IIT Bombay Among Top 150 Universities In QS World University Rankings List

IIT Bombay has achieved a significant milestone by securing its highest-ever rank of 147 in the QS World University Rankings 2023.

IIT Bombay top Indian educational institute in QS Rankings.

In the QS World University Rankings 2024, IIT Bombay has made a significant advancement by securing a place in the top 150 universities worldwide. It has climbed 23 spots to reach the 149th position, a notable improvement from its ranking at 172 in the previous year. Meanwhile, IIT Delhi slipped from 174th to 197th place. These two institutes were the only ones from India to make it to the top 200 on the list. The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, ranked 225th globally, experienced a significant decline from its previous position at 155th.

Lauding the improvement of India universities ranking Nunzio Quacquarelli, Founder & CEO, QS said, "I'd like to congratulate Indian universities on their ever-improving performance. We've rated 2900 institutions for this year's ranking system, and there are 45 Indian universities that are appearing in the ranking. That is a 297% increase over the last nine years. So really continuous, steady improvement by Indian universities.''

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"Our efforts lie in providing an ambience and infrastructure that is conducive to achieving excellence by our students and faculty. I am sure IIT Bombay still has miles to go and we are walking," said Prof Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay on being ranked in the top 150 in the QS World University Rankings list.

Commenting on the rankings Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that PM Modi has transformed education in India.

"I am happy that 45 Indian universities have made it to the rankings in this year's QS World University Rankings. In the last 9 years, PM Modi has transformed education in India. Indian universities today are world-class," said Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

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The rankings considered various indicators, including citations per faculty, employment outcomes, employer reputation, academic reputation, faculty-student ratio, sustainability, international research network, international faculty ratio, and international student ratio.

Globally, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Cambridge retained the top two positions, followed by the University of Oxford, which rose by one rank.

Interestingly, the United States and the United Kingdom had four institutions each in the top 10 rankings. ETH Zurich from Switzerland and the National University of Singapore (NUS) secured the seventh and eighth spots, respectively. NUS entered the top 10 for the first time.

In India, only six institutions made it to the top 300 rankings, including IIT Kharagpur (271), IIT Kanpur (278), and IIT Madras (285).

A total of 11 Indian institutes were listed in the top 500, which also included IIT Guwahati (364), IIT Roorkee (369), University of Delhi (407), Anna University (427), and IIT Indore (454).

The rankings highlighted that the Indian higher education system was the seventh most represented globally, with 45 universities making the list. In Asia, India ranked third, following China (71) and Japan (52).