For the first time the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi has replaced Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, as the highest-ranked Indian university in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2018.Â
Indian Universities in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2018:
IIT-Delhi ranked 172, which marks an improvement of 13 spots compared to previous year’s rankings. IIT-Bombay jumped by 40 spots and ranked at 179. IISc’s ranking dropped from 152 last year to 190 this year.
- Although IISc has dropped in this year’s rankings, it still ranks 6th on QS’s Citations per
Faculty metrics, which indicates a commendable research intensiveness and research impact of the university. - Total 20 Indian institutions were ranked this year as compared to 14 last year.
- This is the first time that three Indian institutes have featured in Top 200 list.
Faculty metrics, which indicates a commendable research intensiveness and research impact of the university.Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topped QS World University Rankings for the sixth consecutive year.
Top 5 Global Universities as per QS World University Rankings 2018:
| Rank | Institute | Country |
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | US |
| 2 | Stanford University | US |
| 3 | Harvard University | US |
| 4 | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | US |
| 5 | University of Cambridge | UK |
Top 10 Indian Universities as per QS World University Rankings 2018
| Rank | Institution |
| 172 | IIT-Delhi |
| 179 | IIT-Bombay |
| 190 | IISc Bangalore |
| 264 | IIT-Madras |
| 293 | IIT-Kanpur |
| 308 | IIT-Kharagpur |
| 431-440 | IIT-Roorkee |
| 481-490 | Delhi University |
| 501-550 | IIT-Guwahati |
| 601-650 | Jadavpur University |
It is to be noted that after 400 individual ranks, institutes are placed under groups within the ranking range.
About Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings:
QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds.
- Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) is a British company specialising in education and overseas study.
- Rankings were first published in year 2004, in partnership with Times Higher Education (THE). From 2010 onwards QS has been publishing the rankings on its own.
