QS University Rankings Asia

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has retained its top position in India in the QS World University Rankings-Asia and India has surpassed China in the number of ranked universities. According to the rankings announced on Wednesday, India is now the "most represented higher education system", with 148 featured universities, 37 more than last year. It is followed by Mainland China with 133 and Japan with 96. Myanmar, Cambodia and Nepal featured in the rankings for the first time. Like last year, IISc Bangalore, Delhi University and five Indian Institutes of Technology -- Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kharagpur, Kanpur -- have secured positions in the elite top 100 institutes in Asia. "The increasing visibility of Indian universities in the QS rankings reflects the dynamic expansion of India's higher education landscape. While the significant growth in the number of Indian institutions and their research contributions marks a noteworthy development in the region's educational .

Mumbai does best with 103rd rank on the list, gaining points for its affordability

The premier institute also continued to prove its mettle in quality research, as it emerged as the global leader in the citations per faculty (CpF) indicator in the latest rankings

IIT Bombay top ranked Indian institute in QS Asia University Rankings 2022

IIT Madras, Bombay, Kharagpur feature in top-50 ranks for petroleum, mineral & mining engineering programmes

While the best performing Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) dropped one place to the 34th position over last year, IIT Delhi dropped three to 43rd rank

The share of Indian universities in the QS World University Rankings has risen to 2.4 per cent this year, from 1.4 per cent in 2016

IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur jumped 13 and 10 places, respectively, to be ranked in the top 50 universities' rankings among Asian countries by QS