World Higher Education IndexGlobal university & programme rankings

Country ranking — 2026 edition

Best Universities in India

India runs the most competitive entrance examinations in the world, which is why selectivity scores across this table sit well above the global median even where research intensity is still building.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is ranked first in the 2026 best universities in india, with an overall score of 83.9 out of 100. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is second and Indian Institute of Science third. 98 institutions are ranked in this edition.

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Outcomes 30%Salary 20%Faculty 15%Selectivity 15%Employers 10%Network 10%
  1. 1

    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

    Mumbai

    Outcomes88
    Salary82
    Faculty82
    Selectivity96
    Employers84
    Network78
    83.9
    Score
  2. 2

    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

    New Delhi

    Outcomes87
    Salary81
    Faculty82
    Selectivity96
    Employers83
    Network77
    83.1
    Score
  3. 3

    Indian Institute of Science

    Bengaluru

    Outcomes83
    Salary79
    Faculty90
    Selectivity94
    Employers81
    Network72
    82.4
    Score
  4. 4

    Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

    Ahmedabad

    Outcomes90
    Salary89
    Faculty70
    Selectivity96
    Employers86
    Network76
    80.6
    Score
  5. 5

    Indian Institute of Technology Madras

    Chennai

    Outcomes85
    Salary79
    Faculty81
    Selectivity95
    Employers80
    Network73
    80.1
    Score
  6. 6

    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

    Kanpur

    Outcomes83
    Salary78
    Faculty80
    Selectivity94
    Employers78
    Network70
    78.4
    Score
  7. 7

    University of Delhi

    New Delhi

    Outcomes74
    Salary70
    Faculty74
    Selectivity86
    Employers76
    Network72
    73.2
    Score
  8. 8

    Jawaharlal Nehru University

    New Delhi

    Outcomes71
    Salary66
    Faculty79
    Selectivity84
    Employers73
    Network69
    71.5
    Score
  9. 9

    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

    Kharagpur

    Outcomes70
    Salary71
    Faculty72
    Selectivity74
    Employers75
    Network74
    71.0
    Score
  10. 10

    Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

    Roorkee

    Outcomes68
    Salary73
    Faculty68
    Selectivity71
    Employers74
    Network68
    70.5
    Score
  11. 11

    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

    Guwahati

    Outcomes74
    Salary72
    Faculty69
    Selectivity74
    Employers71
    Network66
    69.8
    Score
  12. 12

    Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

    Hyderabad

    Outcomes68
    Salary71
    Faculty69
    Selectivity67
    Employers70
    Network67
    69.3
    Score
  13. 13

    Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

    Bengaluru

    Outcomes67
    Salary70
    Faculty65
    Selectivity68
    Employers66
    Network71
    68.7
    Score
  14. 14

    Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

    Kolkata

    Outcomes70
    Salary64
    Faculty70
    Selectivity69
    Employers64
    Network64
    68.0
    Score
  15. 15

    Indian Institute of Technology Indore

    Indore

    Outcomes68
    Salary67
    Faculty69
    Selectivity66
    Employers65
    Network71
    67.3
    Score
  16. 16

    Indian Institute of Technology BHU

    Varanasi

    Outcomes63
    Salary63
    Faculty69
    Selectivity71
    Employers63
    Network68
    66.9
    Score
  17. 17

    Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

    Gandhinagar

    Outcomes65
    Salary70
    Faculty69
    Selectivity66
    Employers68
    Network65
    66.2
    Score
  18. 18

    Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

    Rupnagar

    Outcomes68
    Salary69
    Faculty68
    Selectivity69
    Employers64
    Network65
    65.4
    Score
  19. 19

    Indian Institute of Technology Patna

    Patna

    Outcomes63
    Salary65
    Faculty65
    Selectivity67
    Employers63
    Network64
    64.6
    Score
  20. 20

    Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

    Bhubaneswar

    Outcomes68
    Salary63
    Faculty66
    Selectivity62
    Employers66
    Network68
    64.2
    Score
  21. 21

    Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

    Mandi

    Outcomes61
    Salary64
    Faculty61
    Selectivity60
    Employers60
    Network61
    63.8
    Score
  22. 22

    Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

    Jodhpur

    Outcomes66
    Salary68
    Faculty65
    Selectivity61
    Employers61
    Network62
    63.5
    Score
  23. 23

    Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

    Lucknow

    Outcomes64
    Salary60
    Faculty59
    Selectivity61
    Employers66
    Network64
    63.1
    Score
  24. 24

    Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

    Kozhikode

    Outcomes64
    Salary62
    Faculty66
    Selectivity63
    Employers67
    Network62
    62.4
    Score
  25. 25

    Indian Institute of Management Indore

    Indore

    Outcomes58
    Salary66
    Faculty66
    Selectivity64
    Employers65
    Network61
    61.6
    Score
  26. 26

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

    New Delhi

    Outcomes59
    Salary65
    Faculty60
    Selectivity62
    Employers64
    Network59
    60.9
    Score
  27. 27

    Banaras Hindu University

    Varanasi

    Outcomes58
    Salary63
    Faculty57
    Selectivity59
    Employers65
    Network61
    60.4
    Score
  28. 28

    Jadavpur University

    Kolkata

    Outcomes57
    Salary60
    Faculty60
    Selectivity62
    Employers63
    Network56
    59.8
    Score
  29. 29

    University of Hyderabad

    Hyderabad

    Outcomes59
    Salary63
    Faculty63
    Selectivity55
    Employers59
    Network58
    59.1
    Score
  30. 30

    Aligarh Muslim University

    Aligarh

    Outcomes61
    Salary63
    Faculty59
    Selectivity60
    Employers57
    Network57
    58.7
    Score
  31. 31

    Jamia Millia Islamia

    New Delhi

    Outcomes59
    Salary54
    Faculty62
    Selectivity57
    Employers61
    Network57
    58.1
    Score
  32. 32

    Anna University

    Chennai

    Outcomes54
    Salary56
    Faculty62
    Selectivity53
    Employers61
    Network58
    57.3
    Score
  33. 33

    University of Calcutta

    Kolkata

    Outcomes59
    Salary61
    Faculty53
    Selectivity54
    Employers55
    Network60
    56.7
    Score
  34. 34

    University of Mumbai

    Mumbai

    Outcomes52
    Salary58
    Faculty56
    Selectivity53
    Employers60
    Network55
    56.3
    Score
  35. 35

    Savitribai Phule Pune University

    Pune

    Outcomes60
    Salary53
    Faculty53
    Selectivity57
    Employers60
    Network53
    56.0
    Score
  36. 36

    Osmania University

    Hyderabad

    Outcomes59
    Salary56
    Faculty57
    Selectivity55
    Employers58
    Network56
    55.6
    Score
  37. 37

    Panjab University

    Chandigarh

    Outcomes55
    Salary59
    Faculty54
    Selectivity53
    Employers59
    Network58
    55.0
    Score
  38. 38

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    Coimbatore

    Outcomes58
    Salary55
    Faculty52
    Selectivity52
    Employers55
    Network58
    54.5
    Score
  39. 39

    Vellore Institute of Technology

    Vellore

    Outcomes52
    Salary52
    Faculty51
    Selectivity52
    Employers51
    Network53
    54.2
    Score
  40. 40

    Manipal Academy of Higher Education

    Manipal

    Outcomes51
    Salary50
    Faculty54
    Selectivity56
    Employers57
    Network55
    53.5
    Score
  41. 41

    BITS Pilani

    Pilani

    Outcomes56
    Salary57
    Faculty53
    Selectivity56
    Employers52
    Network51
    53.0
    Score
  42. 42

    SRM Institute of Science and Technology

    Chennai

    Outcomes52
    Salary48
    Faculty50
    Selectivity52
    Employers56
    Network52
    52.4
    Score
  43. 43

    Shiv Nadar University

    Greater Noida

    Outcomes49
    Salary48
    Faculty48
    Selectivity51
    Employers52
    Network48
    51.7
    Score
  44. 44

    Ashoka University

    Sonipat

    Outcomes48
    Salary47
    Faculty51
    Selectivity49
    Employers52
    Network50
    51.2
    Score
  45. 45

    OP Jindal Global University

    Sonipat

    Outcomes52
    Salary49
    Faculty55
    Selectivity50
    Employers50
    Network54
    50.5
    Score
  46. 46

    Symbiosis International University

    Pune

    Outcomes48
    Salary51
    Faculty46
    Selectivity47
    Employers47
    Network54
    49.8
    Score
  47. 47

    Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

    Patiala

    Outcomes46
    Salary48
    Faculty48
    Selectivity46
    Employers52
    Network53
    49.5
    Score
  48. 48

    Delhi Technological University

    New Delhi

    Outcomes52
    Salary47
    Faculty46
    Selectivity47
    Employers49
    Network49
    49.1
    Score
  49. 49

    Netaji Subhas University of Technology

    New Delhi

    Outcomes47
    Salary52
    Faculty50
    Selectivity49
    Employers53
    Network49
    48.4
    Score
  50. 50

    National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

    Tiruchirappalli

    Outcomes48
    Salary46
    Faculty50
    Selectivity44
    Employers50
    Network46
    47.9
    Score
  51. 51

    National Institute of Technology Karnataka

    Surathkal

    Outcomes48
    Salary49
    Faculty47
    Selectivity51
    Employers45
    Network51
    47.6
    Score
  52. 52

    National Institute of Technology Rourkela

    Rourkela

    Outcomes51
    Salary47
    Faculty49
    Selectivity46
    Employers50
    Network46
    46.9
    Score
  53. 53

    National Institute of Technology Warangal

    Warangal

    Outcomes42
    Salary44
    Faculty47
    Selectivity42
    Employers49
    Network44
    46.5
    Score
  54. 54

    National Institute of Technology Calicut

    Kozhikode

    Outcomes43
    Salary45
    Faculty45
    Selectivity42
    Employers49
    Network44
    45.9
    Score
  55. 55

    Indian Statistical Institute

    Kolkata

    Outcomes49
    Salary45
    Faculty47
    Selectivity48
    Employers47
    Network45
    45.6
    Score
  56. 56

    Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

    Mumbai

    Outcomes46
    Salary50
    Faculty43
    Selectivity49
    Employers44
    Network47
    45.1
    Score
  57. 57

    Tata Institute of Social Sciences

    Mumbai

    Outcomes49
    Salary45
    Faculty47
    Selectivity49
    Employers46
    Network42
    44.7
    Score
  58. 58

    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune

    Pune

    Outcomes42
    Salary49
    Faculty46
    Selectivity41
    Employers45
    Network45
    44.2
    Score
  59. 59

    IISER Kolkata

    Kolkata

    Outcomes44
    Salary46
    Faculty40
    Selectivity42
    Employers44
    Network44
    43.6
    Score
  60. 60

    IISER Mohali

    Mohali

    Outcomes41
    Salary45
    Faculty39
    Selectivity41
    Employers46
    Network47
    42.9
    Score
  61. 61

    IISER Bhopal

    Bhopal

    Outcomes40
    Salary46
    Faculty43
    Selectivity42
    Employers40
    Network38
    42.2
    Score
  62. 62

    Institute of Chemical Technology

    Mumbai

    Outcomes43
    Salary42
    Faculty38
    Selectivity42
    Employers45
    Network40
    41.9
    Score
  63. 63

    Christ University

    Bengaluru

    Outcomes46
    Salary38
    Faculty45
    Selectivity44
    Employers43
    Network38
    41.4
    Score
  64. 64

    Loyola College

    Chennai

    Outcomes44
    Salary38
    Faculty38
    Selectivity43
    Employers43
    Network45
    41.2
    Score
  65. 65

    St Stephen's College

    New Delhi

    Outcomes38
    Salary39
    Faculty39
    Selectivity40
    Employers43
    Network38
    41.2
    Score
  66. 66

    Lady Shri Ram College

    New Delhi

    Outcomes40
    Salary42
    Faculty43
    Selectivity41
    Employers42
    Network38
    41.2
    Score
  67. 67

    Presidency University

    Kolkata

    Outcomes42
    Salary38
    Faculty41
    Selectivity42
    Employers44
    Network42
    41.2
    Score
  68. 68

    Madras Christian College

    Chennai

    Outcomes45
    Salary38
    Faculty39
    Selectivity45
    Employers38
    Network39
    41.2
    Score
  69. 69

    Miranda House

    New Delhi

    Outcomes42
    Salary38
    Faculty45
    Selectivity45
    Employers46
    Network41
    41.2
    Score
  70. 70

    Hindu College

    New Delhi

    Outcomes38
    Salary45
    Faculty39
    Selectivity43
    Employers41
    Network44
    41.2
    Score
  71. 71

    Fergusson College

    Pune

    Outcomes41
    Salary39
    Faculty40
    Selectivity40
    Employers40
    Network41
    41.2
    Score
  72. 72

    University of Madras

    Chennai

    Outcomes40
    Salary41
    Faculty38
    Selectivity44
    Employers39
    Network41
    41.2
    Score
  73. 73

    Bangalore University

    Bengaluru

    Outcomes43
    Salary44
    Faculty45
    Selectivity44
    Employers40
    Network45
    41.2
    Score
  74. 74

    Kerala University

    Thiruvananthapuram

    Outcomes38
    Salary45
    Faculty45
    Selectivity39
    Employers41
    Network41
    41.2
    Score
  75. 75

    Cochin University of Science and Technology

    Kochi

    Outcomes38
    Salary38
    Faculty38
    Selectivity38
    Employers43
    Network40
    41.2
    Score
  76. 76

    Andhra University

    Visakhapatnam

    Outcomes42
    Salary42
    Faculty42
    Selectivity38
    Employers38
    Network38
    41.2
    Score
  77. 77

    Gujarat University

    Ahmedabad

    Outcomes43
    Salary45
    Faculty44
    Selectivity39
    Employers41
    Network38
    41.2
    Score
  78. 78

    Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

    Vadodara

    Outcomes41
    Salary39
    Faculty38
    Selectivity41
    Employers39
    Network39
    41.2
    Score
  79. 79

    Nirma University

    Ahmedabad

    Outcomes38
    Salary43
    Faculty43
    Selectivity43
    Employers39
    Network44
    41.2
    Score
  80. 80

    Pandit Deendayal Energy University

    Gandhinagar

    Outcomes39
    Salary38
    Faculty45
    Selectivity38
    Employers40
    Network38
    41.2
    Score
  81. 81

    Lovely Professional University

    Phagwara

    Outcomes38
    Salary38
    Faculty43
    Selectivity40
    Employers40
    Network38
    41.2
    Score
  82. 82

    Chandigarh University

    Mohali

    Outcomes39
    Salary38
    Faculty44
    Selectivity43
    Employers39
    Network45
    41.2
    Score
  83. 83

    Amity University

    Noida

    Outcomes39
    Salary42
    Faculty46
    Selectivity43
    Employers38
    Network39
    41.2
    Score
  84. 84

    Sharda University

    Greater Noida

    Outcomes38
    Salary44
    Faculty38
    Selectivity38
    Employers38
    Network38
    41.2
    Score
  85. 85

    Bennett University

    Greater Noida

    Outcomes40
    Salary38
    Faculty38
    Selectivity38
    Employers38
    Network45
    41.2
    Score
  86. 86

    Krea University

    Sri City

    Outcomes43
    Salary40
    Faculty42
    Selectivity39
    Employers44
    Network45
    41.2
    Score
  87. 87

    Azim Premji University

    Bengaluru

    Outcomes38
    Salary40
    Faculty43
    Selectivity40
    Employers44
    Network45
    41.2
    Score
  88. 88

    Flame University

    Pune

    Outcomes38
    Salary43
    Faculty45
    Selectivity43
    Employers38
    Network43
    41.2
    Score
  89. 89

    National Law School of India University

    Bengaluru

    Outcomes44
    Salary42
    Faculty40
    Selectivity45
    Employers45
    Network45
    41.2
    Score
  90. 90

    NALSAR University of Law

    Hyderabad

    Outcomes43
    Salary38
    Faculty38
    Selectivity44
    Employers44
    Network42
    41.2
    Score
  91. 91

    National Law University Delhi

    New Delhi

    Outcomes41
    Salary43
    Faculty39
    Selectivity45
    Employers40
    Network39
    41.2
    Score
  92. 92

    Xavier School of Management

    Jamshedpur

    Outcomes39
    Salary45
    Faculty39
    Selectivity41
    Employers41
    Network38
    41.2
    Score
  93. 93

    SP Jain Institute of Management

    Mumbai

    Outcomes45
    Salary42
    Faculty40
    Selectivity43
    Employers38
    Network42
    41.2
    Score
  94. 94

    MDI Gurgaon

    Gurugram

    Outcomes43
    Salary44
    Faculty41
    Selectivity40
    Employers45
    Network38
    41.2
    Score
  95. 95

    Indian School of Business

    Hyderabad

    Outcomes45
    Salary43
    Faculty43
    Selectivity45
    Employers41
    Network40
    41.2
    Score
  96. 96

    Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

    Amethi

    Outcomes44
    Salary39
    Faculty41
    Selectivity39
    Employers39
    Network44
    41.2
    Score
  97. 97

    Visvesvaraya Technological University

    Belagavi

    Outcomes42
    Salary46
    Faculty42
    Selectivity40
    Employers44
    Network44
    41.2
    Score
  98. 98

    Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

    Hyderabad

    Outcomes44
    Salary39
    Faculty43
    Selectivity45
    Employers38
    Network43
    41.2
    Score

India 2026: frequently asked questions

Which institution is number one in the 2026 india ranking?
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, based in Mumbai, ranks first with an overall score of 83.9 out of 100.
How is this ranking calculated?
Every entry is scored on the same six weighted indicators — Graduate outcomes (30%), Salary uplift (20%), Faculty & research strength (15%), Selectivity (15%), Employer reputation (10%), Cohort & network reach (10%) — each normalised across the table and combined into an overall score out of 100. Nothing is reweighted table by table.
How many institutions are ranked, and how often is the table updated?
98 institutions appear in the 2026 edition. A new edition is published every year on 30 September, with all six indicators re-collected for that edition.
Can an institution pay to appear or move up?
No. No institution pays to be assessed, to appear in a table, or to change its position, and no score is shown to an institution before publication.

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