When should Indian students ideally start preparing for a Harvard application, Class 10, 11 or earlier?

Harvard University is considered the best university in the world and its courses are also very well sought after. 

This university is particularly famous for the given majors among Indian students - 

• Economics 
• Computer Science
• Biological Sciences
• Social Sciences (includes Government/Poli

Yes, Harvard University is there in the Financial Times rankings and its Business and Management courses are ranked really well. 

According to the Harvard University Financial Times GMBA Rankings, there is a slight decrease in the rankings.

In the past year, it was between #4&

The University of Oxford has a larger student body than all the Ivy Leagues.

In total, Oxford is known to admit around 26K students at UG and PG levels. For Harvard University, Yale University and Princeton, the total enrollments remain around 19K to 23K. 

Only Cornell stays neck to neck to Oxfor

For Law and Legal Studies, Harvard University ranks at #1 position in the world for 2026 in the QS rankings. It has been ranking at the #1 position since the year 2020. In the Law rankings by Times Higher Education, this university ranks at #6 rank in 2026. 

In the Financial Times rankings, Harvard Uni ranks at #10 in the MBA rankings for 2026. In 2025, Harvard ranked at #13 position. This means that this university's ranking has improved in 2026 for MBA. In the QS Global MBA rankings for 2026, Harvard University ranking is #2.