THE World University Ranking By Subject 2025: JNU Leads in Arts, LPU Tops Social Science Category in India
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 by Subject is now available. Among the top-ranked Indian universities in Arts and Humanities, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi University (DU), and Jadavpur University are ranked within the 601+ rank band while LPU has been ranked in the 251-300 rank band under the Social Science category.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 are now available. The subject-specific rankings for Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences highlight some of India's leading institutions, including Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Delhi, Jadavpur University, Lovely Professional University, Symbiosis International University, Aligarh Muslim University, and other top universities. These institutions have been recognized for their academic excellence and overall achievements. Provided below is the list of top-ranked Indian Universities in THE World University Ranking 2025 for students to know highly acclaimed institutions in their respective fields.
THE World University Ranking 2025: JNU Tops in Arts and Humanities in India
THE World University ranking 2025 for Arts and Humanities subjects denoted Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) being ranked under the 401-500 rank band. JNU has topped under the Arts and Humanities category with an overall score of 26.7-30.4. The University of Delhi and Jadavpur University have also made their space with ranking between 401-500 and 601+ rank bands, respectively. In the session 2024, Only DU and JNU were ranked in the Arts and Humanities subject.
| Rank | University Name | Overall | Research Quality | Industry | International Outlook | Research Environment | Teaching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401–500 | Jawaharlal Nehru University | 26.7–30.4 | 43.8 | 24.5 | 21.1 | 19.9 | 32.3 |
| 401–500 | University of Delhi | 26.7–30.4 | 39.9 | 26.8 | 23.8 | 18.8 | 32.3 |
| 601+ | Jadavpur University | 13.8–23.6 | 33 | 40.7 | 21.4 | 11 | 23.5 |
THE World University Ranking 2025: LPU Tops in Social Science in India
Lovely Professional University is the top Indian university for social science programmes as per THE World University Ranking 2025. The university has been ranked under the 251-300 rank band with an overall score of 41.2-42.9. Symbiosis International University, the University of Delhi and Aligarh Muslim University followed the list with the rank band between 301-400, 501-600 and 601-800 respectively. In 2024, there were 14 Indian universities in THE World University ranking and LPU topped in 2024 ranking as well.
| Rank | Name Country/Region |
Overall | Research Quality | Industry | International Outlook | Research Environment | Teaching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251–300 | Lovely Professional University | 41.2–42.9 | 82.5 | 30.4 | 91.9 | 11.9 | 28 |
| 301–400 | Symbiosis International University | 37.6–41.1 | 73.7 | 32.7 | 71.2 | 11.7 | 27.8 |
| 501–600 | University of Delhi | 30.9–33.5 | 41.7 | 31 | 24.4 | 23.5 | 34.4 |
| 601–800 | Aligarh Muslim University | 25.1–30.8 | 59.1 | 28.8 | 36.7 | 9.8 | 26.6 |
| 601–800 | Amity University, Noida | 25.1–30.8 | 51.7 | 32.4 | 51.1 | 8.1 | 16.1 |
| 601–800 | Banaras Hindu University | 25.1–30.8 | 45.5 | 30.7 | 29.2 | 10.1 | 26.4 |
| 601–800 | Jamia Millia Islamia | 25.1–30.8 | 45.6 | 26.8 | 34.9 | 13.9 | 31.6 |
| 601–800 | Jawaharlal Nehru University | 25.1–30.8 | 37.1 | 26.4 | 21.3 | 23.4 | 35.5 |
| 601–800 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 25.1–30.8 | 48.5 | 47.9 | 52.7 | 13.9 | 23.2 |
| 601–800 | Savitribai Phule Pune University | 25.1–30.8 | 52 | 46.2 | 25.6 | 7.7 | 25.8 |
| 801–1000 | Panjab University | 19.6–25.0 | 27.3 | 27.9 | 19.7 | 9.6 | 23.6 |
| 801–1000 | Pondicherry University | 19.6–25.0 | 31.6 | 24.9 | 23.9 | 9.6 | 22.9 |
| 1001+ | Christ University | 11.6–19.5 | 33.4 | 20.3 | 24 | 8.6 | 12.9 |
| 1001+ | Gauhati University | 11.6–19.5 | 18.8 | 40.6 | 24.4 | 14.4 | 20.2 |
THE World University Ranking 2025 allows students to analyse universities based on their rankings. Further, students willing to get admission to a specific programme can check which university is the best for their respective programme based on research quality, industry, international outlook, research environment and teaching.
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DU is ranked 6th under the Universities category by NIRF 2024. Internationally, DU University ranked 407 in the 'Top Global Universities' category by the QS World Rankings 2023. The university ranked 11 in the 'University' category and 22 in the 'Overall' category by NIRF 2023. As compared to last year, DU improved its ranking under all the categories of the NIRF.
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