Country profile · 2027

India

30 of India's universities are ranked in the global Research Collaboration Index, led by Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Together they anchor the nation's place in the world research network.

Ranked universities

Research funding analysed

2440

Partnerships mapped

Widest partner-country reach

Subject strengths

National subject strengths

Physical Sciences · 15 Health Sciences · 10 Life Sciences · 3 Social Sciences · 2

India's leading research collaborators

Provisional order shown; global ranks reveal at the 1 September 2026 launch.

University	Partners	Countries
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	175	38
University of Delhi	151	39
Panjab University	161	40
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	145	36
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore	122	30
Saveetha University	104	30
Aligarh Muslim University	100	31
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	95	27
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	93	20
Manipal Academy of Higher Education	78	17
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	104	21
All India Institute of Medical Sciences	67	19
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	91	19
Chandigarh University	62	21
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	56	17

Represent India at the global launch

Universities can verify their data, feature academics and video on their public page, onboard 500 members and compete for the Subject Awards.

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