QS World University Rankings 2024: IIT Bombay jumps 23 places; among top 150 universities globally

IIT Bombay ranks first in India and 149th in the world in the QS World University Ranking

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) has been ranked as the best university in India and has moved significantly up from 177th rank last year to 149th rank this year in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, with an overall score of 51.7 out of 100. 

It is for the first time ever since its participation that IIT Bombay has been ranked within top 150 in QS rankings. Overall, the Institution improved on its 2023 performance by 23 places. In the 2024 edition of QS World University Rankings, the Institute is placed within the top 10% of the world’s top 1500 universities that QS considered worth ranking.

The results were released on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 by QS. The Institute has a score of 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 scores out of a maximum of 100 points.

Among these nine parameters, Employer Reputation indicated the strongest one for IIT Bombay with a rank of 69 globally.

The Director of the Institute, Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri in his remark on the improved performance of IIT Bombay 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 higher rank is just a byproduct and is never a goal by itself. I am sure IIT Bombay still has miles to go and weare walking!"