The QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings 2027 were released, with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi becoming India's top-ranked institution for the second consecutive year.
IIT Delhi climbed five places to 118th globally, the highest rank achieved by an Indian institution in the 2027 rankings.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ranked 134th globally, while Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 170th, making them the only other Indian institutions in the global top 200.
India has 52 universities in the QS rankings, placing it fifth globally after the United States, United Kingdom, China and Germany.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology topped the global rankings for the 15th consecutive year, followed by Stanford University, Imperial College London, University of Oxford and Harvard University.