Chandigarh, Oct. 10 -- For the third consecutive year, Panjab University (PU) has managed to retain its spot in the 601-800 bracket in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, released on Thursday. Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, has improved its performance, climbing to the 401-500 bracket.

PU's overall score from the 38.2-43.2 bracket last year to 39.0-43.5 bracket this year. All universities in the same bracket share the same score and the same ranking. Chitkara University has also been placed in the same bracket (601-800) as PU from the region. Other universities in this bracket include Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Aligarh Muslim University, Indian Instit...