No Indian varsity among top 200 in Times' World University Rankings 2019

IISc retains lead as highest-ranked Indian institute, followed by debutante IIT Indore

Despite increasing in terms of overall representation in the rankings, India yet again has failed to make it to the top 200 list in the latest Times Higher Education’s (THE’s) flagship World University Rankings 2019. 

In the 251-300 band, the Indian Institute of Science continued to lead Indian institutes in the THE World University Rankings 2019, followed by a surprise debut by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Indore becoming India’s second-highest ranked institute in the 351-400 band. IIT-Indore overtook IIT-Bombay, which slipped from the 351-400 band of ranking to the 401-500 band. 

According to THE, while India increased its representation, a majority