Overview

• IIM Ahmedabad retained the top spot in management for the sixth straight year, with IIT Delhi fourth and IIM Lucknow rising to fifth.
• Delhi University’s colleges dominated the college list as Hindu and Miranda House held the top two positions, and DU rose to fifth among universities.
• The University of Mumbai re-entered the overall top 100 at rank 92, posting strong graduation outcomes but weaker research and perception scores.
• Media reports conflict on the State Public Universities leader, with several citing Jadavpur University at No. 1 ahead of Anna University, while another lists Anna first.
• Allahabad University stayed outside the top-200 overall but improved to the 101–150 band in engineering and 101–125 in management, and IGNOU remained the top open university with UPRTOU third.