London, 22 October 2019: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay emerges as the Top Ranked university in India as per QS India University Rankings 2020. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore secures second spot while IIT Delhi grabs third position.
QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the global higher education think tank responsible for the world’s most consulted world university rankings – the QS World University Rankings – have today released their second standalone ranking of India’s higher education institutions.
Meanwhile IIT Madras and IIT Kharagpur achieves fourth and fifth spot. IIT Kanpur emerges sixth place while University of Delhi secures seventh spot. University of Hyderabad secures eighth place as IIT Roorkee stands ninth place at the ranking QS table. IIT Guwahati finds a top ten place.
The second edition of the QS India University Rankings, is designed to offer an independent analysis of the performance of Indian institutions. The rankings include Public Universities, Private Universities and Higher Education Institutions or Deemed Universities.
Ben Sowter, Research Director, QS, said: “The ever-expanding Indian Higher Education sector, faces unique challenges and opportunities. This table, which is based on the same indicators of its parent BRICS rankings, evaluates the Indian institutions through independent and international lenses. The prestige and activity of leading players transcends national borders and is recognized internationally. The metrics utilized for the compilation of this table matters to motivated and ambitious students. The results reveal that research productivity at leading Indian institutions is increasing and the impact of such research is gradually rising. They also enjoy a good standing with employers while they achieve less recognition with their international academic peers, perhaps suggesting the need to intensify regional and global collaborations”.
Among private universities, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani emerges as the Top by standing at 17th spot in the QS India University Rankings 2020.
| QS India University Rankings 2020: Top 30 | ||
| RANK
2020 |
RANK 2019 | INSTITUTION NAME |
| 1 | 1 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY (IITB) |
| 2 | 2 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE (IISC) BANGALORE |
| 3 | 4 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI (IITD) |
| 4 | 3 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS (IITM) |
| 5 | 5 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR (IITKGP) |
| 6 | 6 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR (IITK) |
| 7 | 8 | UNIVERSITY OF DELHI |
| 8 | 7 | UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD |
| 9 | 9 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE (IITR) |
| 10 | 10 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI (IITG) |
| 11 | 11 | UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA |
| 12 | 12 | JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY |
| 13 | 18 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INDORE (IIT INDORE) |
| 14 | 19 | SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY |
| 15 | 16 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD |
| 16 | 13 | ANNA UNIVERSITY |
| 17 | 14 | UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI |
| 18 | 17 | BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE |
| 19 | 15 | BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY |
| 20 | 21= | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BHUBANESWAR (IIT BBS) |
| 21 | 28 | JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA, NEW DELHI |
| 22 | 24 | INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY (UDCT), MUMBAI |
| 23 | 23 | SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL (DEEMED UNIVERSITY) |
| 24 | 20 | ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI |
| 25 | 21= | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR |
| 26 | 26 | MANIPAL ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
| 27 | 29 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI |
| 28 | 44 | VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (VIT) |
| 29 | 27 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA |
| 30 | 31 | THAPAR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY |
