Country profile · 2027

India

30 of India's universities are ranked in the global Research Collaboration Index, led by Manipal Academy of Higher Education. Together they anchor the nation's place in the world research network.

Ranked universities

Research funding analysed

23539

Partnerships mapped

Widest partner-country reach

Subject strengths

National subject strengths

Physical Sciences · 19 Health Sciences · 5 Life Sciences · 4 Social Sciences · 2

India's leading research collaborators

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

University	Partners	Countries
Manipal Academy of Higher Education	954	80
Saveetha University	971	73
Banaras Hindu University	1032	79
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	824	73
University of Delhi	970	77
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore	936	72
All India Institute of Medical Sciences	866	78
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	900	75
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	866	75
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	953	75
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	901	72
Lovely Professional University	751	74
Vellore Institute of Technology University	885	70
Chandigarh University	817	74
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	851	66

Represent India at the global launch

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

Global launch in·

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