IIT Delhi comes under the 125 list of QS World University rankings 2026.

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 thesuncitynews.com

New Delhi, June 19, 2025: IIT Delhi has been featured among the top 125 institutions in the world by the QS World University Rankings (QSWUR) 2026.

IIT Delhi’s global ranking has seen a significant jump from the earlier 150^th position to the current 123^rd rank.

This is also the highest QS World University Rankings achieved so far by the institute.

IIT Delhi emerged as the number 1 institute in the country:

Moreover, according to QS World University Rankings 2026, released on Thursday, IIT Delhi has emerged as India’s Number 1 education institute.

Professor Vivek Buwa, head of the ranking cell and dean of planning at IIT Delhi, while speaking about IIT Delhi’s remarkable rise in QS World University Rankings 2026, said, “It’s a proud moment for IIT Delhi. I would like to congratulate present and past faculty members, students, more than 64,000 alumni, the Ministry of Education and all stakeholders who have contributed to this success. These rankings help to introspect and to identify improvements. With the efforts of all the stakeholders, IIT Delhi has been continuously improving its rank of several parameters and has a strong potential to be in the top 100 world institutions.”

As far as various indicators of the QS World University Rankings 2026 are concerned, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has secured a position among the top 50 global institutions with respect to Employer Reputation (A QS ranking indicator designed to evaluate perceptions of global employees on which institutions are providing the most job-ready graduates).

The institute is in the list of top 90 with respect to Citations per Faculty (This ratio measures the average number of citations obtained per faculty member and is an estimate of the impact and quality of the scientific research carried out by universities), top 150 with respect to Academic Reputation (It is designed to evaluate the perceptions of global academics on which institutions are demonstrating academic excellence), and among the top 175 with respect to sustainability.

QS World University Rankings evaluated a total of 8400 institutions globally:

With an overall Number 1 position in India, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has been ranked among the top 2 institutions in the country under multiple ranking indicators, such as academic reputation, employer reputation, and sustainability.