Overview
- IIT Delhi remains India’s top institution at 59th, with seven Indian universities in Asia’s top 100 and none in the top 50 this year.
- IIT Bombay recorded the steepest fall among Indian peers, dropping 23 places to 71st despite improvements in several indicators.
- QS expanded the Asia rankings to 1,529 institutions with over 550 new entrants, intensifying competition and volatility.
- The top tier is led by the University of Hong Kong, followed by Peking University, with Singapore’s NUS and NTU tied for third.
- India’s presence rose to 294 ranked institutions from 24 in 2016, leading on Papers per Faculty and Staff with PhD, as QS flagged weaker citation impact, faculty–student ratios and internationalisation; Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the wider inclusion.