



Even as New Delhi tries to fast-track legislation to allow foreign colleges to open their own campuses in India, here's one study to be proud of.



Five Indian varsities have made it to the top spots in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013-14.



India’s position in the global ranking has improved with two new entries this year when compared to three universities in the previous year, according to a PTI report.









In a surprising revelation, Panjab University is ranked in the 226-250 band surpassing Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Roorkee which were ranked in the 351-400 band.

This year, IIT Kharagpur slipped from 226-250 into the 351-400 group, and IIT Roorkee retained its position in the 351-400 band.



“These results should be encouraging for India: while no Indian institution makes the top 200...India now has five representatives in the top 400 — a sign of growing commitment to the global rankings,” said Phil Baty, editor of the Rankings.











In the overall rankings, the California Institute of Technology continued to ace the university rankings for the third consecutive year.Harvard University, United States and University of Oxford, United Kingdom shared the second position on the list.

While Stanford University slipped to the fourth position from second last year, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University were identified as the fifth and sixth rank respectively.

United States continues to rule the top 10 list, with seven of its universities. And United Kingdom was recognized as the strongest representative from Europe, with 31 universities in the top 200.

In Asia, The University of Tokyo, Japan, emerged as the top university. Its overall rank is 23.



The complete rankings are available here.



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