QS Asia Rankings 2027: 71% Indian Institutes Drop, Weak Global Reputation Impacts Rankings

However, as many as 71% of Indian universities included in the list of QS Asia University Rankings 2027 have decreased in ranking positions despite the rise in India's overall ranking to 325 institutions. India is represented second most frequently in the ranking list after China's mainland.

According to QS, 71% of Indian universities declined in position, 18% improved, and 11% stayed stable. Nevertheless, according to QS, decline in ranking does not imply poor performance since two-thirds of Indian universities that declined performed better in terms of overall score.

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IIT Delhi Remains India's Top University

IIT Delhi is the best ranked university from India in the QS Asia Ranking 2027, but it is ranked lower at 66 from 59.

The IISc Bengaluru was ranked down at 79 from 64, IIT Bombay at 83 from 71, and IIT Madras at 85 from 70.

Top Indian Universities in QS Asia Rankings 2027

Why Did Indian Universities Slip in QS Asia Rankings 2027?

QS attributes the fall mainly to growing competition among Asian universities. This year, 195 new universities made into the rankings, along with the performance improvement of several existing universities.

Reputation and Internationalisation were amongst the weakest categories for Indian universities. The Academic Reputation saw a deterioration at 76% of Indian universities, followed by Employer Reputation at 83%.

The international student category too witnessed deterioration. The international student indicator deteriorated at 85% of Indian universities, and the inbound and outbound exchange indicators worsened at 91% and 89% of Indian universities, respectively.

However, research productivity was amongst the stronger categories for Indian universities. Papers per Faculty was the only indicator where more Indian universities performed better than worsened. India has 27 universities in the top 50 Asian universities on this indicator, five of which are in the top 10.

India's Growing Presence in QS Asia Rankings

In spite of the drop in rankings, India’s representation has greatly increased. India currently has 325 universities in the QS Asia 2027 rankings, and 34 new universities have been added.

According to QS, India’s representation has increased from 24 universities in 2016 to 325 in 2027. Its representation in the list of top 200 universities in Asia has also increased from 17 universities to 21 universities.

From the latest ranking, it is clear that Indian universities are still growing in terms of research, but global reputation and internationalization efforts will be critical in getting better rankings in the future.