| 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 | INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IVRI) BAREILLY | Uttar Pradesh | 393.49 | 192.85 | 140.84 | 133.15 | 79.76 | 940.09 |
| 2 | TAMIL NADU VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY (TANUVAS) CHENNAI | Tamil Nadu | 392.23 | 194.39 | 139.81 | 131.97 | 78.52 | 936.92 |
| 3 | GURU ANGAD DEV VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY (GADVASU) LUDHIANA | Punjab | 392.71 | 192.72 | 136.25 | 133.01 | 76.99 | 931.68 |
| 4 | MANIPAL ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MAHE) MANIPAL | Karnataka | 388.81 | 190.82 | 140.56 | 130.99 | 77.37 | 928.55 |
| 5 | CENTURION UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT BHUBANESWAR | Odisha | 389.91 | 193.33 | 139.12 | 130.07 | 75.71 | 928.14 |
| 6 | LALA LAJPAT RAI UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES HISAR | Haryana | 393.43 | 190.94 | 138.9 | 131.61 | 73.17 | 928.05 |
| 7 | WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL & FISHERY SCIENCES KOLKATA | West Bengal | 390.44 | 187.57 | 137.57 | 131.11 | 72.26 | 918.95 |
| 8 | KARNATAKA VETERINARY ANIMAL & FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY BIDAR | Karnataka | 388.75 | 185.06 | 136.64 | 130.4 | 70.45 | 911.3 |
| 9 | KERALA VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY WAYANAD | Kerala | 384.93 | 186.38 | 133.93 | 127.2 | 74.08 | 906.52 |
| 10 | MAHARASHTRA ANIMAL & FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY NAGPUR | Maharashtra | 383.26 | 187.01 | 132.07 | 127.1 | 72.6 | 902.04 |
(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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