Chandigarh, Nov. 4 -- The annual QS Asia University Rankings are out and it hasn't been a good showing for Panjab University (PU). It has slipped 30 places to the 306th spot in Asia, as against 276th last year.

The varsity has, however, retained its 37th position among Indian institutions. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi) is the highest-ranked university in the country though in Asia, it stood 66th.

Overall score improves

With gains in eight of the 10 comparable performance indicators, PU's overall score improved from 31.3 in 2025 to 43.4 in 2027. Among the key gains, the score for citations per paper, an indicator of research impact, rose from 45.3 to 52.8 (16%). The faculty-student ratio score improved from 28.3 to 34...