The country has 31 institutes among the top 250. Of these, 18 dropped compared to last year, 12 gained ground and one remained stable.
Only Mainland China is more represented than India, with 118 featured universities, including four in the top 10 this year. By contrast, India does not yet have a university among the top 30. The top national general university in this table, the University of Delhi, is down five places from last year, and now places 67th regionally.
In the Employer Reputation indicator, which utilises the insights of over 44,000 employers regarding the quality of a university’s graduates, IITB ranks 21st regionally. There are other four local universities among the top 50 (IITD, IITM, University of Delhi and IITKGP).
India dominates the Staff with PhD indicator with seven institutions achieving the perfect 100.00 score and ranking No 1 and tied in this metric (IITM, IITKGP, IITK, IIT BBS, IIT Indore, IIT Patna, IIT Ropar).
In the research indicators, India has five universities among the top 50 in the Citations per Paper metric, and six among the top 50 in the Papers per Faculty metric.
Ben Sowter, Director of Research at QS, said: “The Indian higher education system has grown exponentially over the past decade. Nevertheless, the domestic demand for tertiary education of its young population – which is estimated to become the world’s largest by 2030 – is growing more rapidly than the expanded provision. India’s higher education system plays a vital role in driving the nation’s competitiveness. This edition of the QS World University Rankings: Asia reflects the growth of the higher education sector in India with a broader representation of Indian universities. However, it also shows that that sustained investment in research funding, teaching, and internationalization is paramount to enhance India’s competitive edge.”
Overall for the second consecutive year, the National University of Singapore is named Asia’s best university. It is followed by Nanyang Technological University, which has risen from 3rd to 2nd; and the University of Hong Kong.
