India, Oct. 2 -- Private universities, including Galgotias University and Amity University, have scored higher than the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), one of India's foremost research institutions, on the "research quality" parameter of the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings released on Wednesday, raising questions over the soundness of the ranking methodology.

IISc, which emerged as India's highest-ranked institution in the 2027 rankings with a global rank of 254, was placed 64th among 143 Indian institutions on research quality, with a score of 51.5. Galgotias University in Greater Noida scored 67 and ranked 23rd. Amity University, Noida, scored 76.9 and ranked 12th. Saveetha University topped the Indian...