QS World University Rankings: 5 IITs feature among top 50 institutes by topic, ISM Dhanbad shines; check details

IIT Delhi and Bombay, which shared the forty fifth rank for Engineering and Technology final yr, have improved their place to bag the twenty sixth and twenty eighth spots, respectively.

However, within the Engineering-Mineral and Mining division, IIT Bombay noticed a drop in its rank to the twenty eighth place. IIT Kharagpur has additionally seen a drop in its rank, securing the forty fifth spot.

IIT Delhi and Bombay have additionally improved their rank for Engineering-Electrical and Electronic to enter the top 50 record.

While IIT Madras stays within the top 50 record for Petroleum Engineering, its rank dropped from 16 to 31 this yr.

QS Rankings: 79 Indian institutes, 12 in top 50

According to the fifteenth version of the World University Rankings by Subject, introduced on Wednesday by (*50*)-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), India celebrates 12 top-50 positions throughout the topic rankings and the broad college areas, earned by 9 establishments.

“A total of 79 Indian universities – 10 more than last year – feature 533 times across this year’s rankings, marking a 25.7 per cent increase compared to the previous edition. This includes 454 entries in individual subjects and 79 appearances across the five broad faculty areas,” QS stated in a press release.

In the QS subject-specific rankings 2025, India has the fifth highest variety of new entries behind China, the US, the UK and Korea, and ranks twelfth for the variety of total entries.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad and Bangalore continued to be among world’s top 50 for Business and Management Studies however their rating has dropped since earlier yr. While IIM Ahmedabad’s rating dropped to 27 from 22, that of IIM Bangalore slipped to 40 from 32. JNU additionally noticed a drop in its rating from 20 final yr to 29 in Development Studies.