QS Asia University Rankings 2026 Released - India's Top IITs Slip, Check Complete List

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In this year's QS Asia Rankings 2026, Indian institutes have largely seen a decline in their performance. The major IITs (first-generation and second-generation) have slipped from their top 50 positions.

In the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings, IIT Delhi has once again achieved the top spot in India but has slipped 15 ranks.

The Delhi-based engineering college has dropped to 59th global rank this year, which is a significant downgrade from its earlier positions that ranged from 44 to 47.

The second rank in India has been achieved by Bengaluru's Indian Institute of Science (IISc), which secured a rank of 64 this year.

QS Asia Rankings 2026: Top Indian Universities List

Name	Rank	Overall Score
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)	59	78.6
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)	64	76.5
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)	70	75.1
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)	71	75
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)	77	73.4
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)	77	73.4
University of Delhi	95	68.5
Chandigarh University	109	66.6
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)	114	66.2
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)	115	66.1
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)	130	63.9
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani)	154	58.2
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)	156	57.7
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	159	57.1
O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU)	163	56.5
UPES	163	56.5
Amity University	187	53.3
Lovely Professional University (LPU)	187	53.3
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)	197	52.5
Symbiosis International (Deemed University)	200	52.2
Anna University	204	51.7
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)	206	50.7
Savitribai Phule Pune University	207	50.6
Jadavpur University	214	49.8
University of Calcutta	220	49
Banaras Hindu University (BHU)	224	48
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	226	47.1
Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore)	229	46.9
Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi (IIT BHU)	237	45.8
University of Mumbai	245	45.1

Top Government Institutes in QS Asia Rankings 2026

The other government institutes in the top 30 (India) are:

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)
Anna University
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Jadavpur University
University of Calcutta
Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore)
Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi (IIT BHU)
University of Mumbai

Top Private Institutes in QS Asia Rankings 2026

Other Indian private institutes in the list of top 30 (India) are:

Chandigarh University
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences
O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU)
UPES
Amity University
Lovely Professional University (LPU)
Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani)

Major Ranking Changes for Top IITs

IISc Bengaluru is followed by IIT Madras, which featured at the 70th rank this year with an overall score of 75.1.

The fourth-best institute in the country, IIT Bombay, has seen the steepest fall in ranking, dropping by 23 positions this year. This Mumbai-based engineering college is ranked 71 in the 2026 edition, down from 48 in 2025.

IIT Bombay used to be the top-ranked Indian institution between 2021 and 2024, with its rank ranging from 37 in 2021 to 42 in 2022, and 40 in the two years after that.

IIT Bombay is followed by IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur at the 77th rank, and Delhi University at the 95th rank.

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