Five Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and Delhi University are among the top 100 institutions in Asia, according to the QS University Rankings announced on Tuesday.
IIT-DelhiIIT-Madras, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kanpur and IIT-Kharagpur were in the list of top 100 Asian institutes.
“The QS World University Asia Rankings feature seven Indian institutions in the top 100, 20 in the top 200 and 66 in the top 500,” London-based QS said in a statement.
It says that compared to last year 36 Indian Institute moved up the list, 16 remained the same and 105 fell down the rankings. “The expansion of the rankings is associated with the greater volatility seen in this year’s results.”
“Overall, 41 Indian institutions fall in the top 80th percentile of universities. India ranks best in Asia for staff with PhDs,” it said.
IIT-Delhi, which is ranked 59th this year, was declared the best Indian institute for the fifth consecutive year.
What are the indicators for evaluation?
The QS World University Rankings: Asia evaluates universities based on 11 indicators, designed to reflect the specifics of the region and differentiate it from the QS World University Rankings.
“India’s higher education transformation is now visible in the data. In just five years national education policy Since launch, India has built system-level capacity that is globally relevant and locally empowered. The entry of over 130 Indian universities into this year’s Asia rankings is a strong indication of depth as well as breadth,” said Jessica Turner, CEO of Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
“With the maturing of the research ecosystem and the scale of international partnerships, India is establishing itself not only as a study destination but also as a global knowledge leader shaping innovation, inclusion and sustainable development across Asia,” Turner said.
University of Bengal leads India’s research success
India dominates the ‘papers per faculty’ indicator, with five universities in Asia’s top 10 and 28 universities in the top 50 – more than double the number achieved by its nearest rival, China (two in the top 10 and 14 in the top 50).
The country has 46 universities in the top 100 for ‘Papers per faculty’ and 45 universities in the top 100 for ‘Staff with PhD’, with South Korea in second place (15).
Leading India’s research success, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, west bengal Ranked first for ‘Papers per Faculty’, followed by Bharathiar University (2nd), Indian Institute of Science (3rd), Anna University (5th), and Indian Institute of Technology Madras (7th).
In ‘Staff with PhD’, National Institute of Technology, Nagaland and Mother Teresa Women’s University are ranked second at the regional level, while nine institutes – Indian Institute of Science, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Patna, IIT Ropar, IISER Bhopal, and Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Kanchipuram – are jointly ranked fourth in the category.
The results underline India’s strong investments in faculty development and research-based teaching.
