Find out how your favourite university has fared.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17 is out.
For the first time, the United Kingdom's Oxford University has toppled the five time leader California Institute of Technology, United States to clinch the top spot this year.
The rankings judge participating universities on the basis of five parameters, contributing to the overall 100 per cent.
- Teaching (the learning environment) -- 30 per cent
- Research (volume, income and reputation) -- 30 per cent
- Citations (research influence) -- 30 per cent
- International outlook (staff, students and research) -- 7.5 per cent
- Industry income (knowledge transfer) -- 2.5 per cent
Take a look at the top universities and how they fared.
Proud moment! 31 Indian universities in world rankings
Rank 1. University of Oxford, United Kingdom
International Outlook: 94.5
Research: 99.1
Citations: 99.2
Industry Income: 62.5
Overall: 95.0
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Rank 2. California Institute of Technology, United States
International Outlook: 63.4
Research: 95.7
Citations: 99.8
Industry Income: 90.8
Overall: 94.3
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Rank 3. Stanford University, United States
International Outlook: 76.5
Research: 95.9
Citations: 99.9
Industry Income : 60.9
Overall: 93.8
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Rank 4. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
International Outlook: 92.4
Research: 97.2
Citations: 96.8
Industry Income: 50.4
Overall: 93.6
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Rank 5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
International Outlook: 85.6
Research: 92.3
Citations: 99.9
Industry Income: 88.4
Overall: 93.4
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Rank 6. Harvard University, United States
International Outlook: 77.9
Research: 98.3
Citations: 99.7
Industry Income: 47.3
Overall: 92.7
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Rank 7. Princeton University, United States
International Outlook: 77.2
Research: 88.4
Citations: 99.2
Industry Income: 49.9
Overall: 90.2
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Rank 8. Imperial College London, United Kingdom
International Outlook: 96.4
Research: 86.6
Citations: 97.3
Industry Income: 67.5
Overall: 90.0
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Rank 9. ETH Zurich-Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland
International Outlook: 98.1
Research: 93.7
Citations: 92.5
Industry Income: 63.7
Overall: 89.3
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Rank 10. University of California, Berkeley, United States
International Outlook: 59.6
Research: 96.1
Citations: 99.8
Industry Income: 37.6
Overall: 88.9
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Rank 10. University of Chicago, United States
International Outlook: 67.8
Research: 89.1
Citations: 99.1
Industry Income: 37.7
Overall: 88.9
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