Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a social media post on Thursday, 19 June 2025, congratulated Indian higher education institutions (HEIs) on making it to the QS World University 2026 Rankings, focusing on how this is great news for the Indian education sector and the nation's youth.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on Thursday, 19 June 2025. He congratulated Indian higher education institutions (HEIs) for achieving positions in the QS World University 2026 Rankings. He stated this was great news for the Indian education sector and for the nation's youth.

“The QS World University 2026 Rankings bring great news for our education sector. Our Government is committed to furthering research and innovation ecosystems for the benefit of India’s youth,” said PM Modi in his post on the platform X.

PM Modi posted on X that the QS World University 2026 Rankings bring great news for the education sector. He said the government is committed to furthering research and innovation ecosystems for the benefit of India’s youth.

The QS World University 2026 Rankings featured over 1,500 universities from more than 100 locations around the world, as reported by multiple media sources. Among the top institutes listed were Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Imperial College of London, along with many others.

The Ministry of Education, in a social media post on Tuesday, announced that 54 Indian institutions have been listed in the QS World University 2026 Rankings. This marks a significant increase from 11 institutions in 2024.

The Ministry of Education tweeted on Tuesday. It announced that 54 Indian institutions had been listed in the QS World University 2026 Rankings. This marked a sharp rise from just 11 institutions in 2024.

“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,” said Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan in another post on X.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tweeted on X. He said the number of Indian universities in the rankings rose from 11 in 2014 to 54 in the latest list. He called this five-fold jump a testament to the transformative educational reforms ushered by Prime Minister Modi’s government in the last decade.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also attributed this rise to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which is changing India’s educational landscape.

“Confident that with NEP’s thrust on research, innovation and internationalisation, more Indian HEIs will scale global excellence in the times ahead,” said Pradhan in his post on X.

Pradhan said on X that with NEP’s thrust on research, innovation, and internationalisation, he is confident that more Indian HEIs will scale global excellence in the times ahead.

The Minister also cited that this news is a matter of “immense pride” that India is becoming the fastest-growing education system among the G20 countries. Pradhan said that India is also the fourth most represented nation on the education front after the US, the UK and China.

Pradhan also said that this news is a matter of “immense pride.” He stated that India is becoming the fastest-growing education system among the G20 countries. He added that India is also the fourth most represented country in the rankings after the US, the UK, and China.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IISc Bangalore, Delhi University, Anna University and IIT Kanpur are amongst the top Indian institutes listed in the QS World University 2026 Rankings list.

The QS World University 2026 Rankings featured top Indian institutes such as IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IISc Bangalore, Delhi University, Anna University, and IIT Kanpur.