IIT-B goes up in Asia rankings

October 18, 2017 01:38 am | Updated 01:38 am IST

Mumbai: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) ranked 34th in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings, making it one of the top 1.0% universities in Asia.

In a statement, the institute said it has found position among the top 200 universities in the world after having shown an improvement in its performance by 40 places.

“I am glad that IIT Bombay continues to rise in the rankings. This is a reflection of the excellent work being done by faculty members and students,” said Director Devang Khakhar.

The institute said it holds the number one rank in India, having an overall score of 75.7 of 100.

As per the rankings for 10 parameters, it got a score of 88.1 in academic reputation, 97.5 in employer reputation, 44.5 in faculty-student ratio, 96.3 in staff with Ph.D, 89.6 in papers per faculty, 9.7 in international faculty, 6.3 in international students, 10.9 in inbound exchange students, 9.1 in outbound exchange students, and 41.4 in citations per paper.

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