India hit new high in QS World University rankings with record 54 institutions on list

NEW DELHI: (Jun 19) India has hit a new high with 54 universities featuring in the coveted QS world rankings, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday while lauding the performance of the country’s universities.

He also asserted that NEP 2020 is not just changing the country’s educational landscape, it is revolutionising it.

“With a record 54 HEIs featuring among the global best, India hits a new high in the QS World University 2026 Rankings. From just 11 universities in 2014 to 54 in the latest rankings, this five-fold jump is a testament to the transformative educational reforms ushered by PM @narendramodi ji’s govt. In the last decade. NEP 2020 is not just changing our educational landscape, it is revolutionising it,” Pradhan said in a post on X.