QS World University Rankings 2025: IIT Bombay jumps 31 places ranked 118th globally

IIT Bombay is also the highest ranked Indian university in the QS World University Rankings 2025.

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.

IIT Bombay is also the highest ranked Indian university in the QS World University Rankings 2025.

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 2024 performance by 31 places.

The results were released on Wednesday, 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.

The 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.”