Statsguru: 6 charts show how Indian universities fare in global rankings

A key issue has been the number of foreign students, which has a bearing on the ranking of universities globally

Three Indian universities were in the top 200 in the world, according to recently released Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and IIT Delhi both made the cut. Also on the list was Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science, which stood out for its perfect research score.

However, rankings over a longer period shows that each of India’s top universities have actually been sliding on global rankings scale over the last few years (chart 1). A key issue has been the number of foreign students, which has a bearing on the ranking of universities