New Delhi: India marked a milestone in Asian higher education on Tuesday as the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2026 placed seven of its institutions among the continent’s top 100, the same number as last year, yet a testament to resilience amid fiercer regional competition.

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi retained its crown as the country’s finest, climbing to 59th place with a score of 78.6, buoyed by soaring employer reputation and a surge in high-impact research citations. Close behind, the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore held 64th (76.5), followed by IIT Madras at 70th (75.1), IIT Bombay at 71st (75.0), and IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur sharing 77th (both 73.4).

The University of Delhi rounded out the septet at 95th with 68.5, signalling that India’s academic pres

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