India Achieves Record 27 Entries in the Top 50 of QS Subject Rankings 2026

• QS World University Rankings by Subject is an annual global ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a UK-based higher-education analytics firm; the 2026 edition was released on 25 March 2026.
• India recorded its highest-ever 27 entries in the global Top 50, with 99 institutions featuring across 599 subject entries — a marker of higher-education internationalisation under NEP 2020.
• Relevant for UPSC under GS-II (education, governance) and GS-III (S&T, human capital), and for Prelims (specific ranks, ministries, indicators).