QS World University Rankings 2024: IIT Bombay among top 150 universities globally, best in India

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has achieved a major milestone by featuring among the top 150 universities in the world in the latest edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings released on Wednesday, said an official statement from IIT Bombay. QS Founder and CEO, Nunzio Quacquarelli also congratulated IIT Bombay for achieving the highest ever rank and said that they have ranked 2900 institutions for this year’s ranking system and there are 45 Indian universities that appear in the ranking. are giving

The QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings that includes global overall and subject rankings. Earlier, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru achieved its highest rank in 2016 with 147th ranking.

According to an official statement, IIT Bombay has been ranked 1st in India in the QS World University Rankings and has moved up significantly from 177th rank last year to 149th rank this year with an overall score of 51.7 out of 100. For the first time since its participation, IIT Bombay has been ranked in the top 150 in the QS rankings. Overall, the institute improved its 2023 performance by 23 places.

For the first time this year, 45 Indian institutions have found place in the QS World University Rankings. The QS ranking had nine parameters, of which employer reputation indicated the strongest for IIT Bombay with a global rank of 69, the statement said.

The Institute scores 81.9 in Employer Reputation, 73.1 in Citations per Faculty, 55.5 in Academic Reputation, 47.4 in Employability Outcomes, 54.9 in Sustainability, 18.9 in Faculty-Student Ratio, 4.7 in International Faculty, 8.5 in International Research Network. International students 1.4, all score out of a maximum of 100 points. Of these nine parameters, employer reputation gave the strongest signal for IIT Bombay with a rank of 69 globally,” it said.

Highlighting the performance of Indian universities, the QS chief said that they have rated 2900 institutions for this year’s ranking and 45 universities figure in the ranking, which is an increase of 297% in the last nine years.

“I am delighted that we are launching the 20th edition of the QS World University Rankings and I would like to congratulate Indian universities for improving performance. We have ranked or rated 2900 institutions for this year’s ranking system And there are 45 Indian universities appearing in the ranking, which is an increase of 297% in the last nine years,” he said.

He said, “There is indeed a continuous improvement being made by Indian universities. We are seeing that IITs and IIs are the top performing Indian universities. I would like to especially congratulate IIT Bombay for being the top performing Indian university.” want.”

The chief also congratulated the Chandigarh University for achieving rank 780 and becoming the top performing Indian private university. “I would also like to congratulate Chandigarh University for becoming the top performing Indian private university out of 780,” he added.

“And we hope that our Worldview rankings and the QS Rating System and other initiatives will continue to carry that momentum as we see more Indian universities performing even better in the years to come,” he added.