In a recent ranking of the world's 500 best universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, only two were from India.

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It also led the Latin American contingent in another list, this time compiled by Shanghai's Jiao Tong University and released in August, ranking in the cluster between 101st and 150th.

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