Archive · 19 Jun 2025
IIT Delhi Tops India in QS World University Rankings 2026
Imagine schools around the world are graded on how good they are.
The QS World University Rankings just came out, and schools in India did really well this year!
IIT Delhi is now the best school in India, and many other Indian schools moved up the list.
Globally, MIT is still the top school, and a lot of schools in Asia are doing better too.
The rankings also looked at how many students come from different countries, showing how international the schools are.
IIT Delhi is India's top-ranked institute in the QS World University Rankings 2026.
The QS World University Rankings 2026 saw nearly half of the listed Indian institutions improve their positions.
IIT Delhi rose to 123rd globally, from 150th in 2025.
India has 54 universities in the rankings, the fourth most globally.
MIT continues to lead the global rankings for the 14th consecutive year.
- Who
- Universities worldwide, assessed by the QS World University Rankings.
- What
- The QS World University Rankings 2026 results.
- When
- Released recently.
- Where
- Worldwide.
- Why
- To assess universities based on several metrics including academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty and international student diversity.
- Top Indian University
- IIT Delhi (123rd globally)
- Global Top University
- MIT
- Indian Universities in Rankings
- 54
- India's Improvement
- Nearly half of Indian institutions improved their ranking.
