The Times Higher Education (THE) has unveiled its World University Rankings 2025 by subject, marking a significant achievement for Indian academia. For the first time, an Indian institute has made it to the global top 100 institutions in the Computer Science category. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has clinched the 99th spot with a score of 60.5, improving its position from the previous year when it was placed in the 101–125 band in the 2024 rankings.
In the Engineering Subject Rankings 2025, institutions from the United States and the United Kingdom continue to dominate the top positions. Harvard University retains its premier position with an impressive overall score of 97.5. Stanford University follows closely in second place with a score of 96.4, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ranks third with 96.2, and the University of Oxford is in fourth place with 96.1.
The rankings highlight excellence across 11 disciplines: Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics, Computer Science, Education Studies, Engineering, Law, Life Sciences, Medical and Health, Physical Sciences, Psychology, and Social Sciences. Notably, the United States leads in nine of these subject areas, while the United Kingdom claims dominance in the remaining two.
Other top-ranking institutions in Engineering include the University of California, Berkeley, which is ranked fifth with a score of 95.8. The University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom follows in sixth place, scoring 95.6. The California Institute of Technology takes the seventh spot with 95.5, and Princeton University secures the eighth position with a score of 94.5. The National University of Singapore, the only Asian institution in the top 10, ranks ninth with a score of 93.4, while ETH Zurich from Switzerland rounds out the top 10 with a score of 92.6.
Among Indian institutions featured in the Engineering rankings, Anna University is placed in the 251–300 range, scoring between 44.7 and 46.6. Lovely Professional University occupies a spot in the 301–400 band with scores ranging from 41.3 to 44.6. Meanwhile, Jamia Millia Islamia and Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences are both ranked in the 401–500 range, with scores falling between 38.3 and 41.2.
These rankings underscore the growing global recognition of Indian institutions, particularly in fields like Computer Science and Engineering, and highlight the continued dominance of universities from the United States and the United Kingdom in higher education.
