Hyderabad, July 29 -- The University of Hyderabad (UoH) retained its position among top Indian universities in the Nature Index ranking released for this year.

The UoH has been rankedfirst among Indian Universities and 17thamong all institutionsinthe academic sector. This indexisan indicator of high-quality research in the natural and physical sciences (includes Chemistry, Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, and Physical Sciences).

The university stood in the top 20 for the past three years.

While expressing his delight at UoH's continued presence at the top position among the Indian universities, newly-appointed vice-chancellor Prof BJ Rao said that the emphasis now has to be on acquiringsuch a rankglobally.

Noting that UO...