| 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 | AMITY UNIVERSITY NOIDA | Uttar Pradesh | 391.49 | 194.72 | 138.46 | 136.29 | 78.5 | 939.46 |
| 2 | CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY MOHALI | Punjab | 391 | 192.36 | 138.13 | 135.11 | 81.61 | 938.21 |
| 3 | GLA UNIVERSITY MATHURA | Uttar Pradesh | 387.78 | 192.24 | 137.52 | 135.34 | 77.26 | 930.14 |
| 4 | SRM UNIVERSITY-AP AMARAVATI | Andhra Pradesh | 388.44 | 192.12 | 139.2 | 130.83 | 78.23 | 928.82 |
| 5 | MANIPAL UNIVERSITY JAIPUR | Rajasthan | 385.5 | 192.95 | 138.36 | 132.14 | 77.93 | 926.88 |
| 6 | PANDIT DEENDAYAL ENERGY UNIVERSITY GANDHINAGAR | Gujarat | 388.31 | 193.47 | 138.56 | 131.08 | 74.85 | 926.27 |
| 7 | GANPAT UNIVERSITY MEHSANA | Gujarat | 386.44 | 192.73 | 135.21 | 134.02 | 75.8 | 924.2 |
| 8 | PARUL UNIVERSITY VADODARA | Gujarat | 385.43 | 191.26 | 135.39 | 130.78 | 75.32 | 918.18 |
| 9 | JAYPEE INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NOIDA | Uttar Pradesh | 384.2 | 192.49 | 133.21 | 129.51 | 77.23 | 916.64 |
| 10 | LNCT UNIVERSITY BHOPAL | Madhya Pradesh | 382.83 | 190.77 | 136.54 | 129.78 | 76.55 | 916.47 |
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