| 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 INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS CHENNAI | Tamil Nadu | 391.33 | 193.94 | 136.44 | 132.74 | 82.12 | 936.57 |
| 2 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE BENGALURU | Karnataka | 391.97 | 192.79 | 136.52 | 134.3 | 79.6 | 935.18 |
| 3 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY | Maharashtra | 389.98 | 191.98 | 140.07 | 132.81 | 79.26 | 934.1 |
| 4 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI | Delhi | 390.24 | 191.43 | 140.81 | 131.05 | 75.31 | 928.84 |
| 5 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR | Uttar Pradesh | 391.27 | 192.92 | 137.25 | 132.78 | 74.34 | 928.56 |
| 6 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR | West Bengal | 388.99 | 191.28 | 140.42 | 128.29 | 75.47 | 924.45 |
| 7 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE | Uttarakhand | 391.68 | 187.69 | 135.58 | 127.94 | 74.56 | 917.45 |
| 8 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI | Assam | 388.22 | 187.74 | 135.69 | 128.1 | 70.08 | 909.83 |
| 9 | VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (VTU) BELAGAVI | Karnataka | 386.45 | 189.32 | 136.9 | 127.6 | 69.12 | 909.39 |
| 10 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD | Telangana | 383.57 | 188.47 | 135.92 | 126.78 | 70.3 | 905.04 |
| 11 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR | Punjab | 344.62 | 161.5 | 130.23 | 139.08 | 77.63 | 853.06 |
| 12 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR | Gujarat | 377.62 | 175.67 | 102.94 | 109.64 | 84.48 | 850.35 |
| 13 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION & RESEARCH KOLKATA | West Bengal | 350.83 | 185.76 | 130.11 | 103.53 | 75.78 | 846.01 |
| 14 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANDI | Himachal Pradesh | 380.23 | 151.4 | 98.36 | 140.86 | 70.32 | 841.17 |
| 15 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION & RESEARCH MOHALI | Punjab | 374.19 | 164.03 | 117.4 | 106.82 | 78.44 | 840.88 |
(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)





























