IISc Bengaluru slipped to 79th in QS Asia Rankings 2027, while India ranked second in the number of ranked universities with 325 institutions, highlighting declining reputation scores despite strong research performance.
NEWS: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore’s ranking slipped 15 places from 64th to 79th in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027.
ABOUT
- IIT Delhi remains the highest-ranked Indian university despite dropping from 59th to 66th position.
- Report covered 1,722 universities across 26 countries/territories, including 195 new entrants.
RANKING SLIPS ACROSS TOP INDIAN INSTITUTIONS
- IIT Bombay -> Dropped from 71st to 83rd.
- IIT Madras -> Dropped from 70th to 85th.
- IIT Kharagpur -> Dropped from 77th to 90th.
- IIT Kanpur -> Dropped from 77th to 97th.
INDIA'S OVERALL REPRESENTATION & TOP ASIAN INSTITUTIONS
- Indian Presence -> India has the second-highest number of ranked universities (325 total, including 34 new entrants), trailing only China.
- Top Asia Spot -> University of Hong Kong retained the #1 position in Asia.
- Top 5 Dominance -> Occupied by institutions in China and Hong Kong (Peking University, Tsinghua University, City University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong).
PARAMETERS & PERFORMANCE METRICS
Key Evaluation Factors -> Academic reputation (30% weight), employer reputation (20%), citations per paper, research impact, faculty-to-student ratio, staff with PhDs, international research network, international students.
Key Declines for Indian Universities:
- Academic Reputation (30% weight) -> Declined for >76% of Indian institutions.
- Employer Reputation (20% weight) -> Declined for 83% of Indian institutions.
- International Students -> Dropped for 85% of Indian institutions.
- Positive Highlight -> Strong research performance, with 27 Indian universities featuring in Asia's top 50 for 'Papers per Faculty'.