia 761-770 450 · · 69.6
3 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 901-950 375 · · 67.5
4 Indian Institute of Science · 225 501-600 633 67.3
5 Anna University 465 900 · · 65.9
6 Symbiosis International University 696 700 · 727 64.6
7 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 123 · 601-700 · 64.4
8 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 180 · 701-800 641 61.3
9 University of Delhi 328 700 601-700 827 60.6
10 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 222 · 601-700 847 60.5
11 UPES 901-950 550 · 919 60.1
12 Panjab University 901-950 700 · 775 60
13 Indian Institute of Technology Indore 556 550 · 1291 60
14 Lovely Professional University 901-950 550 · 1079 57.4
15 Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology 771-780 700 · 1111 56.9
16 Jawaharlal Nehru University 558 900 · 1212 55.5
17 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 215 · 801-900 763 55.4
18 Vellore Institute of Technology 691 · 501-600 · 55.2
19 Aligarh Muslim University 1001-1200 700 · · 55
20 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 129 · 801-900 · 54.2
21 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University 951-1000 900 · · 53.1
22 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani · 900 · 1041 51.5
23 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 339 · 801-900 877 51.4
24 Jamia Hamdard University 1401+ 900 · 1098 50
25 KIIT University · 550 · 1484 49.1
26 Manipal Academy of Higher Education 851-900 700 801-900 802 49
27 Chitkara University 1201-1400 700 · 1141 47.6
28 National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 731-740 900 · 1592 46.2
29 Banaras Hindu University 1001-1200 550 901-1000 775 45.9
30 National Institute of Technology Rourkela · 700 · 1468 45.8
31 Savitribai Phule Pune University 566 900 · 1794 45.7
32 Graphic Era University · 700 · 1618 42
33 Alagappa University · 900 · 1435 41.6
34 Bharathiar University · 700 · 1700 40
35 Indian Institute of Technology Patna · 700 · 1724 39.4
36 Mahatma Gandhi University · 550 · 1895 38.9
37 Sharda University · 700 · 1759 38.5
38 SRM Institute of Science & Technology 1001-1200 1100 701-800 · 38.3
39 Central University of Punjab · 700 · 1794 37.6
40 National Institute of Technology Silchar · 900 · 1677 35.6
41 Delhi Technological University · 900 · 1784 32.9
42 University of Calcutta 771-780 · 901-1000 1372 32.5
43 Homi Bhabha National Institute · · 601-700 1402 32.4
44 Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan 1201-1400 900 · 2037 30

About IN higher education

Universities in IN are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2026QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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EduRank (2026). Best Universities in IN 2026. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/in/
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