QS Rankings for Asia are out. Check which Indian universities have secured a spot India remains Asia’s second most represented higher education system, with 34 new entrants this year, second only to Mainland China. India has seen an increase in its representation among the top 200, with 21, up from 20 last year and 17 in 2018. Interestingly, most of Indian universities have seen an increase in rankings rather than a fall. The data shows that in India, 71 per cent of ranked universities fall and 18 per cent rise, compared with 85 per cent falling in Japan and 70 per cent in Taiwan and Indonesia. In this year's rankings, IIT Delhi has acheieved the top rank and has been placed at 66th rank in Asia, despite a year-on-year decline, while all six of India’s top-ranked institutions drop in the rankings. IISc Bengaluru has achieved the second rank in India and 79th rank in Asia. IIT Bombay, IIT Madras and IIT Kharagpur featured at 3rd, 4th and fifth spot respectively. There are seven Indian universities that have climbed the rankings this time: Chandigarh University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Lovely Professional University, Symbiosis International, Amity University, Jamia Millia Islamia and Manipal Academy of Higher Education. Manipal Academy of Higher Education climbed into the top 200, placing 195th driven by gains in Academic and Employer Reputation, Papers per Faculty and International Research Network, in which it climbs eight places to 47th. Chandigarh University (Punjab) achieved a record rank of 104th, following significant gains in International Research, Citations per Paper and Papers per Faculty. Woxsen University (India) advanced 195 places, climbing into the top 500 to 499th thanks to gains in nine of QS’ indicators, most prominently in both reputational metrics and International Research. Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar (India) climbs 180 places to 486th due to a major rise in Employer Reputation. The QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027 features 1,722 universities from 26 higher education systems, with 195 entrants joining the rankings this year. India is the second most represented higher education system, with 325 featured universities, and the second most expanded, adding 34 universities. India now accounts for about one in five (19%) of all ranked institutions in Asia, compared with approximately one in twelve in 2018. Its share of the regional ranking has therefore more than doubled. Only China has more ranked universities or adds more in this edition. India records an overall net drop rate of 54%, with 18% of its entries rising, 71% dropping and 11% staying stable in their ranks or bands. The QS Asia Rankings are determined by an institution’s scores across 11 key indicators which have been tailored to reflect the nuances of the region and differentiate it from the QS World University Rankings. Deeksha Teri is currently working as an Assistant Editor at Times Now (Digital), and is primarily covering education and policy from New Delhi, which ... View More