India has achieved a new height by incorporating 54 universities in the prestigious QS World Rankings. On this major achievement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the Indian government’s commitment and said that this is very good news for our education sector.
Prime Minister Modi said in the post on X, “QS World University 2026 rankings have brought very good news for our education sector. Our government is committed to carrying forward research and innovation ecosystem for the benefit of youth of India.”
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan appreciated the performance of the universities of the country on Thursday, saying that NEP 2020 is not only changing the educational landscape of the country, but is also bringing revolutionary changes in it.
Pradhan said in a post on X, “With a record 54 universities in the world’s best universities, India has achieved a new place in the QS World University 2026 rankings. In 2014, in 2014, from 11 universities to 54 in the latest rankings, this five -fold jump is a five -fold jump PM @narendramodi ji’s government. The educational landscape is changing, rather revolutionizing it. “
He said, “It is a matter of great pride that India is the fastest growing education system in G20 countries and is ranked fourth after the US, Britain and China. I am confident that more Indian higher education institutions will achieve global excellence in the coming times, with the emphasis of NEP on research, innovation and internationalization.”
According to the announced ranking this morning, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi is the best ranked Indian institution in the QS World University Rankings for 2026, which has reached 123rd, while the country’s record 54 universities and institutions have managed to make it to this prestigious list.
The prestigious QS World University rankings published every year by London-based global higher education analysis firm Quacharylly Symonds evaluate universities based on a variety of performance indicators, including educational reputation, faculty-element ratio, research effects, international student diversity and graduate employment capacity.
With the inclusion of eight new institutions in the ranking this year, 54 institutions in India have now joined it, making it the fourth most representative country after the US (192 institutes), Britain (90 institutes) and mainland China (72 institutes).
In any other country or region, there are not so many universities in the ranking this year. Jordan and Azerbaijan are the second best universities and both have six universities in the 2026 rankings.
