Indian universities improve and India becomes the second-most represented country in Times Higher Education’s Asia University Rankings 2024
Universities in India have excelled in some areas but fallen in others in Times Higher Education’s (THE) Asia University Rankings 2024.
India’s highest-ranked institution is the Indian Institute of Science which moved up to 32nd from 48th last year and the country’s remaining top 10 universities are ranked from 119 to 163.
Some of those Indian universities made dramatic improvements including Anna University, which is now the country’s second highest ranked university, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati now the seventh highest ranked Indian university, Bharathiar University the eighth highest Indian university and Indian Institute of Technology Patna – tenth highest.
This year there are 91 Indian universities in the ranking, up from 75 last year, meaning India overtakes China as the second most-represented country in the table.
Out of the 70 universities that are ranked in both 2023 and 2024, 33 go up and 37 go down and the number of Indian universities in the top 100 has dropped from four to one.
Top 10 Indian higher education institutions in THE’s Asia University Rankings 2024
| Higher Education Institution | Rank 2024 | Rank 2023 |
| Indian Institute of Science | 32 | 48 |
| Anna University | =119 | 201–250 |
| Mahatma Gandhi University | =134 | =95 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | =148 | =128 |
| Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences | 150 | 77 |
| Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad | =152 | 301–350 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | 158 | 301–350 |
| Bharathiar University | =160 | 251–300 |
| International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad | 162 | =106 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Patna | 163 | 201–250 |
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The methodology behind the Asia University Rankings is based on the same framework as the World University Rankings but the weightings are specially recalibrated to reflect the priorities of Asian institutions. See the Asia University Rankings 2024 methodology. THE revised and improved its methodology for its World University Rankings 2024 adding new metrics relating to research quality and patents, which has highlighted performances from universities in research that were not previously completely visible.
Indian universities’ research quality metrics are above the regional averages and the underlying average percentage of international collaboration and average percentage of international staff have both been improving. The country’s institutions underperform regionally in institutional, research and industry income and patents, and international outlook metrics.
India versus the rest of Asia across the 18 metrics in THE’s Asia University Rankings 2024
Tsinghua University in China tops THE’s Asia University Rankings 2024 – link live 23.30 India Standard Time (IST) 30 April) retaining its top spot for the sixth year in a row. In second place is Chinese institution, Peking University, which is second for the fifth year in a row. Taking third place is National University of Singapore, which has also maintained its position for the fifth consecutive year. Another Chinese university entered the top 10 this year, taking their representation to five.
Top 10 universities in THE’s Asia University Rankings 2024
| University | Country/region | Rank 2024 | Rank 2023 |
| Tsinghua University | China | 1 | 1 |
| Peking University | China | 2 | 2 |
| National University of Singapore | Singapore | 3 | 3 |
| Nanyang Technological University, Singapore | Singapore | 4 | 5 |
| The University of Tokyo | Japan | 5 | 8 |
| University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 6 | 4 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | 7 | =9 |
| Fudan University | China | 8 | =9 |
| Zhejiang University | China | 9 | 12 |
| Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 10 | 6 |
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Phil Baty, Times Higher Education’s chief global affairs officer, said: “This year’s Asia University Rankings highlight some significant improvements in Indian higher education, including in research and internationalisation, which is very promising. Given the very stiff competition in Asia it is not too surprising some universities in the country fell down the ranking.
“Those involved with higher education in India are working very hard to improve the country’s institutions to become world-class and globally competitive and we expect to see them rise up the ranking in the coming years.”
This is the 12th edition of THE’s Asia University Rankings with Japan having the most universities in the ranking with 119 and this is followed by India with 91, mainland China with 86, Turkey with 75 and Iran with 73.
Seventy more universities are ranked this year than last, up from 669 to 739 this year, from 31 countries/regions, while a further 388 are listed as having reporter status*. Many of the newly ranked institutions are in west or south Asia.
Full listing of Indian higher education institutions in THE’s Asia University Rankings 2024
| Higher Education Institution | Rank 2024 | Rank 203 |
| Indian Institute of Science | 32 | 48 |
| Anna University | =119 | 201–250 |
| Mahatma Gandhi University | =134 | =95 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | =148 | =128 |
| Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences | 150 | 77 |
| Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad | =152 | 301–350 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | 158 | 301–350 |
| Bharathiar University | =160 | 251–300 |
| International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad | 162 | =106 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Patna | 163 | 201–250 |
| National Institute of Technology Silchar | =178 | 201–250 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | =185 | NR |
| Institute of Chemical Technology | 188 | 251–300 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University | =189 | 201–250 |
| National Institute of Technology Rourkela | =189 | 301–350 |
| Aligarh Muslim University | =193 | 201–250 |
| KIIT University | =196 | =147 |
| Banaras Hindu University | =199 | =155 |
| University of Delhi | 201–250 | 301–350 |
| Delhi Technological University | 201–250 | =170 |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune | 201–250 | 351–400 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | 201–250 | 201–250 |
| Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi | 201–250 | =137 |
| Jamia Hamdard University | 201–250 | 201–250 |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology | 201–250 | NR |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 201–250 | 251–300 |
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | 201–250 | 251–300 |
| Panjab University | 201–250 | 201–250 |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | 201–250 | =113 |
| Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology | 201–250 | =145 |
| VIT University | 201–250 | 251–300 |
| Alagappa University | 251–300 | 111 |
| Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani | 251–300 | 251–300 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Ropar | 251–300 | =131 |
| Jadavpur University | 251–300 | 351–400 |
| Jaypee University of Information Technology | 251–300 | NR |
| Lovely Professional University | 251–300 | 251–300 |
| UPES | 251–300 | NR |
| Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University | 251–300 | NR |
| Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan | 251–300 | 301–350 |
| Amity University | 301–350 | 351–400 |
| Cochin University of Science and Technology | 301–350 | 401–500 |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata | 301–350 | 351–400 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Mandi | 301–350 | 351–400 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA) | 301–350 | 401–500 |
| Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education | 301–350 | =183 |
| Pondicherry University |