New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- India saw nine of its universities placed within the top 700 of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026, with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi once again emerging as the country's best-performer at 205th rank.

As per the ranking released on Tuesday, over 100 Indian universities feature in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026 placing India fourth in global representation.

Of the 103 universities from India, 32 improved their rankings this year, 15 retained their ranks from last year, and 30 dropped.

"Several Indian universities achieve their highest ever score in the 2026 iteration of this ranking, including nine within the top 700," the QS Quacquarelli Symonds said in a state...