{"id":375342,"date":"2026-11-10T16:23:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T10:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=375342"},"modified":"2026-11-10T16:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T10:53:49","slug":"about-qs-world-university-rankings-asia-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/about-qs-world-university-rankings-asia-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"About QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027 show increased Indian university representation despite declining rankings of leading institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_375350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-375350\" style=\"width: 356px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-375350\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-IE.jpg?resize=356%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027\" width=\"356\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-IE.jpg?resize=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-IE.jpg?resize=768%2C691&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-IE.jpg?w=936&amp;ssl=1 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-375350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>regional ranking<\/strong> that compares the performance of universities <strong>across Asia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Published by:<\/strong> The rankings are published by<strong> Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)<\/strong>, an <strong>international higher education analytics firm<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Establishment:<\/strong> QS <strong>first <\/strong>published university rankings in <strong>2004<\/strong> in collaboration with<strong> Times Higher Education (THE)magazine.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> To provide an independent <strong>comparative assessment of universities and help students evaluate their performance, teaching quality, research opportunities and global partnerships.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Methodology<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Multiple factors:<\/strong> QS evaluates universities using different indicators to assess their overall performance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lenses:<\/strong> These represent <strong>broad areas of assessment, such as research and employability.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Indicators:<\/strong> These measure specific <strong>areas of university performance, such as academic reputation and student-to-faculty ratio.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Metrics:<\/strong> These involve <strong>detailed calculations used to compare universities under different indicators.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Weightage:<\/strong> QS assigns <strong>different weightages to these areas to calculate the final scores and rankings of universities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Highlights of QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Asia&#8217;s Performance<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Top-ranked university:<\/strong> The <strong>University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) retained the first position<\/strong>, followed by <strong>Peking University (China)<\/strong> and <strong>Tsinghua University (China)<\/strong>, which secured second and third positions, respectively.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hong Kong&#8217;s performance:<\/strong> Hong Kong secured <strong>five universities in the top 10,<\/strong> showing its <strong>strong presence among Asia&#8217;s leading institutions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>India&#8217;s Performance<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overall representation:<\/strong> India became <strong>Asia&#8217;s second most represented higher education system<\/strong>, with <strong>325 institutions, compared to 294 last year.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It also <strong>recorded 34 new entrants.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highest-ranked institution:<\/strong> <strong>IIT Delhi remained India&#8217;s highest-ranked institution at 66th position<\/strong>, down from 59th last year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Performance of Leading Institutions:<\/strong> All six of <strong>India&#8217;s highest-ranked institutions slipped.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>IISc Bengaluru (India) fell from 64th to 79th,<\/li>\n<li>IIT Bombay (India) from 71st to 83rd,<\/li>\n<li>IIT Madras (India) from 70th to 85th,<\/li>\n<li>IIT Kharagpur (India) from 77th to 90th and<\/li>\n<li>IIT Kanpur (India) from 77th to 99th.<\/li>\n<li>Delhi University (India) dropped from 95th to 106th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Improved Rankings:<\/strong> <strong>Chandigarh University (India), Lovely Professional University (India) and Jamia Millia Islamia (India)<\/strong> improved their positions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research Output:<\/strong> India had <strong>27 universities among Asia&#8217;s top 50 for Papers per Faculty.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>These included <strong>five universities in the top 10<\/strong> and <strong>two in the top five<\/strong>, the highest representation by any higher education system in Asia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Doctoral Qualifications:<\/strong> <strong>Fifteen Indian universities shared first place in Asia<\/strong> for the proportion of <strong>academic staff holding PhD qualifications.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Growth in Representation:<\/strong> Since 2016, India&#8217;s ranked institutions <strong>increased from 24 to 325, representing growth of over 1,250%.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027 show increased Indian university representation despite declining rankings of leading institutions. About QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027 It is a regional ranking that compares the performance of universities across Asia. 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