Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) has moved significantly up from 149th rank last year to 118th rank this year in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, with an overall score of 56.3 out of 100. Overall, the Institution improved on its 2024 performance by 31 places.

The results were released on June 4, 2024, by QS. The Institute has a score of 86.0 in employer reputation, 79.1 in citation per faculty, 58.5 in academic reputation, 64.5 in employment outcome, 52.5 in sustainability, 14.4 in faculty-student ratio, 4.3 in international faculty, 52.3 in international research network and 1.3 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 63 globally.

Director of the Institute, Prof. Shireesh Kedare in his remark said, “It is my pleasure that IIT Bombay has risen by 31 places. This is the achievement of the team of faculty, students, and staff all together. We aspire to improve ourselves further”.

On April 10, 2024, IIT Bombay was ranked 45th in Engineering and Technology in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject for 2024.

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay set up in 1958 as the second IIT, is recognized worldwide as a leader in the field of engineering education and research. The Institute was granted the status of ‘Institution of Eminence’ by the Ministry of Education (the then Ministry of Human Resources Development) on July 9, 2018.

IIT Bombay is reputed for the quality of its faculty and the outstanding caliber of students graduating from its undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The Institute has 17 academic departments, 36 (Centres/ Programmes/ Academic facilities/ Hubs/ Externally funded centers and Labs), three schools and three Interdisciplinary programmes.

Over the last six decades, more than 70,000 engineers and scientists have graduated from the Institute. It is served by more than 715 faculty members considered not only amongst the best within the country but also highly recognised in the world for achievements in the field of education and research.