Five IITs, IISc and DU among top 100 Asian universities in QS Rankings

Five Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, and Delhi University have made it to Asia’s top 100 higher education institutions in the QS University Rankings 2025, released on Tuesday.

The Indian institutions in the top 100 include IIT-Delhi, IIT-Madras, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Kharagpur, IISc Bengaluru, and Delhi University.

“Seven Indian institutions rank in the top 100 in QS World University Asia Rankings, 20 in the top 200, and 66 in the top 500,” the London-based global higher education analytics firm QS said in a statement.

According to the latest rankings, IIT-Delhi — placed 59th this year — continues to be India’s best-ranked institution for the fifth consecutive year.

QS said 36 Indian institutes have improved their positions compared to last year, 16 retained their ranks, while 105 dropped. “The expansion of the rankings is associated with the greater volatility observed in this year’s results,” it noted.

“Overall, 41 Indian institutions appear in the top 80th percentile of universities. India ranks best in Asia for staff with PhD,” the statement added.