According to the QS World University Rankings 2016/17, 14 Indian colleges have been shortlisted in the list. The top 7 Indian universities are:
1. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka.
Global Rank: 152.
2. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi.
Global Rank: 189.
3. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Maharashtra.
Global Rank: 219.
4. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Tamil Nadu.
Global Rank: 249.
5. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Global Rank: 302.
6. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Maharashtra.
Global Rank: 313.
7. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Maharashtra.
Global Rank: 399.
The other 7 Indian universities that also made the list are Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati; University of Delhi, New Delhi; University of Calcutta, Kolkata; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Panjab University, Chandigarh; University of Mumbai; University of Pune.