QS Rankings 2026: Indian Institutions Shine Among Southern Asia’s Best

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