IISc Bangalore slips to 79th in QS Asia Rankings 2027
IIT Delhi remains the highest-ranked Indian university despite falling seven places to 66th position in the latest regional list.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore dropped 15 places from 64th to 79th in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027, according to The Hindu.
The rankings, released on Tuesday, included 1,722 universities and institutions. While IIT Delhi remained the top-ranked Indian university, its position fell from 59th last year to 66th this year.
Several other Indian institutions also saw a decline in their rankings. IIT Bombay fell from 71st to 83rd, IIT Madras dropped from 70th to 85th, IIT Kharagpur moved from 77th to 90th, and IIT Kanpur fell from 77th to 97th.
The QS rankings noted that academic reputation, which has a 30 per cent weightage, fell for more than 76 per cent of Indian institutions. Employer reputation, weighted at 20 per cent, declined for 83 per cent of institutions, while the international student indicator dropped for 85 per cent.
Despite these declines, Indian universities performed well in research. A total of 27 universities are in Asia’s top 50 for Papers per Faculty, including five in the top 10. Additionally, 15 Indian institutions share the first rank for Staff with PhD.
India has the second-highest number of universities in the rankings after China, with 325 institutions included, 34 of which are new entrants. The University of Hong Kong retained the number one position in the Asia rankings.