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university_rankingWith an unprecedented level of competition in every sphere of life, zeroing-in the right university or educational institute for higher education has always been a Hercules task. Higher education is not only about grabing some lucrative job but to learn the skills that may help individuals sail through their career with aplomb. Understanding the current requirement of current education scenario, the Government of India is emphasising on imparting world class higher education to the youth of the country. This field of education has been expanding rapidly throwing up the need for qualified and skilled graduates, post graduates and research scholars in the country. All this inspired us to conduct a comprehensive ranking of “Top Universities of India 2017” to ensure better exposure for youths of India.

In the second edition of university ranking issue, we have shortlisted the universities from different zones of India on the basis of various parameters. We have ranked 60 private universities in the country based on: Infrastructure, Faculty, Global Collaboration, Placement, Industry Interface and Entrepreneurship, and Placement. The universities have been ranked considering aforementioned parameters on the basis of their score out of 600. The mammoth exercise was spread over two months that involved online voting of users.

Top Universities of India 2017 – NORTH
Northern Zone of India has made significant progress on access to higher education and enrollment of students at the university level. The zone has several prominent educational institutes that have been training students and imparting holistic development. However, in terms of access to higher education, the zone has multiple issues like urban-rural disparity and lower female literacy.

Private and Deemed Universities Overall Ranking
University Entrepreneurship Faculty Industry Placement Interface Infrastructure Global Collaboration Total dL – 600 Rank
Amity University, Noida 77.17 52.08 81 79 88 55.33 432.58 1
Apeejay Stya University, Sohna 88.18 59.08 79 62 74 65 427.26 2
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 70.46 64.58 65 64 82 74.17 420.21 3
Sharda University, Greater Noida 63.29 83.92 63 65 53.15 61.67 390.03 4
Thapar University, Patiala 50.16 45.75 81 88 62.5 46.67 374.08 5
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad 59.99 41.25 73 68 81.5 40 363.74 6
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 49.75 49.67 71 67 51.5 70 358.92 7
Jaypee University, Noida 48.21 48.83 75 76 50.78 45 343.82 8
Galgotias University, Greater Noida 50.69 52.83 72 66 54.75 46.67 342.94 9
Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Buddha Nagar 42.33 41.17 78 73 64.3 43.33 342.13 10
Top Universities of India 2017 – CENTRAL
Keeping pace with the present needs of higher education among students, the Central zone, comprising states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, have been laying greater emphasis on taking education system to a new zenith. While Madhya Pradesh signed a financing agreement with the World Bank for increasing the effectiveness of higher education system, Chhattisgarh initiated the digitisation of libraries with the use LibSys software.

Private and Deemed Universities Overall Ranking
University Entrepreneurship Faculty Industry Placement Interface Infrastructure Global Collaboration Total dL – 600 Rank
Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal 38 43.91 69 66 44 41.07 301.98 55
AISECT University, Bhopal 37.02 42.19 64 68 41.89 40.98 294.08 59
Amity University, Raipur 36.04 40.47 62 66 39.78 40.89 285.18 3
Amity University, Gwalio 35.06 38.75 47 61 37.67 40.8 260.28 4
Maharishi University of Management and Technology, Bilaspur 34.08 37.03 47 61 35.56 40.71 255.38 5
ICFAI University, Raipur 33.1 35.31 45 55 33.45 40.62 242.48 6
OP Jindal University, Raigarh 31.14 31.87 48 53 33.12 39.44 236.57 7
ITM University, Gwalior 32.12 33.59 47 47 33.98 40.62 234.31 8
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam University, Indore 30.16 30.15 45 53 32.26 38.26 228.83 9
Dr. C.V. Raman University, Bilaspur 29.18 28.43 41 44 31.4 37.08 211.09 10
Top Universities of India 2017 – SOUTH
Southern Indian states like Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, have always fared better in comparison to other states, in its overall higher education system. According to ‘Annual Status of Higher Education in Southern Region 2013’, Tami Nadu has the highest number of universities in the country while Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka rank third and fifth, respectively in terms of number of universities in India. Furthermore, the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of all states in southern region is better than the national average.

Private and Deemed Universities Overall Ranking
University Entrepreneurship Faculty Industry Placement Interface Infrastructure Global Collaboration Total dL – 600 Rank
SRM University, Chennai 84.88 91.11 79 72 61.5 40.85 429.34 1
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University 65.46 79.83 78 80 67.5 50.83 421.62 2
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 55.75 53.33 79 84 84.14 61.17 417.39 3
Manipal University 89.25 41.08 82 85 72.5 47 416.83 4
KL University, Guntur 62.95 55.33 74 72 52.5 60 376.78 5
Karunya University, Coimbatore 55.44 44.17 70 69 85 50 373.61 6
Shanmugha Arts, Science,
Technology & Research Academy
(SASTRA) University, Thanjavur		 56.65 53.5 77 78 58.4 49.17 372.72 7
GITAM (Gandhi Institute of Technology
and Management) University,
Visakhapatnam		 54.63 58.08 73 69 54.85 40.83 350.39 8
Sathyabama University, Chennai 51.25 48.33 72 65 67.5 43.33 347.41 9
Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil
(Tamil Nadu)		 54.18 45.42 67 62 66 49.17 343.77 10
Top Universities of India 2017 – EAST
The Eastern zone of India is very progressive in terms of reforming its higher educational institutions. States like Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal have made significant progress in rolling out a reform road map for restructuring and developing its higher education system and aligning it to its economic potential, this zone, especially Bihar and Jharkhand, has huge scope for infrastructural development and areas of training in the University space.

Private and Deemed Universities Overall Ranking
University Entrepreneurship Faculty Industry Placement Interface Infrastructure Global Collaboration Total dL – 600 Rank
Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra 54.64 61.75 82 80 89 52 419.39 1
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, Bhubaneswar 71.16 79.25 77 76 56.4 58.33 418.14 2
Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok 45.01 46.02 73 71 83.04 43 361.07 3
Centurion University, Bhubaneswar 41 43.07 71 65 81 42.01 343.08 4
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University,
Bhubaneswar		 40.04 43.07 70 64 79.32 42 338.43 5
Assam Don Bosco University,
Guwahati		 41 42 68 66 78 41 336 6
ICFAI University, Ranchi 41 41.04 65.89 66.06 75.28 40.04 329.31 7
Amity University, Ranchi 42 44.46 59 62 77.77 39.01 324.24 8
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda
Educational and Research Institute, Howrah 38 39 62 55 57 38 289 9
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara 35 39.02 57 47 56 32 266.02 10
Top Universities of India 2017 – WEST
The Western zone, comprising states of Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat, has been talking a lot of initiatives in promoting private participation in education and facilitating the establishment of a large number of higher educational institutions. Being a hub of economic activities, this zone has been adopting modern teaching techniques and taking positive steps towards an international, industry oriented global education system.

Private and Deemed Universities Overall Ranking
University Entrepreneurship Faculty Industry Placement Interface Infrastructure Global Collaboration Total dL – 600 Rank
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani 68.2 42 83 90 66.57 81 430.77 3
Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune 81.59 48.83 75 68 67.5 89.33 430.25 4
Banasthali University, Jaipur 55.9 55.75 63 65 92.5 89.83 421.98 7
Symbiosis International University, Pune 56.54 48.67 81 81 65 65 397.21 13
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management
Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai		 49.38 46.75 80 85 52.5 48.33 361.96 20
Nirma University, Ahmedabad 51.25 45.58 76 75 55.5 49.17 352.5 23
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar 42.48 44.25 82 86 53 44.17 351.9 24
NIIT University, Neemrana 43.26 41.25 69 67 55 45 320.51 42
JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur 37.46 38 61 62 41 38 277.46 9
Pratap University, Jaipur 32.1 35.31 45 55 33.45 40.62 241.48 10

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