IIT-Delhi has clinched top spot among Indian universities in the recently released 2025 QS Asia University Rankings. At 44th spot in the continent – up two places in one year – the Delhi institute has overtaken IIT Bombay, which is at 48th, down eight places since the last evaluation. Six Indian universities are ranked among Asia’s top 100.
IIT Delhi had an impressive employer reputation score of 99%. IIT Bombay followed second with an employer reputation score of 99.5% and an academic reputation score of 96.6%.
The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) achieved the most significant improvement among Indian institutions, climbing 70 spots to 148th.
Five institutions, including IIT Madras (56), IIT Kharagpur (60), Indian Institute of Science (62), IIT Kanpur (67), and University of Delhi (81), are placed in the top 100.
Institutions such as IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Chandigarh University (120), UPES (148), and Vellore Institute of Technology are placed in the top 150.
The University of Delhi has improved its ranking, moving up from 94th to 81st, achieving a high score of 96.4% in the International Research Network.
Anna University achieved a perfect score of 100 in the Papers Per Faculty indicator, emphasizing high research output.
