Indian universities are not among the top in the world rankings, but Indian students (graduates) are in high demand for high-tech jobs in the Western world. Why???
Although most Indian universities do not appear near the top of global ranking systems such as the QS World University Rankings (https://www.topuniversities.com/qs-world-university-rankings) or Times Higher Education (https://www.timeshighereducation.com/), this does not contradict the strong global preference for Indian students in high-technology jobs across the United States and other Western countries, because university rankings primarily measure institutional wealth, research output, citation networks, historical reputation, and international visibility rather than the individual resilience, analytical strength, and problem-solving ability of graduates; Indian students typically emerge from an intensely competitive education ecosystem shaped by nationwide entrance examinations, severe selection pressure, limited resources, and high expectations, which systematically filters for exceptional mathematical ability, algorithmic thinking, and mental endurance—qualities that map directly onto the needs of modern technology companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta; while elite Western universities benefit from centuries of accumulated privilege, large endowments, favorable student-faculty ratios, and strong global branding—factors that inflate ranking positions—many Indian institutions operate under constraints of scale and funding, yet paradoxically produce graduates who are more adaptable, self-driven, and comfortable operating under uncertainty; recruiters implicitly recognize that an Indian graduate who has survived this system has already demonstrated perseverance, rapid learning capacity, and performance under pressure, whereas ranking tables reward the excellence of the institution rather than the toughness of the individual, making it entirely logical that Indian universities rank lower as institutions while Indian students rank extremely high as global contributors to high-tech innovation.
