Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2026: Top 15 Private Technical Universities
Are you looking for the top Private Technical Universities in India? Check out Outlook-ICARE's annual ranking of India’s top 15 Private Technical Universities for 2026 to make an informed choice based on multiple parameters.
| RANK 2026 | UNIVERSITY NAME | STATE | ACADEMIC & RESEARCH EXCELLENCE 400 | INDUSTRY INTERFACE & PLACEMENT 200 | INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES 150 | GOVERNANCE & EXTENSION 150 | DIVERSITY & OUTREACH 100 | TOTAL SCORE 1000 |
| 1 | SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KATTANKULATHUR CHENNAI | Tamil Nadu | 387.95 | 194.34 | 135.3 | 135 | 80.52 | 933.11 |
| 2 | BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE PILANI | Rajasthan | 392.15 | 192.58 | 114.87 | 141.25 | 85.21 | 926.06 |
| 3 | DAYANANDA SAGAR UNIVERSITY BANGALORE | Karnataka | 392.62 | 180.93 | 137.42 | 133.86 | 81.1 | 925.93 |
| 4 | JSS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY MYSURU | Karnataka | 398.34 | 189.05 | 118.84 | 139.86 | 75.4 | 921.49 |
| 5 | VIT-AP UNIVERSITY AMARAVATI | Andhra Pradesh | 377.48 | 182.01 | 128.68 | 142.49 | 73.41 | 904.07 |
| 6 | JAYPEE UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLAN | Himachal Pradesh | 392.15 | 182.27 | 129.4 | 105.54 | 93.72 | 903.08 |
| 7 | UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT (UEM) KOLKATA | West Bengal | 396.06 | 184.75 | 122.65 | 111.67 | 84.41 | 899.54 |
| 8 | JIS UNIVERSITY KOLKATA | West Bengal | 385.19 | 162.84 | 138.87 | 124.59 | 85.67 | 897.16 |
| 9 | DHIRUBHAI AMBANI UNIVERSITY GANDHINAGAR | Gujarat | 374.02 | 186.93 | 110.99 | 138.72 | 85.6 | 896.26 |
| 10 | MANAV RACHNA UNIVERSITY FARIDABAD | Haryana | 367.77 | 157.22 | 134.45 | 149.38 | 86.44 | 895.26 |
| 11 | VIVEKANANDA GLOBAL UNIVERSITY JAIPUR | Rajasthan | 375.73 | 171.5 | 131.72 | 123.9 | 90.27 | 893.12 |
| 12 | VIGNAN`S FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH GUNTUR | Andhra Pradesh | 363.54 | 193.55 | 135.52 | 123.76 | 75.8 | 892.17 |
| 13 | UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT (UEM) JAIPUR | Rajasthan | 371.02 | 168.54 | 124.44 | 137.76 | 86.67 | 888.43 |
| 14 | ALLIANCE UNIVERSITY BANGALORE | Karnataka | 373.87 | 165.48 | 142.43 | 110.41 | 92.25 | 884.44 |
| 15 | REVA UNIVERSITY BANGALORE | Karnataka | 351.72 | 179.47 | 116.73 | 140.9 | 93.54 | 882.36 |
| RANK 2026 | UNIVERSITY NAME | STATE |
| 1 | MALLA REDDY UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD | Telangana |
| 2 | VASIREDDY VENKATADRI INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY/ VVITU/ VVIT UNIVERSITY GUNTUR | Andhra Pradesh |
| 3 | NOIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY NOIDA | Uttar Pradesh |
| 4 | NORTHCAP UNIVERSITY (NCU) GURUGRAM | Haryana |
| 5 | OM STERLING GLOBAL UNIVERSITY HISAR | Haryana |
(This story appeared in Outlook magazine’s August 17 issue, 'Parliament on Street', which takes an incisive look at the student protests against recurring examination paper leaks, the zing of Gen-Z politics and the Jantar Mantar protest at Delhi which triggered a strong response all across India, sending out a clear reminder that while governments are formed in Parliament, democracies remain alive on the streets)
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