IISc Bangalore top Indian institute in Asian University Rankings

NT Correspondent

London: Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has emerged as the highestranked Indian institution in the ‘Times High Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2023’ released here on Thursday.

While IISc is ranked 48th, the second highest ranked university in India is also from Karnataka – JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research in Mysuru, which comes 68th. Others 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. Other Indian universities to make the rankings include the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, (106th) and Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu, (111th).