| Rank | Name | City | State |
| 1 | Indian Institute of Science | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 2 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal |
| 6 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| 7 | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 8 | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee | Roorkee | Uttarakhand |
| 9 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 10 | Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore | Tamil Nadu |
| 11 | Homi Bhabha National Institute | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 12 | Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 13 | Jadavpur University | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 14 | Jawaharlal Nehru University | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 15 | Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 16 | University of Delhi | Delhi | Delhi |
| 17 | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Pune | Pune | Maharashtra |
| 18 | Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| 19 | Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 20 | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) | Dhanbad | Jharkhand |
| 21 | Anna University | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 22 | Bharathiar University | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 23 | National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| 24 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | Rourkela | Odisha |
| 25 | Institute of Chemical Technology | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 26 | Indian Institute of Technology Indore | Indore | Madhya Pradesh |
| 27 | University of Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 28 | Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 29 | Panjab University | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 30 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Manipal | Karnataka |
| 31 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 32 | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata | Mohanpur | West Bengal |
| 33 | Birla Institute of Technology & Science – Pilani | Pilani | Rajasthan |
| 34 | Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| 35 | Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology | Patiala | Punjab |
| 36 | S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 37 | Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 38 | Amity University | Gautam Budh Nagar | Uttar Pradesh |
| 39 | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Mandi | Himachal Pradesh |
| 40 | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | Howrah | West Bengal |
| 41 | Indian Institute of Technology, Patna | Patna | Bihar |
| 42 | National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| 43 | Alagappa University | Karaikudi | Tamil Nadu |
| 44 | Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu |
| 45 | Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 46 | Malaviya National Institute of Technology | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 47 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 48 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 49 | Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 50 | National Institute of Technology, Silchar | Silchar | Assam |
