IISER Pune is ranked in the top 5.7% universities worldwide by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).

The 2021-22 edition of CWUR’s Global 2000 List ranked IISER Pune 1124 in the world out of 19,788 universities worldwide. The list also ranks IISER Pune at 22 nationally and at 330 in the regional (Asia) level.

Among the performance indicators that CWUR employs, IISER Pune scored in the research performance category.

The CWUR is a consulting organisation providing policy advice and strategic insights to governments and universities to improve educational and research outcomes. CWUR sources data on these parameters through databases and global lists, and does not rely on surveys and data submission by universities. 

A total of 68 universities and institutes from India have been ranked in the CWUR Global 2000 list.