THE rankings: IISc top in Indian institutes, major IITs continue boycott | List

Six universities made their debut in Times Higher Education (THE) rankings this year, with Shoolini University attaining the highest among new entrants in the 351-400 band.

Updated on: Oct 12, 2022, 08:32:36 IST

By HT News Desk | Edited by Kunal Gaurav

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The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) retained its spot as the highest-ranking Indian university in the 2023 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. Meanwhile, major IITs including those in Delhi, Roorkee, Kanpur, Mumbai, and Kharagpur continued to boycott the rankings for 3rd year in a row citing issues of 'transparency' in the ranking parameters. With 75 institutes featuring in THE's 2023 ranking, India became the 6th most represented country in the list.

THE rankigns: IISC Bangalore was the highest-ranking Indian university.

Five Indian universities made it into the world's top 500 varsities – IISc, Bengaluru; JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysore; Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan; Alagappa University, Karaikudi; and Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.

IISc has been placed in the 251-300 bracket, jumping one ranking band from last year. MGU, which was tied at the third spot, jumped two ranking bands, from 601-800 in the 2022 ranking to 401-500 in the latest tally. In total, 22 Indian universities made it below rank 800 - three of which were debutant entries.

Six universities made their debut in THE rankings this year, with Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences attaining the highest among new entrants in the 351-400 band and jumping straight to the joint second-highest spot in the country.

Institutes / Universities	Ranking band
Indian Institute of Science	251-300
JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research	351-400
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	351-400
Alagappa University	401-500
Mahatma Gandhi Unviversity	401-500
IIT, Ropar	501-600
IIFT, Hyderabad	501-600
Jamia Milia Islamia	501-600
Saveetha University	501-600
Banaras Hindu University	601-800
Delhi Technological University	601-800
Graphic Era University	601-800
IIT Indore	601-800
IIIT, Delhi	601-800
Jamia Hamdard University	601-800
Jawaharlal Nehru University	601-800
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	601-800
KIIT University	601-800
MM University	601-800
NIT Silchar	601-800
Savitribai Phule Pune Univ	601-800
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	601-800

THE World University Rankings 2023 include 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions. The rankings are based on 13 parameters that measure an institution’s performance across four areas: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

The University of Oxford topped the list for the seventh consecutive year, followed by Harvard University. The University of Cambridge jumped to joint third from joint fifth last year. The United States is the most-represented country overall with 177 institutions in the overall ranking list.

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