India’s Best Universities 2025 The Week-Hansa Rankings
The Week magazine has released its much-anticipated annual rankings for the Best Universities in India 2025, conducted in collaboration with Hansa Research. As expected, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) retained its dominance, securing the top spot among Government Multidisciplinary Universities. In the Private & Deemed Multidisciplinary category, Manipal Academy of Higher Education led the pack, while the Technical Universities list was topped by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.
This year’s rankings offer valuable insights into the academic landscape of India, covering three broad university categories — Government Multidisciplinary, Private & Deemed Multidisciplinary, and Technical Universities — evaluated across multiple performance parameters. Here’s a detailed look at the top 10 universities in each category.
Top 10 Government Multidisciplinary Universities – All India (2025)
| Rank | University | City | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru University | Delhi | 763 |
| 2 | Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | 751 |
| 3 | University of Delhi | Delhi | 740 |
| 4 | Jadavpur University | Kolkata | 717 |
| 5 | University of Calcutta | Kolkata | 696 |
| 6 | Savitribai Phule Pune University | Pune | 679 |
| 7 | University of Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 662 |
| 8 | Andhra University | Visakhapatnam | 641 |
| 9 | Bharathiar University | Coimbatore | 630 |
| 10 | University of Madras | Chennai | 628 |
Top 10 Private & Deemed Multidisciplinary Universities – All India (2025)
| Rank | University | City | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Deemed) | Manipal | 706 |
| 2 | Banasthali Vidyapith (Deemed) | Banasthali | 607 |
| 3 | Amity University | Noida | 601 |
| 4 | Symbiosis International (Deemed) | Pune | 548 |
| 5 | Chandigarh University | Mohali | 475 |
| 6 | Christ (Deemed) | Bengaluru | 469 |
| 7 | Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology (Deemed) | Chennai | 442 |
| 8 | Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (Deemed) | Guntur | 399 |
| 9 | Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (Deemed) | Chennai | 386 |
| 10 | The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education | Hyderabad | 375 |
Top 10 Technical Universities – All India (2025)
| Rank | University | City | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi | Delhi | 831 |
| 2 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Chennai | Chennai | 822 |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai | Mumbai | 816 |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur | Kanpur | 808 |
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee | Roorkee | 788 |
| 6 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati | Guwahati | 769 |
| 7 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani | Pilani | 720 |
| 8 | Anna University | Chennai | 718 |
| 9 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT BHU) | Varanasi | 704 |
| 10 | National Institute of Technology (NIT) Surathkal | Surathkal | 688 |
Best Universities in India 2025 – Survey Methodology:
How the Rankings Were Compiled
The India’s Best Universities 2025 The Week-Hansa Rankings was carried out across 15 cities and aimed to assess universities offering multidisciplinary, technical, and medical education.
To qualify:
- Universities had to be UGC-recognised.
- Must offer full-time postgraduate courses in at least two disciplines.
- Should have graduated at least three batches from their PG programs.
The survey was conducted in two phases:
1. Perceptual Survey:
- Included inputs from 597 academic experts.
- Participants nominated and ranked their top 20 universities.
- The Perceptual Score was calculated based on number of nominations and rank positions.
2. Factual Survey:
- A detailed questionnaire was circulated online.
- 63 universities responded.
- The Factual Score was computed using verified data from universities and secondary sources on:
- Age and accreditation
- Infrastructure and facilities
- Faculty and research
- Student intake and diversity
The Final Score of the India’s Best Universities 2025 The Week-Hansa Rankings was derived by adding the Perceptual Score (out of 400) and the Factual Score (out of 600), resulting in a composite out of 1000. For universities that didn’t participate in the factual survey but wished to be ranked, interpolated scores based on perceptual rankings were used.
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