The QS World University Rankings 2025 have been released, showcasing the finest universities across the globe. This year’s edition is the largest ever, featuring over 1,500 institutions from 105 higher education systems.
The rankings evaluate universities based on academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-to-student ratio, citations per faculty, and international outlook, among other metrics.
India has demonstrated significant growth in higher education, with several institutions achieving impressive positions. Below is a detailed look at how Indian universities performed this year:
| Rank | University |
|---|---|
| 150 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) |
| 211 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) |
| 222 | Indian Institute of Science |
| 227 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) |
| 263 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) |
| 328 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) |
| 335 | University of Delhi |
| 344 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) |
| 383 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) |
| 477 | Anna University |
| 531 | Indian Institute of Technology Indore |
| 580 | Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi (IIT BHU Varanasi) |
| 587 | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| 631-640 | Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences |
| 641-650 | Savitribai Phule Pune University |
| 681-690 | Symbiosis International (Deemed University) |
| 691-700 | Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) |
| 701-710 | Chandigarh University |
| 711-720 | National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli |
| 721-730 | University of Mumbai |
| 751-760 | Jadavpur University |
| 791-800 | University of Calcutta |
| 801-850 | Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India |
| 801-850 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani |
| 801-850 | University of Hyderabad |
| 801-850 | UPES Dehradun, India |
| 851-900 | Jamia Millia Islamia |
| 851-900 | Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology |
| 901-950 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal |
| 951-1000 | Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar |
| 951-1000 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS) |
| 1001-1200 | Aligarh Muslim University |
| 1001-1200 | Amity University |
| 1001-1200 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
| 1001-1200 | Banaras Hindu University |
| 1001-1200 | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University |
| 1001-1200 | O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) |
| 1001-1200 | Panjab University |
| 1001-1200 | RM Institute of Science and Technology |
| 1201-1400 | Chitkara University |
| 1201-1400 | Jamia Hamdard |
| 1201-1400 | Osmania University |
| 1201-1400 | Pondicherry University |
| 1201-1400 | Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology |
| 1201-1400 | Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University) |
| 1201-1400 | Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad |