QS World University Rankings 2026: IIT Delhi, Bombay among top 150, IIT Madras in top 200

QS World University Rankings 2026: IIT Delhi, Bombay and Madras have featured in the top 200 of the global rankings. Check the list of India's top 20 varsities

QS World University Rankings 2026: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is the top university in India according to the QS World University Rankings 2026 which was announced earlier today, June 19. The institute has been ranked 123rd in the global rankings and has secured an overall score of 65.5.

QS World University Rankings 2026: IIT Delhi is the best Indian university(X/@iitdelhi)

IIT Bombay is second in the country and 129th globally with an overall score of 64.8. IIT Madras is 180th globally and third in the country (overall score: 58.4). 

These are the three institutions from the country to feature in the top 200 of the QS World University Rankings 2026.

IIT Kharagpur is at the 4th place nationally and 215th in the world (54.5 overall score). Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore is at the 5th place in the country and 219th in the world (overall score 54.2).

Chandigarh University (Global rank 575)

IIT Hyderabad, University of Mumbai (Global rank 664)

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani (Global rank 668)

Jadavpur University (Global rank 676)

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore (global rank 691)

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (global rank 696)