Best colleges in India 2025 - India University Rankings

Discover the rankings for the best colleges in India in 2025 and compare the top 107 institutions in the country.
The list of Indian universities is derived from the trusted THE’s World University Rankings 2025. The rankings are part of an exhaustive evaluation that assesses areas such as teaching, research and international outlook. The methodology is designed by Times Higher Education’s in-house data team, and it is trusted by students, academic, policymakers, and industry leaders worldwide.

March 10 2025

Top universities in India 2025

India Rank 2025	WUR Rank 2025	University	Overall	Teaching	Research Environment	Research Quality	Industry	International Outlook
1	201–250	Indian Institute of Science	55.8–58.6	61.4	56.6	53.7	97.3	31.6
=2	401–500	Anna University	46.0–49.2	36.9	28.7	76.7	65.8	20.2
=2	401–500	Mahatma Gandhi University	46.0–49.2	44.6	36.9	64.8	34.5	28
=2	401–500	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	46.0–49.2	34	16	88.6	19.4	72.5
=2	401–500	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	46.0–49.2	29.9	21.3	87.2	22.6	71.4
=6	501–600	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	43.3–45.9	43.6	27.1	64.5	35.5	35
=6	501–600	Jamia Millia Islamia	43.3–45.9	41	15.8	78.6	40.9	40.4
=6	501–600	UPES	43.3–45.9	31.6	21.4	79	21.3	54.9
=9	601–800	Aligarh Muslim University	38.2–43.2	42.4	15.3	65.9	36.3	39.8
=9	601–800	Amity Universit y, Noida	38.2–43.2	27	14	74.5	27.4	40.3
=9	601–800	Banaras Hindu University	38.2–43.2	48.7	17.9	65.9	29.6	26.4
=9	601–800	Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani	38.2–43.2	27.1	19.8	69.4	42	27
=9	601–800	Chitkara University	38.2–43.2	20.6	11.4	88.9	20	28.6
=9	601–800	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	38.2–43.2	32.9	22.7	71	28.7	21.2
=9	601–800	International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad	38.2–43.2	26.5	21.2	67.8	57.5	41.3
=9	601–800	KIIT University	38.2–43.2	38.5	17.4	68.6	55.9	41.7
=9	601–800	Lovely Professional University	38.2–43.2	21.6	14.6	84.7	24	48.8
=9	601–800	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	38.2–43.2	24.9	17	79.7	23.9	20.2
=9	601–800	Panjab University	38.2–43.2	35.7	18	65.6	41.6	23.9
=9	601–800	Symbiosis International University	38.2–43.2	31.7	14.2	76.6	20.7	47.6
=9	601–800	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	38.2–43.2	26.3	13.9	83.3	28.9	33.4
=9	601–800	VIT University	38.2–43.2	28.4	15.1	69.4	36	43.9
=23	801–1000	Alagappa University	34.5–38.1	36	14	62.3	29.7	43.9
=23	801–1000	Bharathiar University	34.5–38.1	37.3	25.4	49.7	43.2	31.6
=23	801–1000	Delhi Technological University	34.5–38.1	23.2	20.7	67.8	32.5	20
=23	801–1000	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	34.5–38.1	40	28.5	38.5	30.9	33.9
=23	801–1000	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	34.5–38.1	35.6	26.1	50.6	52.7	30.9
=23	801–1000	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	34.5–38.1	38.8	20	47.5	32.9	24.4
=23	801–1000	Institute of Chemical Technology	34.5–38.1	34.3	22.7	53.8	63	17.9
=23	801–1000	Jamia Hamdard University	34.5–38.1	23.3	14.1	73.1	38.8	42.5
=23	801–1000	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA)	34.5–38.1	30	17.3	72	20.5	19.8
=23	801–1000	Jawaharlal Nehru University	34.5–38.1	42.8	23.7	47.1	38.5	23.7
=23	801–1000	Jaypee University of Information Technology	34.5–38.1	19.2	17.8	70.1	26.8	25.6
=23	801–1000	JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	34.5–38.1	39	10.8	50.2	25.1	53.5
=23	801–1000	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	34.5–38.1	28.5	9.1	71.8	22.9	47.7
=23	801–1000	KL University	34.5–38.1	24.9	14	77.2	18.3	23.8
=23	801–1000	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	34.5–38.1	42.6	17	47.8	50.1	51
=23	801–1000	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	34.5–38.1	29.6	21	63.6	55.2	21.9
=23	801–1000	National Institute of Technology Silchar	34.5–38.1	33.9	17.3	64.8	20.6	20.9
=23	801–1000	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	34.5–38.1	31.3	17.2	58.6	34	21.6
=23	801–1000	Savitribai Phule Pune University	34.5–38.1	41.5	8.7	60.3	29.9	24.6
=23	801–1000	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University	34.5–38.1	23.6	17.7	71.8	21.1	24.5
=23	801–1000	Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan	34.5–38.1	44.5	18.8	46.5	47	21.2
=23	801–1000	University of Delhi	34.5–38.1	41.2	27.5	43.2	53.2	23.8
=45	1001–1200	Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur	30.7–34.4	23.6	12.5	65.6	17.4	30.4
=45	1001–1200	Birla Institute of Technology	30.7–34.4	24.8	17.9	56.9	41	20
=45	1001–1200	Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research (Deemed to be University)	30.7–34.4	26.6	10.2	59.1	19.4	36.6
=45	1001–1200	DIT University	30.7–34.4	14.8	12.4	71.6	16.5	25.9
=45	1001–1200	Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar	30.7–34.4	20.8	15.8	61.4	21.6	17.8
=45	1001–1200	Dr D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune	30.7–34.4	42	10.5	47.5	18.9	31.8
=45	1001–1200	Galgotias University	30.7–34.4	19.5	9.4	70.8	17.3	23.7
=45	1001–1200	GLA University	30.7–34.4	18.8	13	69.8	18.4	27.3
=45	1001–1200	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	30.7–34.4	35.2	13.8	51	25.8	28.4
=45	1001–1200	Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi	30.7–34.4	24.8	13.5	57.3	38.3	44
=45	1001–1200	Jadavpur University	30.7–34.4	36.1	16.3	45.3	48.1	19.5
=45	1001–1200	Maharishi Markandeshwar University (MMU)	30.7–34.4	27.1	10	56.5	18.4	32.6
=45	1001–1200	National Institute of Technology, Raipur	30.7–34.4	27.2	13.8	66	23.4	16.6
=45	1001–1200	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	30.7–34.4	23.2	12.1	58.3	25.4	26.2
=59	1201–1500	Amity University, Gurugram	25.2–30.6	19.9	11.8	46	17.1	29.2
=59	1201–1500	Bharathidasan University	25.2–30.6	34.6	17.5	36.6	29.4	31
=59	1201–1500	Cochin University of Science and Technology	25.2–30.6	38.2	22	29.9	39.6	21.8
=59	1201–1500	Gauhati University	25.2–30.6	36.7	27.6	28.4	37.3	22.6
=59	1201–1500	Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya	25.2–30.6	16.1	10.5	55.5	21.6	22.8
=59	1201–1500	Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology	25.2–30.6	30.6	10.4	44.9	30.9	18.2
=59	1201–1500	Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science	25.2–30.6	22.8	10.2	43.1	19.8	24
=59	1201–1500	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal	25.2–30.6	30.4	20	28.2	23.6	24.1
=59	1201–1500	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata	25.2–30.6	36.6	19.4	36.7	31.7	24.5
=59	1201–1500	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune	25.2–30.6	39.2	17.3	32.2	28.8	37.5
=59	1201–1500	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences	25.2–30.6	20.4	13.9	59.6	23.5	22.9
=59	1201–1500	Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies	25.2–30.6	36.6	10.2	36.4	20.5	20.6
=59	1201–1500	Manipal University Jaipur	25.2–30.6	21.4	13.8	54.5	27.2	29
=59	1201–1500	National Institute of Technology Delhi	25.2–30.6	31	13	42.2	19.5	27
=59	1201–1500	National Institute of Technology Srinagar	25.2–30.6	26.1	12.8	43	18.4	25.8
=59	1201–1500	National Institute of Technology Warangal	25.2–30.6	23.7	14	47.8	24.6	25.2
=59	1201–1500	Osmania University	25.2–30.6	34.2	16.8	34.2	30.9	21.9
=59	1201–1500	Pondicherry University	25.2–30.6	33.5	17.3	38.7	39.8	21.5
=59	1201–1500	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	25.2–30.6	31.1	10.1	42.6	21.6	28.5
=59	1201–1500	Sharda University	25.2–30.6	27.9	13.3	48.2	22	42.3
=59	1201–1500	Sri Venkateswara University	25.2–30.6	36.2	11.6	26.3	25.6	29.2
=59	1201–1500	Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS)	25.2–30.6	29.6	10.3	45.7	20	18.2
=59	1201–1500	Veltech University	25.2–30.6	18	10.7	57.4	30.9	27.6
=59	1201–1500	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	25.2–30.6	28.2	12.7	41.7	41.8	19.8
=83	1501+	Acharya Nagarjuna University	10.5–25.1	44.7	9.7	17.9	26.4	28.6
=83	1501+	Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research	10.5–25.1	21.8	7.6	29.4	22.5	33.5
=83	1501+	Bharati Vidyapeeth University	10.5–25.1	25.9	10.2	22.2	34.9	19.3
=83	1501+	B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology	10.5–25.1	22.3	10.5	41.5	23.2	24.6
=83	1501+	Christ University	10.5–25.1	15.1	10.4	46.7	19	24.7
=83	1501+	GITAM University	10.5–25.1	20.8	9.8	23.9	19.9	26
=83	1501+	GMR Institute of Technology	10.5–25.1	15.9	9.1	45	17.6	20.7
=83	1501+	Goa University	10.5–25.1	32.1	12.9	25.3	23.3	24
=83	1501+	Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women	10.5–25.1	18.4	10.7	35.2	18.1	16.8
=83	1501+	Karpagam Academy of Higher Education	10.5–25.1	19	9.3	44.3	18.7	23.7
=83	1501+	M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (RUAS)	10.5–25.1	24.4	8.8	28.3	19.3	18.4
=83	1501+	Nitte (Deemed to be University)	10.5–25.1	42.7	10.9	18.7	18.3	21.9
=83	1501+	PSG College of Technology	10.5–25.1	18.3	9.7	30.2	35.5	17.8
=83	1501+	REVA University	10.5–25.1	14	8.5	50.7	19.6	20.3
=83	1501+	R V College of Engineering	10.5–25.1	27.5	10.1	21.4	27	16.4
=83	1501+	Shiv Nadar University	10.5–25.1	27.5	7.6	35.9	24	35.5
=83	1501+	Sikkim Manipal University	10.5–25.1	20.9	9.2	32.8	17.1	21.7
=83	1501+	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	10.5–25.1	25.2	11.9	13.7	23.2	27.1
=83	1501+	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	10.5–25.1	35	12	16.1	27.2	17.1
=83	1501+	Tezpur University	10.5–25.1	32.5	14.4	28.4	28.7	18.6
=83	1501+	Thiagarajar College of Engineering	10.5–25.1	19.8	9.2	29.5	19.6	18.2
=83	1501+	University of Lucknow	10.5–25.1	28.6	10.5	33.2	19.2	26.4
=83	1501+	University of Mysore	10.5–25.1	28.4	9.7	26.2	22.2	42.3
=83	1501+	Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research	10.5–25.1	21.7	7.9	34.9	20.8	24
=83	1501+	Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation	10.5–25.1	26.8	8.4	42.3	16.1	17.9

Highlights in the rankings of the best universities in India ranking 2025

The Indian Institute of Science holds the top position for the best university in India, ranked 201–250 in the world. It leads in scores for teaching and research environment. It also has an exceptional Industry score (97.3) that highlights its ability to drive innovation and collaborate with businesses through research, consultancy, and technology transfer.
The rest of the top five universities in India are Anna University, Mahatma Gandhi University, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, and Shoolini University.
It is notable that half of the top 10 universities in India are public institutions. This reflects the significant role that state-funded universities play in higher education in the country.
Universities in the India university rankings are located across the country including the states of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal. This indicates that India's top universities are not just concentrated in the central states and metropolitan cities such as Delhi and Mumbai, which promotes educational accessibility across the country.

Choosing the right university in India

The rankings of Indian universities provide valuable insights when selecting a university for undergraduate or postgraduate programmes. This table can help guide your decision-making process as they consider multiple factors which you can consider depending on your academic and career goals.

The results are calculated using 18 performance indicators underlying five metrics:

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Research environment
Teaching (the learning environment)
Research quality
Industry collaboration
International outlook

The table for the best universities in India was derived from data collected from the THE World University Rankings. For more insights and a detailed breakdown of our ranking methodology, visit our methodology page. Use the India university ranking table above to explore the right institution for you.