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Cover Story EW India Private University Rankings 2025-26

Parameters of excellence: India’s Top 10 Private Universities

(across all categories)
o compile the EW India Private University Rankings weightage (300). The scores awarded by the respondents
2025-26, AZ Research field researchers interviewed to the ten parameters were totaled to rank India’s Top
T2,100 higher education faculty, students and industry 10 private universities under each parameter of higher
managers countrywide, asking them to rate institutions on education excellence.
ten parameters, viz, competence of faculty, faculty welfare Parameter rankings which highlight the prime strengths
and development, research and innovation, curriculum of highly ranked institutions are useful because they enable
and pedagogy, industry interface, placements record, students to select institutions whose priorities dovetail with
infrastructure and facilities, internationalism, leadership/ their own.
governance quality and range/diversity of programmes The national ranking of Top 10 private universities
offered. Each parameter was assigned varying weightage (across all categories) under all ten parameters, are set out
with the research and innovation accorded highest below.

Rank Competence of faculty Rating Rank Range/diversity of Rating
2022 2023 2024 2025 (150) 2022 2023 2024 2025 programmes offered (100)
3 1 1 1 Birla Institute of Technology and Science 1 1 1 1 Manipal Academy of Higher Education 90
(BITS), Pilani 148 2 3 4 2 Amity University, Noida 87
7 3 2 2 Amity University, Noida 147 5 5 2 3 ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education
6 2 3 3 Manipal Academy of Higher Education 146 (Deemed University), Hyderabad 86
NR 10 8 3 BML Munjal University, Gurugram 146 6 6 5 3 Shiv Nadar University, Gautam
1 3 1 4 International Institute of Information Buddha Nagar 86
Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad 145 4 4 6 4 Thapar Institute of Engineering &
4 4 3 4 Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (Deemed University), Patiala 79
Technology (Deemed University), Patiala 145 NR 7 6 4 Ashoka University, Sonipat 79
4 8 2 5 OP Jindal Global University 3 2 3 5 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 78
(Deemed University), Sonipat 144 10 9 9 5 NMIMS (Narsee Monjee Institute of
7 5 4 5 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Management Studies) Deemed University,
University 144 Mumbai 78
6 5 7 5 Ashoka University, Sonipat 144 NR NR NR 5 Manipal University, Jaipur 78
2 6 5 6 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information NR NR 7 6 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
and Communication Technology, University 77
Gandhinagar 143 NR NR NR 6 Hindustan Institute of Technology &
NR NR NR 6 SRM Institute of Science and Technology Science (Deemed University), Chennai 77
(Deemed University), Chennai 143 NR NR 10 7 BML Munjal University, Gurugram 76
NR NR NR 6 Shiv Nadar University, Gautam NR NR 10 7 Amity University, Kolkata 76
Buddha Nagar 143 NR NR NR 7 Christ Deemed University, Bengaluru 76
NR NR NR 6 Chitkara University, Chandigarh 143 NR 8 8 8 FLAME University, Pune 75
NR 7 4 7 FLAME University, Pune 142 NR NR 8 8 OP Jindal Global University
NR NR 6 7 Azim Premji University, Bengaluru 142 (Deemed University), Sonipat 75
NR NR NR 7 SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur 142 NR NR 10 8 Birla Institute of Technology and Science
NR NR NR 7 Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal 142 (BITS), Pilani 75
10 10 9 8 Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher NR NR NR 8 Amity University, Lucknow 75
Education and Research NR NR NR 9 Presidency University, Bengaluru 74
(Deemed University), Chennai 141 NR NR NR 10 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information
NR NR NR 8 IIHMR University, Jaipur 141 and Communication Technology,
NR NR NR 8 Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai 141 Gandhinagar 73
6 7 6 9 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 140 NR NR NR 10 St. Joseph's University, Bengaluru 73
NR NR NR 9 Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 140 NR NR NR 10 Manav Rachna International Institute of
NR NR NR 9 Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (Ranchi) 140 Research and Studies
NR NR 10 10 TERI School of Advanced Studies (Deemed University), Faridabad 73
(Deemed University), Delhi 139 NR NR NR 10 Sharda University, Greater Noida 73
NR NR NR 10 ICFAI University Jharkhand (Ranchi) 139
NB: NR= Not Ranked

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