QS Rankings 2026: Indian institutions shine among Southern Asia’s best. India has once again proved its dominance in the list of QS World University Rankings 2026 (Southern Asia). 28 of the top 50 universities in South Asia are from India alone, which reflects the quality of the country’s higher education system and its strong position in global competition for education. This achievement not only underlines the international recognition of Indian educational universities and institutions, but also shows that India is now becoming a center of academic excellence not only regionally but also globally. Be it IITs or top universities, many Indian institutions have achieved this position on the basis of their academic quality, research excellence, and global collaborations. Here is the list in the table below:QS World Ranking 2026 Top Indian Universities or Institute Under Southern Asia Top 50 Universities S.No. Rank Institution Name 1 1 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) 2 2 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) 3 3 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) 4 4 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) 5 5 Indian Institute of Science 6 6 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) 7 8 University of Delhi 8 12 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) 9 13 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) 10 14 Jawaharlal Nehru University 11 17 Chandigarh University 12 21 University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) 13 22 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) 14 27 Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences 15 28 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 16 29 Savitribai Phule Pune University 17 30 Anna University 18 31 University of Calcutta 19 33 Amity University 20 34 Jamia Millia Islamia 21 36 Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India 22 38 Banaras Hindu University 23 41 Jadavpur University 24 42 Symbiosis International (Deemed University) 25 44 Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 26 45 SRM Institute of Science and Technology 27 47 Lovely Professional University (LPU) 28 50 University of Hyderabad
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QS Rankings 2026 Full List of Top 50 Universities
| QS World Ranking 2026 Southern Asia Top 50 Universities | |
| Rank | University Name |
| 1 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) |
| 2 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) |
| 5 | Indian Institute of Science |
| 6 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) |
| 7 | National University of Sciences And Technology (NUST) Islamabad |
| 8 | University of Delhi |
| 9 | Quaid-i-Azam University |
| 10 | University of Tehran |
| 11 | Sharif University of Technology |
| 12 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) |
| 13 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) |
| 14 | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| 15 | University of Dhaka |
| 16 | Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) |
| 17 | Chandigarh University |
| 18 | COMSATS University Islamabad |
| 19 | University of the Punjab |
| 20 | Amirkabir University of Technology |
| 21 | University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) |
| 22 | Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) |
| 23 | Iran University of Science and Technology |
| 24 | North South University |
| 25 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
| 26 | University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore |
| 27 | Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences |
| 28 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani |
| 29 | Savitribai Phule Pune University |
| 30 | Anna University |
| 31 | University of Calcutta |
| 32 | The University of Lahore |
| 33 | Amity University |
| 34 | Jamia Millia Islamia |
| 35 | Isfahan University of Technology |
| 36 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India |
| 37 | University of Agriculture, Faisalabad |
| 38 | Banaras Hindu University |
| 39 | University of Peshawar |
| 40 | Shiraz University |
| 41 | Jadavpur University |
| 42 | Symbiosis International (Deemed University) |
| 43 | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad |
| 44 | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore |
| 45 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology |
| 46 | University of Tabriz |
| 47 | Lovely Professional University (LPU) |
| 48 | Shahid Beheshti University (SBU) |
| 49 | Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) |
| 50 | University of Hyderabad |
