QS Founder and CEO, Nunzio Quacquarelli also congratulated IIT Bombay for securing its highest rank ever and said that they”ve ranked 2,900 institutions for this year”s ranking system and there are 45 Indian universities that are appearing in the rankings.
“Indian universities are world-class. Now less Indians will have to travel abroad for better education. Indian education is now not just good, it is amongst the world’s best” – Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology
New Delhi, Jun 28: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday (Jun 28) expressed happiness over the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking in which IIT Bombay bagged 149 ranks and said that today Indian universities are world-class.
This comes after the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai achieved a great milestone by coming into the world’s top 150 universities in the latest edition of the QS World University Ranking released on Wednesday, an official statement of IIT Bombay said.
QS Founder and CEO, Nunzio Quacquarelli also congratulated IIT Bombay for securing its highest rank ever and said that they’ve ranked 2,900 institutions for this year’s ranking system and there are 45 Indian universities that are appearing in the rankings. The QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings that comprises the global overall and subject rankings.
According to the official statement, IIT Bombay has been ranked 1st in India and has moved significantly up from 177th rank last year to 149th rank this year in the 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 the top 150 in QS rankings. Overall, the Institution improved its 2023 performance by 23 places.
