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EW Grand Jury India Higher Education Rankings 2025-26

GRAND JURY INDIA HIGHER EDUCATION RANKINGS 2025-26

he annual EducationWorld Grand Jury India grammes among others.
Higher Education Rankings were introduced in Evidence-supported nominations were received from
T2019 to acknowledge and felicitate higher education 628 higher education institutions countrywide. To assess
institutions (HEIs) — especially newly-promoted, low- the evidence and rank nominated institutions in each cat-
profile HEIs. Special juries of knowledgeable educationists egory, this year’s Grand Jury comprised eminent education-
are constituted to recommend conferment of the EW Grand ists Prof. A.S. Seetharamu, former professor of educa-
Jury Awards upon higher ed institutions implementing best tion, Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru,
practices. Mehul D. Mehta, chairman MDM Group, start-up mentor
To select progressive higher education institutions and investor, Deepakkumar Mukadam, former chan-
across the country, we invited nominations from educa- cellor’s nominee on the management council of University
tionists, individuals and higher ed institutions themselves of Mumbai and founder, Academistan, an online faculty
supported by evidence of best practices in 12 categories networking platform. The Grand Jury duly assessed the
including extraordinary leadership, campus design excel- nominations and supportive evidence and ranked Top 10
lence, best academia-industry alliance, new-age study pro- HEIs in each category.`

Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Champion
Institutions that promote admission of students from di-
verse socio- economic backgrounds, cultures and nation-
alities. Provide students equal opportunities and ensure
their participation in all activities regardless of culture,
language, gender, economic background or disability.

Rank
India

This award is valuable for us because of our
1 MKES' Nagindas Khandwala College, Mumbai management’s sustained commitment to DEI goals.
2 Anant National University, Ahmedabad “In NKC, we truly value student body diversity,
3 National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur equal opportunity and community and social outreach.
4 Sri Sairam Institute of Technology, Chennai Over the years, we have designed and implemented
5 Bombay College of Pharmacy several outreach programmes. Among them: Project
6 Aditya University, Surampalem, Kakinada POSHAN, a 365-day food drive for the destitute; Projects
7 Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong PARIVARTAN and PRAGATI, to improve education
8 Galgotias University, Greater Noida and sanitation for tribal communities and PEHEL
9 Vikash Degree College, Bargarh (Odisha) under which we organize medical camps for adivasis/
9 Midnapore City College, Medinipur (WB) marginalised people living in rural India” — Dr. Ancy
10 Lloyd Business School, Greater Noida Jose (right), Director, MKES Group of Institutions,
10 AIPH University, Phulnakhara, Bhubaneswar Mumbai (6,000 students, 100 teachers)

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