US News & World Report 2025 Global Rankings

Current Context: On June 17, 2025, the U.S. News & World Report released its 2025–26 Best Global Universities Rankings, evaluating over 2,250 institutions across more than 100 countries.

Global Top 5 Universities

• Harvard University (USA) – Score: 100
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (USA) – 97.2
• Stanford University (USA) – 94.5
• University of Oxford (UK)
• University of Cambridge (UK)2

Top Indian Universities

• 1st in India: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
• Global Rank: 633 | Score: 48.4
• 2nd: IIT Madras – Global Rank: 641
• 3rd: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai – Rank: 660
• Others in top 10: Shoolini University, Aligarh Muslim University, IIT Bombay, VIT, IIT Delhi, Jamia 
• Millia Islamia, Symbiosis International University.

India had 118 institutions ranked globally, placing it third after China (397) and the USA (280).

Question:

Q.1 What is the global rank of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, in the 2025–26 Best Global Universities Rankings?
a) 641
b) 633
c) 660
d) 620

Answer: b) IISc Bangalore is ranked 633rd globally and is the highest-ranked Indian institution in this edition.