QS World University Rankings 2027

• The QS World University Rankings 2027 were released on June 18, 2026. In this ranking, IIT Delhi secured the 118th position globally, becoming the highest-ranked Indian institution in this edition.

• In the same list, IIT Madras ranked 170th, IIT Bombay 134th, and IIT Hyderabad 588th.

• The QS World University Rankings is an annual global university ranking compiled by the higher education analytics firm 'Quacquarelli Symonds'.

• This ranking utilizes parameters such as academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio, and international student ratio.

• The 2027 edition featured 52 Indian universities. India ranked fifth globally in terms of the number of institutions on the list; the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and Germany ranked ahead of India.

• The number of Indian institutions in the QS rankings rose from 11 in 2015 to 52 in 2027.