THE World University Rankings 2025: IISc Tops Among Indian Universities but Slips in Rankings Compared to 2024 – See List

The Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bangalore has emerged as the top Indian university in the World University Rankings 2025 released by Times Higher Education. Despite securing the 251-300 band in the rankings, IISC has slipped compared to its 201-250 band placement in the 2024 rankings.

However, other Indian universities have shown significant improvements in their rankings. Anna University, Mahatma Gandhi University, and Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management have all moved up from the 501-600 band in 2024 to the 401-500 band in 2025. Additionally, IIT Indore has made a major leap by securing a place on the list this year after not being ranked in 2024. UPES has also shown drastic improvement, moving from the 801-1000 band to the 501-600 band.

Jamia Millia Islamia has retained its position in the 501-600 band, while Aligarh Muslim University and Banaras Hindu University have been placed in the 601-800 band this year.

The World University Rankings 2025 ranked more than 2000 universities globally based on 18 performance indicators grouped into five areas: Teaching, Research environment, Research quality, International outlook, and Industry.

Despite the improvements made by Indian universities, none have made it to the top 100 list this year. Other Indian universities included in the rankings are BITS Pilani, Chitkara University, IIT Patna, IIIT Hyderabad, KIIT University, LPU, MNIT, PU, TIET, and VIT University in the 601-800 band.

The University of Oxford has retained its top spot in the rankings, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University in second and third place, respectively.