| 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 | SRI RAMACHANDRA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CHENNAI | Tamil Nadu | 385.06 | 188.42 | 131.72 | 115.59 | 85.69 | 906.48 |
| 2 | SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KATTANKULATHUR CHENNAI | Tamil Nadu | 393.17 | 174.3 | 140.78 | 110.14 | 85.57 | 903.96 |
| 3 | KLE ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCHBELAGAVI | Karnataka | 378.76 | 180.68 | 125.44 | 123.67 | 94.84 | 903.39 |
| 4 | BLDE (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY) VIJAYAPURA | Karnataka | 383.09 | 161.15 | 123.4 | 136.58 | 93.94 | 898.16 |
| 5 | SRI SIDDHARTHA ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION TUMAKURU | Karnataka | 378.84 | 170.77 | 133.94 | 120.75 | 89.98 | 894.28 |
| 6 | ERA UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW | Uttar Pradesh | 379.23 | 183.58 | 115.89 | 106.04 | 100.88 | 885.62 |
| 7 | SANTOSH UNIVERSITY GHAZIABAD | Uttar Pradesh | 368.63 | 177.97 | 135.67 | 117.95 | 84.43 | 884.65 |
| 8 | SRI BALAJI VIDYAPEETH (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY) PILLAIYARKUPPAM | Puducherry | 348.21 | 183.83 | 118 | 150.63 | 83.75 | 884.42 |
| 9 | MALLA REDDY VISHWAVIDYAPEETH (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY) HYDERABAD | Telangana | 374.86 | 164.91 | 139.29 | 113.57 | 87.75 | 880.38 |
| 10 | DR. D. Y. PATIL VIDYAPEETH (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY) PUNE | Maharashtra | 387.11 | 175.42 | 108.81 | 122.6 | 85.56 | 879.5 |
| 11 | ADICHUNCHANAGIRI UNIVERSITY MANDYA | Karnataka | 364.91 | 175.55 | 142.83 | 107.31 | 87.05 | 877.65 |
| 12 | LNCT UNIVERSITY BHOPAL | Madhya Pradesh | 379.83 | 186.68 | 103.89 | 132.05 | 73.14 | 875.59 |
| 13 | JIS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH JIS UNIVERSITY KOLKATA | West Bengal | 350.97 | 191.51 | 129.16 | 110.82 | 89.82 | 872.28 |
| 14 | RAMA UNIVERSITY KANPUR | Uttar Pradesh | 355.58 | 180.88 | 116.79 | 140.9 | 61.32 | 855.47 |
| 15 | CHETTINAD HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE KELAMBAKKAM | Tamil Nadu | 351.84 | 187.21 | 97.45 | 133.21 | 79.72 | 849.43 |
(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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