Quacquarelli Symonds released the QS World Rankings 2025 on Tuesday, June 4. IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi are the only Indian Universities to enter the Top 150 list.
IIT Bombay performed better than last year and secured the 118th spot. Similarly, IIT Delhi climbed up and reached the 150th position this year.
This year, the ranking of IISc has also increased. It has secured 211th place. IIT Kharagpur is in the 222nd position, IIT Madras is in the 227th spot, and IIT Kanpur has secured the 263rd rank.
Delhi University has also been listed and has acquired the 328th position, followed by IIT Roorkee at 335th place, IIT Guwahati at 344th, and Anna University at 383rd position.
Apart from these, IIT Indore is in the 477th spot, IIT BHU is in the 531st position, and JNU has secured the 580th rank.
According to the official website, the eligibility criteria for QS University rankings include subject comprehensiveness, level comprehensiveness, and mode of teaching.
Since last year, three new indicators have been introduced along with the existing indicators and have also rebalanced the weights for other indicators. Sustainability, employability, and international research collaboration are the dimensions that are either reinforced or introduced for the first time.
The weightage is given to various aspects while preparing the rankings. 30% weightage has been given to Academic reputation, 15% to Employer reputation, 10% to Faculty Student Ratio, 20% to Citations per Faculty, 5% each to International Faculty Ratio, International Student Ratio, International Research Network, Employment Outcomes and Sustainability.
In 2023, Indian Universities that made up to World University Ranking 2024 list include IIT Bombay in 149th position, IIT Delhi in 197th position, IISc Bangalore in 225th position, IIT-KGP in 271st position, IIT Kanpur in 278th position, IIT Madras in 285th place among others.
