Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, has been ranked amongst the top 5 engineering institutes in India by all the ranking agencies. As per the QS World Univesity Rankings 2023, IIT Delhi is the 3rd best in India and 174th best university in world. In the NIRF 2022, IIT Delhi has been placed at 2nd position in the Engineering category and 4th in the Overall category. Also, the institute was ranked at the 47th position by the QS 2021 Asia Ranking. Also, the institute has recently been ranked at 185 by the QS World University Rankings 2022 after IIT Bombay. 

IIT Delhi Ranking Highlights 2023

The following table represents the rank awarded to IIT Delhi by different agencies:

Ranking Agency Year Ranked at
QS World University Ranking by subject (Engineering and Technology) 2023 48
QS World University Rankings 2023 174
QS World University Rankings 2022 185
Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021 3
NIRF Overall Category 2022 4
NIRF Engineering Category 2022 2
NIRF Research Category 2022 3
NIRF Management Category 2022 4

IIT Delhi QS Ranking by Subject 2023:

IIT Delhi was placed 174 out of 1422 universities worldwide in the QS World University Rankings 2023, placing it among the top 200 colleges in the world. Overall, the Institute moved up 11 spots from its 2022 ranking in the QS Global University Rankings for 2023.

The following is a list of IIT Delhi rankings based on QS ranking factors:

Parameters Scores
Overall score 46.5
Academic Reputation 49
Employer Reputation 79.2
Faculty student ratio 27.7
Citations per faculty 65.2
International Faculty ratio 2.6
International Students ratio 1.7
International Research Network 42.2
Employment Outcomes 84.8

QS 2023 Ranking Table

Rank University Score
47 IIT Bombay 80.4
48 IIT Delhi 80.1
68 IIT Madras 77.8
82 IIT Kharagpur 76.7
85 IIT Kanpur 76.4
106 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 74.9
175 IIT Roorkee 71.4
222 IIT Guwahati 69.1
240 VIT Vellore 68.2
289 Anna University, Chennai 66
342 Chandigarh University 64.2
344 BITS Pilani 64.1
401- 450 Delhi University -
451- 500 SRM Institute of Science and Technology -
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IIT Delhi QS World University Ranking 2023

IIT Delhi has come up to 174th position in the QS World University Rankings 2023. The university has improved its rank by 11 positions as compared to the 2022 rankings. IIT Delhi has secured third position in India in the QS rankings 2023. The university has received ‘Silver’ in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Below given are the scores given to IIT Delhi considering the QS ranking factors:

Parameters  Scores
Overall Score 46.5
Academic Reputation  49
Employer Reputation  79.2
Citations per Faculty 65.2
Faculty Student Ratio 27.7
International Students Ratio 1.7
International Faculty Ratio 2.6
International Research Network 42.2
Employment Outcomes 84.8

IIT Delhi Ranking NIRF 2022

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched by the Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development in 2015. This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country.   

IIT Delhi has been placed at the 2nd position under the Engineering Category in the NIRF 2022 Rankings which is the same as that of the previous year for the Engineering Category. The score of the institution under this category is 88.12. NIRF ranks institutions on the following parameters showcased below in the table:  

Parameters  Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 86.95
Research and Professional Practice 96
Graduation Outcomes 83.43
Outreach and Inclusivity  68.56
Perception 96.92

IIT Delhi Ranking 2022 (NIRF Engineering)

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IIT Delhi Parameter Scores (Engineering Category)

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 18.50 20.00
FSR 26.54 30.00
PQE 17.31 20.00
FRU 24.59 30.00
RP PU 34.50 35.00
QP 39.78 40.00
IPR 15.00 15.00
FPPP 6.73 10.00

GO		 GPH 32.14 40.00
GUE 13.60 15.00
MS 21.57 25.00
GPHD 16.11 20.00
OI RD 23.70 30.00
WD 16.91 30.00
ESCS 7,95 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 96.92 100.00

Under the Overall category, NIRF 2022 Rankings has placed IIT Delhi at the 4th position with an overall score of 82.22. The institute has dropped its NIRF ranking from 3rd position in the year 2020. The tabulation below shows the parameters and their scores for the overall category.

Parameters  Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 84.02
Research and Professional Practice 84.46
Graduation Outcomes 75.07
Outreach and Inclusivity  67.97
Perception  93.89

IIT Delhi NIRF Ranking 2021 (Overall Parameters)

IIT Delhi Parameter Scores (Overall Category)  

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 17.00 20.00
FSR 24.65 30.00
PQE 18.61 20.00
FRU 11.77 30.00
RP PU 31.17 35.00
QP 32.23 35.00
IPR 11.00 15.00
FPPP 10.06 15.00
GO GUE 52.94 60.00
GPHD 22.13 40.00
OI RD 25.31 30.00
WD 18.67 30.00
ESCS 03.99 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 93.89 100.00

Considering the other Top 10 Institutes, IIT Madras has maintained its 1st position following the IISc Bangalore at the 2nd position in the list. Following are the rankings of the top 10 Colleges under Overall Category in NIRF 2022.

Rank Name of the College  NIRF Score
1 IIT Madras 87.59
2 IISc Bangalore 83.57
3 IIT Bombay 82.35
4 IIT Delhi 82.22
5 IIT Kanpur 77.83
6 IIT Kharagpur 75.94
7 IIT Roorkee  71.48
8 IIT Guwahati  69.75
9 AIIMS Delhi 69.57
10 JNU Delhi 67.25

IIT Delhi Previous Year Rankings: NIRF

Year Engineering Management Overall Research
2022 2 4 4 3
2021 2 5 4 4
2020 2 8 3 NA
2019 2 9 3 NA
2018 3 8 4 NA
2017 4 6 5 NA

IIT Delhi: QS World University Rankings 2022

IIT Delhi has successfully increased its rank from 193rd position in 2021 to 185th position by QS World University Rankings 2022.    

The ranking forum considers its own parameters which are Academic Reputation (40%), Faculty/Student Ratio (20%), Employer Reputation (10%), International Faculty Ratio (5%), Citations per faculty (20%), International Student Ratio (5%).   

IIT Delhi has exceptionally improved its Faculty/Student Ratio (FSR) and Citations Per Faculty (CPR) medians. FSR (Faculty Staff Per 100 student) median stood at 9.3, which is above the global median of 8. While the CPR median (Normalized citation per faculty member) for IIT Delhi stood at 111.5, which is significantly better than the global median of 39.2.  

IIT Delhi QS World University ranking 2022

QS World University Rankings 2022 has ranked a total of 35 Indian institutes among which there were 5 new entrants this year. The following table shows the ranking of some of the top Indian Institutes:

Ranking Name of the College Overall Score (Out of 100)
= 177 IIT Bombay 46.4
185 IIT Delhi 45.9
=186 IISc Bangalore 45.7
= 255 IIT Madras 38.1
= 277 IIT Kanpur 36.4
280 IIT Kharagpur 36.3
= 395 IIT Guwahati 28.3
= 400 IIT Roorkee 28
501-510 University of Delhi -
561-570 Jawahar Lal University, Delhi -

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Year Rank
2020 182
2019 172
2018 172
2017 185