With 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
RANKING PARAMETERS
| Private and Deemed Universities Overall Ranking | ||||||||
| University | Entrepreneurship | Faculty | Industry | Placement Interface | Infrastructure | Global Collaboration | Total dL – 600 | Rank |
| Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University | 85.8 | 75.83 | 78 | 80 | 67.5 | 50.83 | 437.62 | 1 |
| Amity University, Noida | 77.17 | 42.08 | 81 | 79 | 98 | 55.33 | 432.58 | 2 |
| 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 |
| SRM University, Chennai | 84.88 | 91.11 | 79 | 72 | 61.5 | 40.85 | 429.34 | 5 |
| Apeejay Stya University, Sohna | 88.18 | 59.08 | 79 | 62 | 74 | 65 | 427.26 | 6 |
| Banasthali University, Jaipur | 55.9 | 55.75 | 63 | 65 | 92.5 | 89.83 | 421.98 | 7 |
| Lovely Professional University, Phagwara | 70.46 | 64.58 | 65 | 64 | 82 | 74.17 | 420.21 | 8 |
| Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra | 54.64 | 61.75 | 82 | 80 | 89 | 52 | 419.39 | 9 |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, Bhubaneswar | 71.16 | 79.25 | 77 | 76 | 56.4 | 58.33 | 418.14 | 10 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore | 55.75 | 53.33 | 79 | 84 | 84.14 | 61.17 | 417.39 | 11 |
| Manipal University | 89.25 | 41.08 | 82 | 85 | 72.5 | 47 | 416.83 | 12 |
| Symbiosis International University, Pune | 56.54 | 48.67 | 81 | 81 | 65 | 65 | 397.21 | 13 |
| Sharda University, Greater Noida | 63.29 | 83.92 | 63 | 65 | 53.15 | 61.67 | 390.03 | 14 |
| KL University, Guntur | 62.95 | 55.33 | 74 | 72 | 52.5 | 60 | 376.78 | 15 |
| Thapar University, Patiala | 50.16 | 45.75 | 81 | 88 | 62.5 | 46.67 | 374.08 | 16 |
| Karunya University, Coimbatore | 55.44 | 44.17 | 70 | 69 | 85 | 50 | 373.61 | 17 |
| Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) University, Thanjavur |
56.65 | 53.5 | 77 | 78 | 58.4 | 49.17 | 372.72 | 18 |
| Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad |
59.99 | 41.25 | 73 | 68 | 81.5 | 40 | 363.74 | 19 |
| Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai |
49.38 | 46.75 | 80 | 85 | 52.5 | 48.33 | 361.96 | 20 |
| Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok | 45.01 | 46.02 | 73 | 71 | 83.04 | 43 | 361.07 | 21 |
| University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun |
49.75 | 49.67 | 71 | 67 | 51.5 | 70 | 358.92 | 22 |
| 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 |
| GITAM (Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management) University, Visakhapatnam |
54.63 | 58.08 | 73 | 69 | 54.85 | 40.83 | 350.39 | 25 |
| Sathyabama University, Chennai | 51.25 | 48.33 | 72 | 65 | 67.5 | 43.33 | 347.41 | 26 |
| Jaypee University, Noida | 48.21 | 48.83 | 75 | 76 | 50.78 | 45 | 343.82 | 27 |
| Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu) |
54.18 | 45.42 | 67 | 62 | 66 | 49.17 | 343.77 | 28 |
| International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad |
45.01 | 41.07 | 84 | 89 | 43 | 41.1 | 343.18 | 29 |
| Centurion University, Bhubaneswar | 41 | 43.07 | 71 | 65 | 81 | 42.01 | 343.08 | 30 |
| Galgotias University, Greater Noida | 50.69 | 52.83 | 72 | 66 | 54.75 | 46.67 | 342.94 | 31 |
| Hindustan University, Chennai | 52.55 | 44.42 | 73 | 67 | 57.5 | 47.67 | 342.14 | 32 |
| Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Buddha Nagar |
42.33 | 41.17 | 78 | 73 | 64.3 | 43.33 | 342.13 | 33 |
| Azim Premji University, Bengaluru | 55 | 50.02 | 65 | 70 | 52.07 | 47 | 339.09 | 34 |
| Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar |
50.33 | 42.83 | 77 | 71 | 56.65 | 41 | 338.81 | 35 |
| Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar |
40.04 | 43.07 | 70 | 64 | 79.32 | 42 | 338.43 | 36 |
| O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat | 50.13 | 41.92 | 76 | 71 | 47.07 | 52.17 | 338.29 | 37 |
| Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati |
41 | 42 | 68 | 66 | 78 | 41 | 336 | 38 |
| ICFAI University, Ranchi | 41 | 41.04 | 65.89 | 66.06 | 75.28 | 40.04 | 329.31 | 39 |
| Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sangrur |
47.05 | 42.67 | 61 | 63 | 75.28 | 40 | 326.27 | 40 |
| Amity University, Ranchi | 42 | 44.46 | 59 | 62 | 77.77 | 39.01 | 324.24 | 41 |
| NIIT University, Neemrana | 43.26 | 41.25 | 69 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 320.51 | 42 |
| Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Puttaparthi |
45.48 | 47.33 | 61 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 319.81 | 43 |
| Chitkara University, Solan | 41.39 | 41.67 | 62 | 65 | 50.84 | 57.5 | 318.4 | 44 |
| Maharishi Markandeshwar University (MMU), Ambala |
46.68 | 42.67 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 40.83 | 317.18 | 45 |
| GLA University, Mathura | 49.49 | 47.25 | 62 | 65 | 52.6 | 40 | 316.34 | 46 |
| Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan |
45.25 | 46.92 | 65 | 63 | 51.25 | 44.17 | 315.59 | 47 |
| Mangalayatan University, Aligarh | 47.39 | 44.67 | 64 | 64 | 53.6 | 40.83 | 314.49 | 48 |
| The Northcap University (formerly ITM), Gurgaon |
42.78 | 41.94 | 69 | 66 | 50.01 | 44.17 | 313.9 | 49 |
| Saveetha University, Chennai | 42.93 | 42.67 | 64 | 63 | 56.5 | 43.33 | 312.43 | 50 |
| Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur |
51.48 | 41.92 | 58 | 56 | 60.8 | 41.67 | 309.87 | 51 |
| Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad |
40.28 | 43.96 | 71 | 66 | 47 | 41 | 309.24 | 52 |
| Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram | 46.49 | 52.08 | 55 | 50 | 60 | 40 | 303.57 | 53 |
| ICFAI University, Hyderabad | 44.48 | 42.33 | 66 | 63 | 44.48 | 42.33 | 302.62 | 54 |
| Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal | 38 | 43.91 | 69 | 66 | 44 | 41.07 | 301.98 | 55 |
| Yenepoya University, Mangalore | 54.66 | 41.75 | 52 | 53 | 51.57 | 45 | 297.98 | 56 |
| NITTE University, Mangaluru | 44.01 | 41.33 | 65 | 67 | 39.48 | 41.01 | 297.83 | 57 |
| Shobhit University, Meerut | 41.26 | 42.95 | 62 | 61 | 46.15 | 44.1 | 297.46 | 58 |
| AISECT University, Bhopal | 37.02 | 42.19 | 64 | 68 | 41.89 | 40.98 | 294.08 | 59 |
| Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Vishwa Mahavidyalaya, Kancheepuram |
48.06 | 44.17 | 55 | 50 | 52.5 | 43.33 | 293.06 | 60 |
