IIT Bombay ranks 1st in India, 149th in world in QS World University Rankings

For the first time ever since it participated in the rankings, it ranked within the top 150 in the QS rankings.

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has been ranked first in the country and has also moved up to the 149th spot from 177th position last year in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. The premier institute received an overall score of 51.7 out of 100. The list was released on June 28 by QS.

For the first time ever since it participated in the rankings, it ranked within the top 150 in the QS rankings. In the 2024 edition of QS World University Rankings, the institute is placed in the top 10 percent of the world’s top 1,500 universities under the QS consideration.

The institute also scored 81.9 in employer reputation, 73.1 in citation per faculty, 55.5 in academic reputation, 47.4 in employment outcome, 54.9 in sustainability, 18.9 in faculty-student ratio, 4.7 in international faculty, 8.5 in international research network and 1.4 in international students. All the scores are out of a maximum of 100 points.

Speaking about the achievement, Professor Subhasis Chaudhari, Director of the Institute, said, “Excellence in teaching and research is the key driving point for IIT Bombay. Our efforts lie in providing an ambience and infrastructure that is conducive to achieving excellence by our students and faculty. Achieving a higher rank is just a byproduct and is never a goal. I am sure IIT Bombay still has miles to go, and we are walking,” he said.