THE World University Rankings 2022: IISc sweeps rankings; IIT Indore and IIT Ropar among 35 Indian institutes in the top 1000

The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022 has been declared recently. The University of Oxford topped the list, followed by California Institute of Technology and Harvard University at the second and third positions, respectively. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, maintained its position in the 301-350 band for a third consecutive year.

The top-10 rankings of THE World University Rankings 2022 are:

Rank	University
1	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2	California Institute of Technology, United States
3	Harvard University, United States
4	Stanford University, United States
5	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
6	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
7	Princeton University, United States
8	University of California Berkley, United States
9	Yale University, United States
10	University of Chicago, United States

You can check all the rankings on their official website timeshighereducation.com.

India's performance at the global level

71 Indian Universities made it to the World University Rankings 2022. 35 Indian Universities, the country’s second-highest total ever, made it to the top 1,000. IIT Ropar has been positioned in the top 351-400 band followed by JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research in the 401-450 band. 10 universities from India, including Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi Technology University (DTU), Jamia Millia Islamia, IIT Gandhinagar, and Punjab University and Delhi University are placed in the rankings between 601-800.

Band	University/Institute
301-350	IISc
351-400	IIT Ropar, JSS Academic Higher Education and Research
401-500	IIT Indore
501-600	Alagappa University, Thapar University

How are Universities ranked in THE World University Rankings 2022?

According to the official Times Higher Education website, THE World University Rankings 2022 includes more than 1,600 universities across 99 countries and territories, making them the largest and the most diverse university rankings to date.

It must be noted that the rankings are based on 13 performance indicators that are grouped into 5 major categories – teaching, research, industry income, international outlook, and citations. All the 1,600 Universities are measured across these areas to finally come up with the results.

The US is the most-represented country overall with 183 institutions, and also the most represented in the top 200 (57), although its share of universities in this elite group is falling. The University of Oxford topped the list for the sixth consecutive year, while mainland China has two institutions in the top 20 for the first time.

Phil Baty, Chief Knowledge Officer, THE, said, “The world’s elite universities have enjoyed a long period of dominance at the top of the table with help from historic reputation, global status, and reliable income. But our data shows us that there are clear shifts happening across higher education around the world. We are already seeing clear disruption to the established norms from mainland China. Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong also show that Asia is continuing to benefit from the focus and investment in higher education across the continent.”