IISc Bangalore Makes the Top-50 List in the Asia University Ranking 2022

New Delhi: IISc Bangalore is the only institute to make the top-50 list securing 42nd rank in THE Asia University Rankings 2022 edition which is released on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.

THE Asia University Rankings 2022 include 616 universities from 31 countries and territories, with India ranking third in terms of representation, along with 71 universities making the list.

The JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research in Mysore is placed 65th, followed by IIT Ropar at 68 and IIT Indore at 87. Compared to the previous year's rankings, all Indian institutes in the top-100 have dropped down.

Other universities that made it to the top 200 list in THE Asia University Rankings 2022 include IIT Gandhinagar, Alagappa University, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Saveetha University, Mahatma Gandhi University, Delhi Technological University (DTU), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Institute of Chemical Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi and Panjab University.

THE Asia University Rankings 2022: Top Indian Universities

Universities	2022 rank	2021 rank
Indian Institute of Science	42	37
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research	65	NR
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	68	55
Indian Institute of Technology Indore	87	78
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	120	137
Alagappa University	122	NR
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	127	144
Saveetha University	131	401-450
Mahatma Gandhi University	139	154
Delhi Technological University	149	201–250
Banaras Hindu University	153	172
Institute of Chemical Technology	158	122
Jamia Millia Islamia	160	180
Jawaharlal Nehru University	167	187
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad	174	NR
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi	177	143
Panjab University	197	175

However, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, and IIT Kharagpur were excluded from the list since they refused to participate in the worldwide rankings owing to reported data errors and a lack of transparency.

Meanwhile, Japan is the most-represented nation on the list, with 118 institutes. China is home to the continent's top two institutions for the third year in a row, with Tsinghua and Peking universities ranking first and second, respectively.

Twenty-two of the top-100 Chinese institutions has grown or remained constant in comparison to the previous year. Overall, the ranking includes 97 mainland Chinese colleges, up from 91 last year, making it the table's second most-represented country.

Speaking on the rankings, Phil Baty, Chief Knowledge Officer, THE, stated, “Once again, this new dataset shows the extraordinarily diverse range of excellence across the Asian continent – with 31 Asian nations/regions making the list, and with successes in all corners of the continent. The data demonstrate that Asia is perhaps the most exciting and most dynamic continent for higher education, research and innovation in the world today.”

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