June 25, 2026 11:11 am
India has been the fastest-growing economy in the G20 for three consecutive years, and its AI-related investments have already reached $90 billion as of February 2026.
June 19, 2026 6:51 pm
QS noted that India's large youth population, expanding higher education participation and growing research output are helping drive its rise. The country now has the world's third-largest research output base.
June 18, 2026 4:41 pm
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) continue to dominate the country’s top 10 list. Besides IIT-Delhi and IIT-Bombay, IIT-Madras (ranked 170, up from 180 last year) is the only other Indian institution in the top 200 globally.
May 01, 2026 9:39 am
Overall, seven Indian business schools feature in the rankings this year, making India the second-most represented country in the Asia-Pacific region after China.
February 19, 2026 10:15 am
Jessica Turner, CEO of global rankings firm QS Quacquarelli Symonds speaks to Vidheesha Kuntamalla on the fading US and Canada dominance in Indian student mobility, visa anxiety around F1 and H1B pathways and whether American universities risk slipping in global rankings.
November 19, 2025 4:06 pm
IIT Delhi was followed by IIT Bombay, which stood at a global rank of 236 (a notch down from 235 last year), and IIT Kharagpur (236, down from 202 last year).
November 06, 2025 5:55 pm
Seven IITs which feature in the top 10 among Indian institutions in the QS Asia Rankings 2026 have seen a sharp fall in their ranks this year compared to last year. Five of them – IITs Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, and Kharagpur – have recorded their lowest rank since at least 2021.
November 10, 2025 9:40 am
Nine of India’s top 10 institutions, including seven IITs, see sharp rank falls in QS Asia 2026 list even as their scores improve — a sign of stronger competition from East and Southeast Asia.
September 19, 2025 8:04 pm
India has 14 institutions featured in the 2026 rankings, with three of the leading IIMs appearing in the global top 100. IIM Bangalore is the country’s highest-ranked business school at 52nd position, climbing one place from last year. IIM Ahmedabad is ranked 58th, up by two spots, while IIM Calcutta has reached 64th.
July 16, 2025 6:38 pm
QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2026: Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai have moved up from their previous positions, indicative of a broader upward shift in India’s academic visibility, affordability, and improvement in workforce relevance.
November 11, 2022 12:39 pm
The QS Asia University Rankings is based on 11 indicators according to which it enlists top universities in Asia each year.

