IIT-D No. 1 Indian Institute in QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025
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The Indian Institute of Technology -Delhi has been ranked as the top Indian educational institution in the latest QS World University Rankings: Asia (2025). IIT-Delhi has been ranked 44th best educational institution, while China’s Peking University retained the top spot amongst the list of educational institutions in Asia as per the QS World University Rankings: Asia (2025).
The QS World University Rankings: Asia (2025) ranks 984 educational institutions among 25 South Asian, Central Asian, Eastern Asian and South-East Asian countries. These educational institutions are ranked based on the comparison and preference of the institutions and students.
Indian Educational Institutions Performance
- Out of the 984 educational institutions included in the ranking, the highest,162 were from India. Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi was the highest-ranked Indian institution, with a rank of 44, up from 46 last year.
- IIT-Delhi was also the highest-ranked educational institution in the South Asian Region.
- In the South Asian region, among the top 10 institutions, seven are Indian institutions.
- After IIT-D, IIT-Bombay was second highest, with a rank of 48, and IIT-Madras was third, with a rank of 56.
- IIT Kharagpur was in fourth place with a rank of 60, followed by the Indian Institute of Science (62), IIT Kanpur (67), and the University of Delhi (81).
- India has two institutions in the top 50 and seven in the top 100 educational institutions.
- The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies was the improved Indian institution, with its rank improving from 148 last year to 70 this year.
Top-ranked Asian Educational Institutions
Following is the list of the top 10 institutions according to the QS World University Rankings: Asia (2025)
- Peking University, Mainland China
- The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- National University of Singapore,
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Fudan University, Mainland China
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Tsinghua University, Mainland China
- Zhejiang University, Mainland China
- Yonsei University, South Korea
- City University of Hong Kong
