IISC Bengaluru secures 43rd Position
Apr 25, 2026
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The Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2026 have been announced. China has yet again secured the top position, while India walks ahead with the maximum number of ranked institutions. According to the released data, a total of 128 Indian Institutions have been ranked this year. The number has increased from 107 last year.
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A total of 12 Indian Institute have been listed under the top 200 ranks as per the recent The Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2026. The IISC Bengaluru has gained the top position in the list of Indian insitutes with a rank of 43.
Rank 43
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Rank 128
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
Rank 141
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Rank 158
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences
Rank 160
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Rank 169
Jamia Millia Islamia
KIIT University
Rank 186
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Rank 186
Aligarh Muslim University
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela
Rank 197
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Rank 197
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
Rank 197
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Rank 197
University of Delhi
Lovely Professional University
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BITS Pilani has opted out of THE Asia University Rankings, along with many Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) such as Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, and Guwahati, which had already stopped participating in the rankings over concerns of fairness and transparency in the judgment procedure.
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