India Surpasses China in QS University Rankings for Asia, Claims Highest Number of Featured Universities

India has surpassed China as the most represented higher education system in Asia, with 148 featured universities in the latest QS World University Rankings. IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi are among the top 50, and there are five other Indian institutions in the top 100. India's universities have shown outstanding research output, stability, and highly trained faculty. While India falls below the regional average in academic and employer reputation, it excels in papers per faculty and faculty with PhD indicators. India produces a significant amount of research and has seven of Asia's top 10 universities in terms of papers per faculty.