India Leads In Interdisciplinary Science Rankings With 65 Universities On The Global List

In a significant achievement for India's scientific landscape, 65 universities from our nation have made it to the global list in the Times Higher Education (THE) Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025. However, despite this impressive presence, no Indian institution managed to break into the coveted top 10.

The most prominent Indian university on the list is Anna University, which secured a respectable ranking of 42 globally. It is followed by VIT University at the 65th spot, SRM Institute of Science and Technology at 84th, KIIT University at 92nd, and Delhi University in 98th position.

Other notable Indian institutions that feature on this list include Lovely Professional University claiming a ranking of 99th, Amity University (Noida) coming in at 101, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences ranked one spot lower at 102, Jamia Millia Islamia secured the 103rd position, while Jawaharlal Nehru University slipped to 105.

While India dominates this list, we are reminded that other countries have a significant presence here. The United States leads in terms of global rankings with leading institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology securing the top spot, followed by Stanford University and then Singapore's National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University respectively, marking an interesting milestone for Singapore as its only Asian country to crack into the world list.

When it comes to Asia, as a continent this ranking has the highest representation. India ranks highest in terms of numbers, with six universities on the global list, followed closely by Saudi Arabia also boasting of 6 entries. Meanwhile Hong Kong is tied with Japan at fifth position according to this global report

Wageningen University & Research secured its place at number seven, making European rankings better represented here too.

Meanwhile other top US rankings include the prestigious California Institute of Technology along with Duke University.