In the latest edition of the QS World University Ranking released early Thursday morning, around 50 per cent of Indian universities’ ranking has improved from last year, with IIT Delhi gaining the top spot in India. Globally, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) retained the ‘best institute in the world’ position for the 14th time this year.
This year, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has climbed from 150 in 2025 to 123 in the 2026 rankings.
IIT Delhi has climbed more than 70 places in two years, ranking at 123rd this year compared with 197th in 2024 and 150 in 2025. IIT Bombay, which was ranked at first in the 2025 rankings, is placed at the second position in QS World University rankings among the Indian institutes. It is ranked at 129th globally this year. Last year, it was ranked at 118th.
IIT Madras has achieved the third spot in India followed by IIT Kharagpur and IISc Bangalore in the fourth and fifth ranks. University of Delhi is ranked at 328th rank this year. Last year, the central university made the biggest improvement by jumping 79 ranks — from 407 in 2024 to 328 in 2025.
One of the biggest improvements has been made by the IIT Madras which jumped from 227 in 2025 QS World University Rankings to 180 in 2026 – a jump of 47 ranks.
| Rank in India | 2026 Rank | 2025 Rank | Change | Institution |
| 1 | 123 | 150 | 27 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) |
| 2 | 129 | 118 | -11 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) |
| 3 | 180 | 227 | 47 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) |
| 4 | 215 | 222 | 7 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) |
| 5 | 219 | 211 | -8 | Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore |
| 7 | 328 | 328 | 0 | University of Delhi |
| 19 | 668 | 801-850 | 14 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science |
| 27= | 801-850 | 801-850 | 0 | University of Hyderabad |
| 29= | 851-900 | 901-950 | 1 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education – Manipal University (MAHE) |
| 29= | 851-900 | 1001-1200 | 3 | O. P. Jindal Global University (JGU) |
| 38= | 1001-1200 | 1001-1200 | 0 | Banaras Hindu University (BHU) |
India’s top two highest-ranking institutions perform better than more than 91% of institutions featuring in the QS World University Rankings 2026. IITD has climbed more than 70 places in two years, ranking at =123rd this year compared with 197th in 2024. This has been due to outstanding results in Employer Reputation (where it now ranks 50th), Citations (86th), Sustainability (172nd), and Academic Reputation (142nd).
| QS World University Rankings 2025: Indian Institutes |
Overall Rank in 2026 |
| IIT Delhi | 123 |
| IIT Bombay | 129 |
| IIT Madras | 180 |
| IIT Kharagpur | 215 |
| IISc | 219 |
| IIT Kanpur | 222 |
| University of Delhi | 328 |
| IIT Guwahati | 334 |
| IIT Roorkee | 339 |
| Anna University | 465 |
| Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences | 503 |
| IIT Indore | 556 |
| JNU | 558 |
| IIT BHU | 566 |
| Savitribai Phule Pune University | 566 |
| Chandigarh University | 575 |
| IIT Hyderabad | 664 |
| Mumbai University | 664 |
| Birla Institute of Technology and Science | 668 |
| Jadavpur University | 676 |
| Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore | 691 |
| Symbiosis International (Deemed University) | 696 |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | 731-740 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | 761-770 |
| Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology | 771-780 |
| University of Calcutta | 771-780 |
| IIT Gandhinagar | 801-850 |
| University of Hyderabad | 801-850 |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education – Manipal University (MAHE) | 851-900 |
| O. P. Jindal Global University (JGU) | 851-900 |
| Lovely Professional University (LPU) | 901-950 |
| Panjab University | 901-950 |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences (SIMATS) | 901-950 |
| University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) | 901-950 |
| Amity University | 951-1000 |
| Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | 951-1000 |
| IIT BBS | 951-1000 |
| AMU | 1001-1200 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | 1001-1200 |
| BHU | 1001-1200 |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 1001-1200 |
| SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRM University) | 1001-1200 |
| Ashoka University | 1201-1400 |
| Chitkara University | 1201-1400 |
| Galgotias University | 1201-1400 |
| Osmania University, Hyderabad | 1201-1400 |
| Pondicherry University | 1201-1400 |
| Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | 1201-1400 |
| Shiv Nadar University | 1201-1400 |
| Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), SOA | 1201-1400 |
| CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru | 1401+ |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology – Allahabad | 1401+ |
| Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi | 1401+ |
| Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS) | 1401+ |
With eight new institutions added to the ranking this year, India now has 54 institutions included, making it the fourth most represented country behind only the US (192 institutions), the UK (90 institutions) and Mainland China (72 institutions). No other country or territory has seen as many universities added to the ranking this year. Jordan and Azerbaijan are second-most improved and have both seen six added in 2026.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) retains its top position for the 14th consecutive year. It is followed by Imperial College London in second place and Stanford University in third. The United States continues to be the most represented country, with 192 universities featured in the rankings, and sees more of its institutions rise in rank than fall in this edition.
Germany also experiences a positive shift, with more universities improving their positions than declining, reversing a recent downward trend. Italy makes a historic breakthrough, entering the global top 100 for the first time as Politecnico di Milano secures the 98th position.
China continues its upward trajectory in global education rankings. Peking University maintains its 14th place, while Tsinghua University rises to 17th, and Fudan University makes a significant leap of nine places to rank 30th — highlighting the country’s strong research-led momentum.
Hong Kong SAR is recognised as the world’s second most improved higher education system in this edition among countries with five or more ranked universities, with only Ireland showing greater improvement.
| QS World University Rankings 2026: Top 10 | |||
| 2026 Rank | 2025 Rank | Institution | Location |
| 1 | 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | United States of America |
| 2 | 2 | Imperial College London | United Kingdom |
| 3 | 6 | Stanford University | United States of America |
| 4 | 3 | University of Oxford | United Kingdom |
| 5 | 4 | Harvard University | United States of America |
| 6 | 5 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom |
| 7 | 7 | ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) | Switzerland |
| 8 | 8 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore |
| 9 | 9 | UCL (University College London) | United Kingdom |
| 10 | 10 | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | United States of America |
QS World University Rankings, published annually by London-based global higher education analytics firm Quacquarelli Symonds, assess universities based on multiple performance indicators — academic reputation, faculty-student ratio, research impact, international student diversity and graduate employability.
For the 2026 World University Rankings, International Student Diversity (ISD) is introduced as an unweighted indicator. The International Student Diversity indicator looks at the ratio of international students to overall students as well as the diversity of nationalities that those students are from.
Over 1,500 universities are included in the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings. To be eligible for the inclusion in the World University Rankings in 2026, institutions in the following regions – Arab Region, Asia, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean were needed to be ranked in their respective region’s ranking. This has changed from the previous requirement for an institution to be ranked in the top 50 per cent in their regional rankin
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