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Pictorial Essay

EW INDIA HIGHER EDUCATION RANKINGS

2026-27 AWARDS

EducationWorld felicitated and celebrated India’s top-ranked government
and private universities, arts, science and commerce colleges, private
engineering insitutes and private B-schools — as per the outcome of the
EW India Higher Education Rankings 2026-27 conducted by well-known
Bengaluru-based market research company AZ Research Partners Pvt. Ltd
— at an awards ceremony at The Grand, New Delhi on April 25. The awards
ceremony attracted vice chancellors, deans and faculty of India’s top-ranked
higher education institutions. A pictorial essay.

University of Mumbai’s Prof. Ravindra
Kulkarni, Vice Chancellor, receives awards
from Dr. Joe D. May (right), Chancellor
EWIHERA 2026-27 inauguration by Partners Emeritus, Dallas College, USA & David Das
(left), Chief Operating Officer, India Opera-
tions, the University of Western Australia

OP Jindal Global University (Deemed Uni- Chitkara University, Chandigarh’s Dr. Ni-
versity), Sonipat’s Dr. Arpita Gupta (centre yati Chitkara (centre right) & Dr. Manjinder
left), Dean of Research, & Dr. Upasana Dhaliwal (centre left), Pro Vice Chancellor, Shoolini University, Bajhol’s Prof. Atul
Mahanta (centre right), Dean, Admissions receive awards from Judgashrasta Dash Khosla, Founder and Vice Chancellor
and Outreach, with EW’s Dilip Thakore (right) of GrayQuest & Dr. Kuldeep Dagar
(left) & Summiya Yasmeen (right) (left), Joint Secretary, Association of
Indian Universities

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