DTU Ranking 2026: NIRF, QS, India Today, Times Higher Education

Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as Delhi College of Engineering, is a prominent public technical university in India recognized for its strong performance across national and international ranking frameworks. In the latest NIRF 2025 rankings by the Ministry of Education, DTU achieved 30th position in the Engineering category, 42nd in the University category, and 62nd Overall. In the QS Asian University Rankings 2026, it is placed at 700. For Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, DTU falls in the 801-1000 band. In India Today 2025 rankings, it secured 7th among Technical Universities and 10th in Engineering overall. Outlook ranked it 9th among engineering colleges in 2022. In The Week 2024, DTU ranked 16th for B.Tech programs. These DTU rankings reflect emphasis on engineering education, research, and industry collaboration.

DTU NIRF Ranking 2025

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), administered by the Ministry of Education, evaluates institutions across categories like Engineering, University, and Overall based on parameters such as teaching, research, graduation outcomes, outreach, and perception.

In the latest 2025 rankings, DTU secured 30th in Engineering, 42nd in University, and 62nd Overall. Over the past years, DTU has shown a stable to slightly fluctuating trend in Engineering (improving from 41st in 2018 to around 30th recently), with consistent top-50 positions in University and top-70 in Overall, indicating sustained excellence in core metrics like research and perception.

Engineering Category

In 2025, DTU ranks at 30 under the Engineering category. Earlier, it was positioned at 27 in 2024. Check the past few year ranks from table below:

University Category

Overall Category

DTU QS Rankings 2026: Asian University Rankings

QS Rankings focus on academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, citations, and internationalization, with a specific Asia-focused list for regional comparison.

In the 2026 QS Asian University Rankings, DTU is ranked 700. The trend shows a gradual decline from the 551-600 band in 2021-2022 to 701-750 in 2024-2025, followed by a slight improvement to 700 in 2026, reflecting challenges in global competitiveness but recent stabilization.

DTU Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings 2026

THE rankings assess teaching, research environment, research quality, industry income, and international outlook, with global and regional editions.

For the 2026 World University Rankings, DTU is in the 801-1000 band. The trend indicates a decline from 601-800 in 2023 to the current band, suggesting areas for improvement in research quality and international outlook, though it maintains a presence in the top 1000 globally.

World University Rankings

Asia University Rankings

Emerging Economies University Rankings

DTU Outlook Rankings 2022

Outlook rankings emphasize academic excellence, infrastructure, faculty quality, and placements, primarily for Indian institutions.

In the 2025 Outlook-ICARE Rankings, DTU is positioned at 26th among engineering institutes. The trend from earlier years shows variability, with a strong 9th in 2022 but a drop to 26th in 2025, possibly due to increased competition or shifts in evaluation parameters like industry interface.

B.Tech/Engineering

Overall

DTU India Today Rankings 2025

India Today rankings evaluate parameters like intake quality, academic productivity, infrastructure, and governance, with categories for government and overall engineering.

In the 2025 India Today rankings, DTU ranks 10th in overall Engineering and 9th among government Engineering colleges. The trend demonstrates consistency, maintaining top-10 positions in recent years (e.g., 9th-10th from 2022-2025), highlighting strong performance in academic excellence and placements.

Technical Universities

Engineering (Government)

Engineering (Overall)

DTU The Week Rankings 2024

The Week rankings focus on perceptual scores, factual data on infrastructure, faculty, and placements for Indian colleges.

In the latest available 2024 rankings, DTU is 16th for B.Tech programs. With limited recent updates, the trend from 2024 suggests a mid-tier position among top engineering colleges, emphasizing strengths in infrastructure and placements but room for perceptual improvement.

B.Tech

DTU Ranking FAQs

Q1. What is DTU's NIRF ranking in 2025?

In the NIRF 2025 rankings released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, Delhi Technological University (DTU) secured:

• 30th rank in the Engineering category (score: 60.85).
• 42nd rank in the University category.
• 62nd rank in the Overall category. This reflects DTU's strong performance in teaching, learning, research, graduation outcomes, and perception, making it one of the top state public technical universities in India.

Q2. What is DTU rank in current QS ranking?

As per the QS Asian University Rankings 2026, DTU is ranked =700. This places it among notable Asian institutions, with strengths in employer reputation and citations per faculty. In previous years, it was in the 701-750 band (2024-2025) and higher bands earlier (551-600 in 2021-2022), indicating a recent stabilization in regional standing.

Q3. What is DTU ranking in India Today for engineering?

According to India Today rankings 2025, DTU ranks:

• 10th in overall Engineering (B.Tech).
• 9th among government engineering colleges. DTU has consistently held top-10 positions in recent India Today surveys, praised for intake quality, academic productivity, infrastructure, and placements.

Q4. What is DTU ranking in ‘The Week‘ for B.Tech?

In The Week 2024 rankings (latest available), DTU secured 16th position for B.Tech programs. This perceptual and factual survey highlights strengths in infrastructure, faculty, and placements among Indian engineering colleges.

Q5. Why do DTU rankings matter for admissions?

DTU rankings, especially NIRF and India Today, influence JAC Delhi counseling cutoffs and student preferences. High ranks indicate strong ROI through placements (often 90%+ with top companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon), research opportunities, and faculty quality. For JEE Main aspirants, DTU's consistent top-30-40 NIRF position makes it a preferred choice after IITs/NITs.