The Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani (BITS Pilani) has announced its withdrawal from the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, citing concerns over transparency, methodological rigour, and the need for verifiable benchmarking in higher education evaluation. India’s older Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) — IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Guwahati, and IIT Roorkee, have opted out of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings since 2020. BITS Pilani aligns with the broader principle that measurement systems must meet the standards expected of academic governance, the statement added. Read | Economic Survey flags learning outcomes, higher education quality as next big education challengesBITS Pilani will cease sharing the institutional and subject-level data required for inclusion in THE rankings from this cycle onward. Consequently, BITS Pilani will not be featuring in the upcoming editions of the Times Higher Education rankings, including the World University Rankings, the Asia University Rankings, and the Rankings by Subject.