Universities of China, Singapore & Hong Kong move up the ladder India's top institutions slip in QS Asia rankings

INDIA’STOP-RANKED universities have taken a back seat in the latest QS Asia University Rankings 2026, with premier institutes like IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) seeing a drop in their positions.

- MANU KAUSHIK

Within the top seven Indian universities that featured on the top 100 list, all institutes have taken a tumble this year, including IIT Delhi which slipped 15 positions to rank at #59.

All seven IITs — Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Roorkee and Guwahati — that feature in the top 150 list have slipped in comparison to the previous year. In contrast, the newer IITs like IIT BHU Varanasi (#237), IIT Hyderabad (#270) and IIT Gandhinagar (#300) have improved their rankings.