IIT Delhi Soars to 123rd in QS World University Rankings 2026, Clinches Top Spot in India

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has achieved a remarkable global rank of 123rd in the QS World University Rankings (QSWUR) 2026, climbing from its previous 150th position. Released on Thursday, the rankings also crown IIT Delhi as India’s leading educational institution, marking its highest-ever QS global ranking.
The QSWUR 2026 assessed over 8,400 institutions worldwide, evaluating performance across key indicators like academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty, and sustainability.
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IIT Delhi ranks amongst the top five IITs in India. IITD has ranked 2 under 'Engineering' and 4 under 'Overall' and 'Management' categories by the NIRF 2023. In the QS World University Rankings 2025, the institute has secured #150 position. Being one of the elite Engineering institutes of India, IIT Delhi has been ranked by multiple organisations under various categories such as MBA, Engineering, Research, etc. It has also ranked 4 by the NIRF 2023 under its new category 'Research Institutions'. Internationally, IIT Delhi ranked 197 by the QS World Ranking 2024 and 46 by the QS Asia Rankings 2023. It has ranked in the top 3 Engineering colleges for the last consecutive 5 years.
The cut off rank in Round 6 for BTech in Computer Science and Engineering is 118 which is very close to this range. This was for general category under All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category, one can not afford to score less than this. With this rank, there is a probability of getting admission however since, the cut offs keep changing from round to round, better ranks definitely increases your chances of getting admission in IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology.
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Yes, you can get into IIT Delhi with 500 rank. As per the IIT Delhi Cutoff 2024, the last round closing ranks ranged between 116 and 6102 for the General AI category students. There are a few courses available at 500 rank including BTech in CSE and BTech in Mathematics and Computer Engineering.
The table provided below mentions the courses available at rank 500, for the General All India category candidates: