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EW Grand Jury India Higher Education Rankings 2025-26

Digital Education Innovation Outstanding Achievement in Professional
Higher education institutions integrating innovative Education
digital technologies within curriculums and implementing Institutions providing globally benchmarked professional
IT-enabled pedagogies to enable delivery of engaging and study programmes such as event management, fashion
effective teaching-learning. design and mass communication among others.

Rank Rank

India India

1+ Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata 1+ Global Academy of Professional Accountants, Mumbai
1 Ramanand Arya DAV College, Mumbai 1 NAFDI School of Interior Design, Mumbai
2 Nest Academy of Modelling & Grooming (NAMG), Mumbai 2 Aruna Manharlal Shah Institute of Management & Research,
3 Nirmala Memorial Foundation College of Commerce & Science, Mumbai
Mumbai 3 Department of Media Science, The Heritage Academy, Kolkata
4 Krupanidhi College of Management, Bengaluru 4 Krishna's Vikash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and
5 MIER College of Education (Autonomous), Jammu Research, Raipur
6 Universal SkillTech University, Mumbai 5 Meghe Group of Institutions, Maharashtra
7 The Oxford Educational Institutions, Bengaluru 5 MEASI Academy of Architecture, Chennai
7 Girijananda Chowdhury University, Guwahati 6 International Institute of Fashion Technology (IIFT), Delhi
8 Sunbeam College for Women, Bhagwanpur, Varanasi 7 Jaipuria School of Business, Ghaziabad
8 GNA University, Phagwara 8 Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University, Dehradun
9 Rayat-Bahra University, Greater Mohali 9 Gyanmanjari Innovative University, Bhavnagar
10 Karnavati University, Gandhinagar 10 Atlas SkillTech University, Mumbai

Faculty, staff, and students are elated with this award
because it’s acknowledgement of our commitment to
“integrate advanced digital technologies into the cur-
riculum, lecture delivery and campus infrastructure. Over
the past few years we have invested heavily in IT prod-
ucts and process innovations with faculty and students
collaborating to maximise technology usage and improve
learning outcomes. HIT is also a pioneer in collaborat-
ing with industry to remain abreast with latest digital
technologies and trends. Academia-industry collabora-
tion has enabled our students to engage with real-world
technology projects and improved our placements” — We are thankful to the EW Grand Jury for recognis-
Prof. Basab Chaudhuri, Principal (right), Heritage ing GAPA’s commitment to professional education
Institute of Technology, Kolkata (4,934 students and “— specifically accountancy and financial education.
400 teachers) In GAPA we offer a BBA/B.Com degree programme in
new and professional accountancy and financial models
in association with two top-ranked colleges of Mumbai
— Nagindas Khandwala College, and Thakur College of
Science and Commerce. The USP of our degree pro-
gramme is our curriculum which is fully industry-aligned,
faculty is well-trained in experiential pedagogies and
assessment practices, and student internships are manda-
tory. Moreover, we provide special tutoring for students
writing the Chartered Accountancy and other competitive
exams conducted by professional accountancy organisa-
tions. Our objective is to graduate accounting and finance
professionals ready to hit the ground running” — Suchi
Kothari (centre), Director, Global Academy for Pro-
fessional Accountants, Mumbai (349 students and
18 teachers)

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