In the list of top 100 Asian universities, IISc has been put at 48th rank. 

JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research in Mysuru, at 68th position in THE Asia University Rankings, is the second highest ranked university in India.

Other Indian institutes in the top 100 include Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences in Bajhol, Himachal Pradesh at 77th position and Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala, ranked 95th. 

The list was topped by China’s Tsinghua University and Peking University. The National University of Singapore ranked third.

In all, India has one university in the top 50, four universities in the top 100 and 18 universities in the top 200.

“THE’s Asia University Rankings shines a bright light on higher education in a very diverse continent and shows India’s universities are becoming increasingly innovative and dynamic,” said Phil Baty, Times Higher Education’s chief global affairs officer.

“The very rapid growth of Indian universities willing to put themselves forward for assessment in the international rankings is very impressive, showing a real appetite to compete on a global stage and to benchmark against the very best in the Asian continent, and the world. The data shows an increasingly diverse and dynamic Indian higher education sector, with huge potential driven by the NEP (National Education Policy) reforms,” he said.

“The change that has taken place in India in the 11 years THE has been running this ranking is especially impressive,” he added.

Other Indian universities to make the rankings include the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, (106th); Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu, (111th); Saveetha University, Tamil Nadu, (113th); Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, (128th); Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, (131st); and Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (137th).

Most universities in the rankings come from Japan (117), followed by China (95), India (75), Iran (65) and Turkey (61). India is showing a year-on-year increase in participation with 71 universities in the rankings last year and 63 the year before. Thailand and Indonesia each have 18 universities in the rankings – more than last year. 

Updated: 22 Jun 2023, 11:13 PM IST