The QS World University Rankings were released on TopUniversities.com on June 18, 2026.
A total of 1,504 institutions are included in the QS World University Rankings, representing over 100 locations worldwide.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ranks first on the list, followed by Imperial College London at Rank 2 and Stanford University at Rank 3.
A total of 52 Indian institutions, including universities and engineering institutes, are included in the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) ranks first among the 52 top Indian institutions in the QS World University Rankings, followed by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) at Rank 2 and Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) at Rank 3.
Top 10 Indian Institutions by Global Rank
| Indian Rank | Institution | QS Global Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IIT Delhi | 118 |
| 2 | IIT Bombay | =134 |
| 3 | IIT Madras | 170 |
| 4 | IIT Kharagpur | 205 |
| 5 | IISc Bangalore | =221 |
| 6 | IIT Kanpur | =221 |
| 7 | University of Delhi | =322 |
| 8 | IIT Roorkee | =335 |
| 9 | IIT Guwahati | =349 |
| 10 | Shoolini University | =452 |
52 Indian Institutions in QS World University Rankings 2027
1) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)
Location: New Delhi, India
Overall Ranking: 118
Overall Score: 65.7
Citations per Faculty: 97.3
Academic Reputation: 64.6
2) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
Location: Mumbai, India
Overall Ranking: =134
Overall Score: 63.9
Citations per Faculty: 79.3
Academic Reputation: 72.5
3) Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)
Location: Chennai, India
Overall Ranking: 170
Overall Score: 59.3
Citations per Faculty: 95.3
Academic Reputation: 55.1
4) Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)
Location: Kharagpur, India
Overall Ranking: 205
Overall Score: 55.1
Citations per Faculty: 96.3
Academic Reputation: 41.7
5) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
Location: Bangalore, India
Overall Ranking: =221
Overall Score: 53.8
Citations per Faculty: 99.9
Academic Reputation: 55.0
6) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)
Location: Kanpur, India
Overall Ranking: =221
Overall Score: 53.8
Citations per Faculty: 81.0
Academic Reputation: 47.9
7) University of Delhi
Location: New Delhi, India
Overall Ranking: =322
Overall Score: 43.8
Citations per Faculty: 55.2
Academic Reputation: 42.8
8) Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)
Location: Roorkee, India
Overall Ranking: =335
Overall Score: 42.9
Citations per Faculty: 98.0
Academic Reputation: 25.7
9) Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)
Location: Guwahati, India
Overall Ranking: =349
Overall Score: 41.9
Citations per Faculty: 91.5
Academic Reputation: 23.3
10) Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences
Location: Solan, India
Overall Ranking: =452
Overall Score: 34.5
Citations per Faculty: 94.7
Academic Reputation: 12.9
11) Anna University
Location: Chennai, India
Overall Ranking: =470
Overall Score: 33.8
Citations per Faculty: 95.4
Academic Reputation: 14.0
12) Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi
Location: Varanasi, India
Overall Ranking: =510
Overall Score: 32.1
Citations per Faculty: 97.3
Academic Reputation: 11.7
13) Chandigarh University
Location: Mohali, India
Overall Ranking: =526
Overall Score: 31.1
Citations per Faculty: 3.9
Academic Reputation: 24.9
14) Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Location: Indore, India
Overall Ranking: =546
Overall Score: 30.1
Citations per Faculty: 97.4
Academic Reputation: 8.0
15) Jawaharlal Nehru University
Location: New Delhi, India
Overall Ranking: =555
Overall Score: 29.7
Citations per Faculty: 38.3
Academic Reputation: 38.1
16) Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Location: Pilani, India
Overall Ranking: =575
Overall Score: 28.9
Citations per Faculty: 45.0
Academic Reputation: 17.7
17) Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH)
Location: Sangareddy, India
Overall Ranking: =588
Overall Score: 28.7
Citations per Faculty: 86.8
Academic Reputation: 12.7
18) Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
Location: Vellore, India
Overall Ranking: =597
Overall Score: 28.4
Citations per Faculty: 36.8
Academic Reputation: 22.8
19) Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Location: Pune, India
Overall Ranking: =655
Overall Score: 26.8
Citations per Faculty: 3.9
Academic Reputation: 11.4
20) Jamia Millia Islamia
Location: New Delhi, India
Overall Ranking: =686
Overall Score: 25.9
Citations per Faculty: 56.7
Academic Reputation: 15.2
21) IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Location: Dhanbad, India
Overall Ranking: 701–710
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 87.3
Academic Reputation: 5.1
22) Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology
Location: Patiala, India
Overall Ranking: 701–710
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 76.7
Academic Reputation: 3.9
23) Bharathiar University
Location: Coimbatore, India
Overall Ranking: 711–720
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 94.7
Academic Reputation: 5.3
24) Jadavpur University
Location: Kolkata, India
Overall Ranking: 721–730
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 50.1
Academic Reputation: 21.8
25) National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Location: Tiruchirappalli, India
Overall Ranking: 721–730
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 90.0
Academic Reputation: 4.2
26) O.P. Jindal Global University
Location: Sonepat, India
Overall Ranking: 751–760
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 3.2
Academic Reputation: 14.9
27) Lovely Professional University
Location: Chaheru, India
Overall Ranking: 791–800
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 13.4
Academic Reputation: 19.1
28) Savitribai Phule Pune University
Location: Pune, India
Overall Ranking: 791–800
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 46.2
Academic Reputation: 9.6
29) Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
Location: Tiruvallur, India
Overall Ranking: 801–850
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 33.3
Academic Reputation: 7.8
30) IIT Gandhinagar
Location: Gandhinagar, India
Overall Ranking: 851–900
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 52.0
Academic Reputation: 7.8
31) Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Location: Manipal, India
Overall Ranking: 851–900
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 11.0
Academic Reputation: 15.2
32) University of Hyderabad
Location: Hyderabad, India
Overall Ranking: 851–900
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 48.1
Academic Reputation: 17.1
33) Amity University
Location: Noida, India
Overall Ranking: 901–950
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 16.1
Academic Reputation: 10.6
34) University of Calcutta
Location: Kolkata, India
Overall Ranking: 901–950
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 26.8
Academic Reputation: 16.4
35) University of Mumbai
Location: Mumbai, India
Overall Ranking: 901–950
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 32.7
Academic Reputation: 10.0
36) UPES
Location: Dehradun, India
Overall Ranking: 901–950
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 14.6
Academic Reputation: 17.8
37) Banaras Hindu University
Location: Varanasi, India
Overall Ranking: 951–1000
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 20.8
Academic Reputation: 18.7
38) Aligarh Muslim University
Location: Aligarh, India
Overall Ranking: 1001–1200
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 26.5
Academic Reputation: 16.3
39) Chitkara University
Location: Rajpura, India
Overall Ranking: 1001–1200
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 7.4
Academic Reputation: 10.8
40) Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Location: New Delhi, India
Overall Ranking: 1001–1200
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 30.4
Academic Reputation: 4.9
41) IIT Bhubaneswar
Location: Bhubaneswar, India
Overall Ranking: 1001–1200
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 53.7
Academic Reputation: 5.1
42) KIIT University
Location: Bhubaneswar, India
Overall Ranking: 1001–1200
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 5.7
Academic Reputation: 4.5
43) Panjab University
Location: Chandigarh, India
Overall Ranking: 1001–1200
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 34.3
Academic Reputation: 8.5
44) Shiv Nadar University
Location: Dadri, India
Overall Ranking: 1001–1200
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 24.0
Academic Reputation: 8.0
45) SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Location: Chennai, India
Overall Ranking: 1001–1200
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 9.1
Academic Reputation: 14.2
46) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Location: Coimbatore, India
Overall Ranking: 1201–1400
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 8.6
Academic Reputation: 8.0
47) Galgotias University
Location: Greater Noida, India
Overall Ranking: 1201–1400
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 3.0
Academic Reputation: 12.7
48) IIIT Allahabad
Location: Prayagraj, India
Overall Ranking: 1201–1400
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 38.2
Academic Reputation: 4.2
49) Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
Location: Chennai, India
Overall Ranking: 1201–1400
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 10.2
Academic Reputation: 8.4
50) Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA)
Location: Bhubaneswar, India
Overall Ranking: 1201–1400
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 10.1
Academic Reputation: 5.9
51) Jamia Hamdard
Location: New Delhi, India
Overall Ranking: 1401+
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 28.8
Academic Reputation: 7.3
52) Pondicherry University
Location: Puducherry, India
Overall Ranking: 1401+
Overall Score: n/a
Citations per Faculty: 26.0
Academic Reputation: 5.4