Record-breaking number of Indian universities in Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2024 – as flagship institution re-enters top 250
- The top university in India, the Indian Institute of Science, has returned to the global top 250, coming in the 201-250 band, for the first time since 2017, in the largest edition of Times Higher Education’s (THE) World University Rankings.
- The second highest ranked universities in India are: Anna University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Mahatma Gandhi University, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, which are all in the 501-600 band.
- This year an unprecedented 91 Indian institutions are included in the prestigious list.
- Two IITs, the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, moved up two bands to join the world’s top 800 universities, from 1001-1200 to 601-800.
In the 20th year of the ranking 1,904 universities – up from 1,799 last year – from 108 countries and regions are ranked. THE’s World University Rankings 2024 are the most comprehensive, rigorous and balanced global ranking assessing research-intensive universities across 18 performance indicators covering their core missions of teaching, research, knowledge transfer and internationalisation.
Indian universities made significant gains this year, including five of the countries’ top universities:
- Indian Institute of Science moved up from 251-300 band last year to 201-250
- Anna University moved up from 801-1000 band last year to 501-600
- Aligarh Muslim University moved up from 801-1000 band last year to 601-80
- Bharathiar University moved up from 801-1000 band last year to 601-800
Additionally, Malaviya National Institute of Technology enters the ranking for the first time in the 601-800 band.
Top 24 universities in India in THE’s World University Rankings 2024
| Institutions | Rank 2024 | Rank 2023 |
| Indian Institute of Science | 201–250 | 251–300 |
| Anna University | 501–600 | 801–1000 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | 501–600 | 501–600 |
| Mahatma Gandhi University | 501–600 | 401–500 |
| Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences | 501–600 | 351–400 |
| Alagappa University | 601–800 | 401–500 |
| Aligarh Muslim University | 601–800 | 801–1000 |
| Banaras Hindu University | 601–800 | 601–800 |
| Bharathiar University | 601–800 | 801–1000 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | 601–800 | 1001–1200 |
| Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad | 601–800 | 1001–1200 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Patna | 601–800 | 801–1000 |
| International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad | 601–800 | 501–600 |
| Jamia Hamdard University | 601–800 | 601–800 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University | 601–800 | 601–800 |
| KIIT University | 601–800 | 601–800 |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology | 601–800 | NR |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 601–800 | 801–1000 |
| National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 601–800 | 1001–1200 |
| National Institute of Technology Silchar | 601–800 | 601–800 |
| Panjab University | 601–800 | 801–1000 |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | 601–800 | 501–600 |
| Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology | 601–800 | 601–800 |
| VIT University | 601–800 | 801–1000 |