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IIT Delhi Tops QS World University Rankings For Engineering Colleges In India, Check Subject-Wise Rankings

IIT Delhi is India's top institute for Engineering while IISC Bangalore is top for natural sciences, as per the QS World University Rankings 2025.

IIT Delhi is India's top institute for Engineering globally while Indian Institute of Science ranked top among education institutions in the country for natural sciences, as per the QS World University Rankings 2025. Globally, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US remained continued to secure its top spot since the last year. The University of Cambridge in the UK slipped three ranks to bag the fifth spot, while  another UK university — the Imperial College London — replaced it at the second spot. 

The University of Oxford continued to be the top third university globally this year too.

A total of 79 Indian universities sent 533 entries for the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject, up from 424 last year. Of the 533 entries, 156 entries improved, 101 declined, and 154 remained stable. 

A total of 122 new entries also made their debut in this edition. 

India contributes 79 entries across the five broad faculty areas, with 65 per cent (51 entries) showing improvements.

Universities in India are particularly well represented in engineering and technology (24 institutions), followed by social sciences (20), natural sciences (19), arts and humanities (10), and life sciences and medicine (6).

Top Indian Universities For Arts And Humanities 

  • University of Delhi (=160)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru University (=177)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (=192)
  • O.P. Jindal Global University  (=360)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras (=394)

Engineering & Technology

  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (26 )
  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (28 )
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras (=53 )
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (=60 )
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (=72 )
  • Indian Institute of Science (=84)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (131)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (=140)

Life Sciences & Medicine

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (=226)
  • Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India (=293)
  • University of Delhi (=362)

Natural Sciences

  • Indian Institute of Science (=108)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (112)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (=146)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras (=173)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (=182)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur  (=217)
  • University of Delhi (275)

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