Best universities in India 2024

Explore India and some of its most influential universities, using Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2024

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Top five universities in India 2024

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India Rank 2024	World University Rank 2024	World University Rank 2023	University	City	State
1	201–250	251–300	Indian Institute of Science	Bangalore	Karnataka
=2	501–600	801–1000	Anna University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=2	501–600	501–600	Jamia Millia Islamia	Jamia Nagar	Delhi
=2	501–600	401–500	Mahatma Gandhi University	Kottayam	Kerala
=2	501–600	351–400	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Solan	Himachal Pradesh

India’s higher education system is one of the largest in the world, along with China and the United States, and is especially known for its engineering schools. The country’s parliament declared institutes of technology as “institutes of national importance” in 1961, which helped the then newly established universities to grow and develop their reputations.

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National competition for a place at one of India’s best universities is fierce, and an increasing number of international students go to study there, too. An advantage for international students is that all courses are taught in English.

The country’s rich traditions, landscape and food are further reasons why you may want to experience India as a student. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world, so you may want to choose your university based on the state and its local culture.

Many Indian universities are in beautiful natural parks. Whether located in rural or city settings, a number of the best institutions host festivals and events that make campus life more exciting.

Read about some of India’s best universities based on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 below.

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=2. Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Science

Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences is a private university, established in 2009.

The university is made up of 15 schools including agriculture, bioengineering and food technology, biotechnology, mechanical, civil and electrical engineering, business management, liberal arts, journalism, pharmaceutical sciences, physics and materials science, advanced chemical sciences and law among others.

All students who attend Shoolini University join a programme called SPRINT (skill programming through rapid and intensive training) which helps to prepare them for interviews and job placements once they graduate.

=2. Mahatma Gandhi University

Mahatma Gandhi University is an Indian public university named after leading civil rights figure Mahatma Gandhi.

The university was established in 1983 and offers a wide range of academic degrees in bachelors, masters and doctoral programmes. There are schools in a wide range of subject areas including chemical science, international relations and politics, social science, tourism studies, letters and physics among many others.

Scholars and students are able to apply for a series of fellowships and grants offered by the university.

=2. Jamia Millia Islamia

Jamia Millia Islamia, which translates as Community Islamic University, is a public university in New Delhi, established by Muslim leaders in 1920.

Jama Millia Islamia has nine faculties: law; engineering and technology; architecture and ekistics; humanities and languages; fine arts; social sciences; natural sciences; education; and dentistry.

The university places an emphasis on sports for both students and staff. The university cricket ground often hosts games within range of tournaments including the Cricket World Cup and the Commonwealth Games.

=2. Anna University

Anna University was formed in 1978 by the merger of four existing Chennai technical institutions with some elements of the University of Madras. It was named after C.N. Annadurai, a chief minister of the state of Tamil Nadu.

It is is a public state university located in Tamil Nadu, India. The main campus is in Chennai.

The university is made up of four colleges - The College of Engineering, The Alagappa College of Technology, The Madras Institute of Technology and The School of Architecture and Planning.

1. Indian Institute of Science

Founded in Bangalore in the south-western state of Karnataka in 1909, the Indian Institute of Science is one of the highest regarded Indian institutions.

The university is heavily focused on research, with about 70 per cent of its student body undertaking PhD and MA research projects.

The university offers only one undergraduate programme: a four-year BA in science. The programme’s core modules are physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology and humanities. In their final year, students do an individual research project. In order to apply to this course students have to provide their scores from one of the national examinations of India.

The institute claims more than 75 winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology.

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India Rank 2024	World University Rank 2024	World University Rank 2023	University	City	State
1	201–250	251–300	Indian Institute of Science	Bangalore	Karnataka
=2	501–600	801–1000	Anna University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=2	501–600	501–600	Jamia Millia Islamia	Jamia Nagar	Delhi
=2	501–600	401–500	Mahatma Gandhi University	Kottayam	Kerala
=2	501–600	351–400	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Solan	Himachal Pradesh
=6	601–800	401–500	Alagappa University	Karaikudi	Tamil Nadu
=6	601–800	801–1000	Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh
=6	601–800	601–800	Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
=6	601–800	801–1000	Bharathiar University	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
=6	601–800	1001–1200	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Guwahati	Assam
=6	601–800	1001–1200	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad	Dhanbad	Jharkhand
=6	601–800	801–1000	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	Bihar
=6	601–800	501–600	International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana
=6	601–800	601–800	Jamia Hamdard University	New Delhi	Delhi
=6	601–800	601–800	Jawaharlal Nehru University	New Delhi	Delhi
=6	601–800	601–800	KIIT University	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
=6	601–800	NR	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	Jaipur	Rajasthan
=6	601–800	801–1000	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	Manipal	Karnataka
=6	601–800	1001–1200	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	Rourkela	Odisha
=6	601–800	601–800	National Institute of Technology Silchar	Silchar	Assam
=6	601–800	801–1000	Panjab University	Chandigarh	Punjab
=6	601–800	501–600	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=6	601–800	601–800	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	Patiala	Punjab
=6	601–800	801–1000	VIT University	Vellore	Tamil Nadu
=25	801–1000	1001–1200	Amity University	Noida	National Capital Region
=25	801–1000	NR	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
=25	801–1000	801–1000	Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani	Pilani	Rajasthan
=25	801–1000	801–1000	Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai	Maharashtra
=25	801–1000	1001–1200	University of Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi
=25	801–1000	601–800	Delhi Technological University	New Delhi	Delhi
=25	801–1000	1001–1200	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune	Pune	Maharashtra
=25	801–1000	801–1000	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	Gujarat
=25	801–1000	601–800	Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi
=25	801–1000	1201–1500	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA)	Anathapuramu	Andhra Pradesh
=25	801–1000	NR	Jaypee University of Information Technology	Solan	Himachal Pradesh
=25	801–1000	351–400	JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	Mysore	Karnataka
=25	801–1000	601–800	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	Krishankoli	Tamil Nadu
=25	801–1000	801–1000	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Punjab
=25	801–1000	801–1000	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu
=25	801–1000	NR	UPES	Dehradun	Uttarakhand
=25	801–1000	601–800	Savitribai Phule Pune University	Pune	Maharashtra
=25	801–1000	NR	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University	Katra	Jammu and Kashmir
=25	801–1000	1001–1200	Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
=44	1001–1200	1001–1200	University of Calcutta	Kolkata	West Bengal
=44	1001–1200	1001–1200	Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar	Jalandhar	Punjab
=44	1001–1200	NR	Gauhati University	Guwahati	Assam
=44	1001–1200	NR	GLA University	Mathura	Uttar Pradesh
=44	1001–1200	NR	Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya	Bilaspur	Chhattisgarh
=44	1001–1200	1001–1200	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata	Kolkata	West Bengal
=44	1001–1200	501–600	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	Rupnagar	Punjab
=44	1001–1200	1001–1200	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	Mandi	Himachal Pradesh
=44	1001–1200	1001–1200	Jadavpur University	Kolkata	West Bengal
=44	1001–1200	NR	Karnatak University Dharwad	Dharwad	Karnataka
=44	1001–1200	601–800	Maharishi Markandeshwar University (MMU)	Ambala	Haryana
=44	1001–1200	NR	National Institute of Technology Warangal	Hanamkonda	Telangana
=44	1001–1200	1001–1200	Pondicherry University	Pondicherry	Puducherry
=44	1001–1200	801–1000	Symbiosis International University	Pune	Maharashtra
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Acharya Nagarjuna University	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Banasthali University	Vanasthali	Rajasthan
=58	1201–1500	NR	B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	NR	Christ University Bengaluru India	Bangalore	Karnataka
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Cochin University of Science and Technology	Cochin	Kerala
=58	1201–1500	1001–1200	Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology	Hisari	Haryana
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
=58	1201–1500	NR	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	801–1000	KL University	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh
=58	1201–1500	NR	Manipal University Jaipur	Jaipur	Rajasthan
=58	1201–1500	NR	National Institute of Technology Srinagar	Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Osmania University	Hyderabad	Telangana
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	SASTRA University	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Sri Venkateswara University	Andhra	Andhra Pradesh
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	Chengalpattu	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Tezpur University	Sonitpur	Assam
=58	1201–1500	NR	Thiagarajar College of Engineering	Madurai	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Veltech University	Morai	Tamil Nadu
=58	1201–1500	1201–1500	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra
=78	1501+	1201–1500	Andhra University	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh
=78	1501+	1501+	Annamalai University	Cuddalore	Tamil Nadu
=78	1501+	NR	Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=78	1501+	NR	Bharati Vidyapeeth University	Pune	Maharashtra
=78	1501+	1501+	GITAM University	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh
=78	1501+	NR	Goa University	Panaji	Goa
=78	1501+	NR	Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
=78	1501+	1201–1500	University of Lucknow	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
=78	1501+	1201–1500	University of Mysore	Mysuru	Karnataka
=78	1501+	1501+	PSG College of Technology	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
=78	1501+	NR	REVA University	Bangalore	Karnataka
=78	1501+	1501+	R V College of Engineering	Bangalore	Karnataka
=78	1501+	1501+	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu
=78	1501+	1201–1500	Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research	Vadlamudi	Andhra Pradesh