The QS World University Rankings were released on TopUniversities.com on June 19, 2025.
A total of 1,501 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 54 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 54 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.
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54 Indian Universities/ Institutes in QS World University Ranking
1) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)
Location: New Delhi, India
Overall Ranking: =123
Citations per Faculty: 93.1
Academic Reputation: 67.9
Sustainability Score: 79.9
2) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
Location: Mumbai, India
Overall Ranking: 129
Citations per Faculty: 82.9
Academic Reputation: 73.3
Sustainability Score: 75.2
3) Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)
Location: Chennai, India
Overall Ranking: 180
Citations per Faculty: 90.2
Academic Reputation: 56.8
Sustainability Score: 73
4) Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)
Location: Kharagpur, India
Overall Ranking: =215
Citations per Faculty: 97
Academic Reputation: 42.5
Sustainability Score: 77.8
5) Indian Institute of Science
Location: Bangalore, India
Overall Ranking: =219
Citations per Faculty: 99.9
Academic Reputation: 56.6
Sustainability Score: 66.3
6) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)
Location: Kanpur, India
Overall Ranking: 222
Citations per Faculty: 84.1
Academic Reputation: 49.4
Sustainability Score: 74.7
7) University of Delhi
Location: New Delhi, India
Overall Ranking: =328
Citations per Faculty: 47.1
Academic Reputation: 46.9
Sustainability Score: 71.2
8) Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)
Location: Guwahati, India
Overall Ranking: =334
Citations per Faculty: 96.9
Academic Reputation: 25.4
Sustainability Score: 43
9) Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)
Location: Roorkee, India
Overall Ranking: =339
Citations per Faculty: 96.6
Academic Reputation: 26.8
Sustainability Score: 57.5
10) Anna University
Overall Ranking: =465
Location: Chennai, India
Citations per Faculty: 99.8
Academic Reputation: 15
Sustainability Score: 64.5
11) Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences
Overall Ranking: 503
Location: Solan, India
Citations per Faculty: 82.6
Academic Reputation: 16.2
Sustainability Score: 57.3
12) Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Overall Ranking: =556
Location: Indore, India
Citations per Faculty: 96.9
Academic Reputation: 8
Sustainability Score: 34.7
13) Jawaharlal Nehru University
Overall Ranking: =558
Location: New Delhi, India
Citations per Faculty: 37.6
Academic Reputation: 39.8
Sustainability Score: 59.3
14) Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi (IIT BHU Varanasi)
Overall Ranking: =566
Location: Varanasi, India
Citations per Faculty: 98
Academic Reputation: 9.3
Sustainability Score: 48.3
15) Savitribai Phule Pune University
Overall Ranking: =566
Location: Pune, India
Citations per Faculty: 63.8
Academic Reputation: 11.1
Sustainability Score: 43
16) Chandigarh University
Overall Ranking: =575
Location: Mohali, India
Citations per Faculty: 2.8
Academic Reputation: 22.4
Sustainability Score: 44
17) Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH)
Overall Ranking: =664
Location: Sangareddy, India
Citations per Faculty: 84
Academic Reputation: 10.3
Sustainability Score: 42.3
18) University of Mumbai
Overall Ranking: =664
Location: Mumbai, India
Citations per Faculty: 53.7
Academic Reputation: 11.3
Sustainability Score: 41.3
19) Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Overall Ranking: =668
Location: Pilani, India
Citations per Faculty: 39.3
Academic Reputation: 18
Sustainability Score: 58.8
20) Jadavpur University
Overall Ranking: =676
Location: Kolkata, India
Citations per Faculty: 55.8
Academic Reputation: 23.2
Sustainability Score: 61.4
21) Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India
Overall Ranking: =691
Location: Vellore, India
Citations per Faculty: 34.3
Academic Reputation: 20.5
Sustainability Score: 65.2
22) Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Overall Ranking: 696
Location: Pune, India
Citations per Faculty: 3.3
Academic Reputation: 9.2
Sustainability Score: 45.6
23) National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Overall Ranking: 731-740
Location: Tiruchirappalli, India
Citations per Faculty: 89.5
Academic Reputation: 4.1
Sustainability Score: 37.4
24) Jamia Millia Islamia
Overall Ranking: 761-770
Location: New Delhi, India
Citations per Faculty: 47.7
Academic Reputation: 13
Sustainability Score: 49.7
25) Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology
Overall Ranking: 771-780
Location: Patiala, India
Citations per Faculty: 71.2
Academic Reputation: 4
Sustainability Score: 58.5
26) University of Calcutta
Overall Ranking: 771-780
Location: Kolkata, India
Citations per Faculty: 33.9
Academic Reputation: 19.7
Sustainability Score: 34.4
27) Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN)
Overall Ranking: 801-850
Location: Gandhinagar, India
Citations per Faculty: 53.2
Academic Reputation: 7
Sustainability Score: 42.3
28) University of Hyderabad
Overall Ranking: 801-850
Location: Hyderabad, India
Citations per Faculty: 54.5
Academic Reputation: 17.7
Sustainability Score: 42.1
29) Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Overall Ranking: 851-900
Location: Manipal, India
Citations per Faculty: 9.7
Academic Reputation: 14.7
Sustainability Score: 65
30) O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU)
Overall Ranking: 851-900
Location: Sonepat, India
Citations per Faculty: 3.2
Academic Reputation: 15.9
Sustainability Score: 46.7
31) Lovely Professional University (LPU)
Overall Ranking: 901-950
Location: Jalandhar, India
Citations per Faculty: 10.9
Academic Reputation: 20
Sustainability Score: 49.4
32) Panjab University
Overall Ranking: 901-950
Location: Chandigarh, India
Citations per Faculty: 43.5
Academic Reputation: 9.4
Sustainability Score: 50.9
33) Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences (SIMATS)
Overall Ranking: 901-950
Location: Tiruvallur, India
Citations per Faculty: 20.3
Academic Reputation: 8.9
Sustainability Score: 48.2
34) UPES
Overall Ranking: 901-950
Location: Dehradun, India
Citations per Faculty: 9.5
Academic Reputation: 23.4
Sustainability Score: 27.2
35) Amity University
Overall Ranking: 951-1000
Location: Noida, India
Citations per Faculty: 14.9
Academic Reputation: 10.5
Sustainability Score: 54.7
36) Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Overall Ranking: 951-1000
Location: New Delhi, India
Citations per Faculty: 48.5
Academic Reputation: 5.8
Sustainability Score: 43
37) Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Overall Ranking: 951-1000
Location: Bhubaneswar, India
Citations per Faculty: 55.6
Academic Reputation: 5
Sustainability Score: 42.4
38) Aligarh Muslim University
Overall Ranking: 1001-1200
Location: Aligarh, India
Citations per Faculty: 24.7
Academic Reputation: 15.4
Sustainability Score: 45.8
39) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Overall Ranking: 1001-1200
Location: Amritapuri, India
Citations per Faculty: 10.7
Academic Reputation: 6.9
Sustainability Score: 26.8
40) Banaras Hindu University
Overall Ranking: 1001-1200
Location: Varanasi, India
Citations per Faculty: 18.8
Academic Reputation: 18.9
Sustainability Score: 44.5
41) Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University
Overall Ranking: 1001-1200
Location: Bhubaneswar, India
Citations per Faculty: 5.3
Academic Reputation: 6.4
Sustainability Score: 50.7
42) SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Overall Ranking: 1001-1200
Location: Chennai, India
Citations per Faculty: 8.6
Academic Reputation: 14.1
Sustainability Score: 49.2
43) Ashoka University
Overall Ranking: 1201-1400
Location: Sonipat, India
Citations per Faculty: 6.2
Academic Reputation: 10.1
Sustainability Score: 26.3
44) Chitkara University
Overall Ranking: 1201-1400
Location: Rajpura, India
Citations per Faculty: 5.4
Academic Reputation: 10
Sustainability Score: 47.4
45) Galgotias University
Overall Ranking: 1201-1400
Location: Greater Noida, India
Citations per Faculty: 3.2
Academic Reputation: 16.6
Sustainability Score: n/a
46) OSMANIA UNIVERSITY
Overall Ranking: 1201-1400
Location: Hyderabad, India
Citations per Faculty: 35.1
Academic Reputation: 6
Sustainability Score: 20.5
47) Pondicherry University
Overall Ranking: 1201-1400
Location: Puducherry, India
Citations per Faculty: 33.4
Academic Reputation: 5.1
Sustainability Score: 47.1
48) Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University)
Overall Ranking: 1201-1400
Location: Chennai, India
Citations per Faculty: 9.4
Academic Reputation: 11
Sustainability Score: 51
49) Shiv Nadar University, NCR
Overall Ranking: 1201-1400
Location: Dadri, India
Citations per Faculty: 20.8
Academic Reputation: 7.5
Sustainability Score: 30.4
50) Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), SOA
Overall Ranking: 1201-1400
Location: Bhubaneswar, India
Citations per Faculty: 11.4
Academic Reputation: 8.2
Sustainability Score: 35.8
51) CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru
Overall Ranking: 1401+
Location: Bangalore, India
Citations per Faculty: 4.7
Academic Reputation: 7
Sustainability Score: 33.2
52) Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
Overall Ranking: 1401+
Location: Prayagraj, India
Citations per Faculty: 27.5
Academic Reputation: 4.2
Sustainability Score: 6.6
53) Jamia Hamdard
Overall Ranking: 1401+
Location: New Delhi, India
Citations per Faculty: 25.5
Academic Reputation: 6.3
Sustainability Score: 14.4
54) Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS)
Overall Ranking: 1401+
Location: Faridabad, India
Citations per Faculty: 3.7
Academic Reputation: 5.9
Sustainability Score: 23.6