Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
India
Founded
1958
Type
Education
ROR
02qyf5152
FWUR Rank#652 globally (of 4,980)#8 in India
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 70/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.16 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 6 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 129–2,112 (1,983 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped QS (#129, most generous score) and ARWU (#801, harshest score).

QS
129[src]of 1,462
RUR
195[src]of 1,139
THE
401[src]of 1,386
CWUR
562[src]of 1,929
ARWU
801[src]of 996
SCImago
2,112[src]of 4,699
FWUR
652of 4,980

Distance from FWUR composite

Diagnostic only

Per-agency absolute distance from the trimmed-mean composite, in score space (0–100). Display only — does not feed back into the composite or any agency-quality measure. Lower means the agency reads this institution closer to the consensus.

  • QS28.2
  • ARWU43.3
  • CWUR7.9
  • SCImago7.9

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
37.4ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
81.2QS + THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
76.9CWUR + RUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2020/2023/2025/2026). Treat year-over-year deltas with care.

FWUR is a transparent synthesis of six published rankings — not a direct measurement of educational or research quality.

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
37.4
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
81.2
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
76.9
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 70 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

CWUR2025
#562
cwur.org
RUR2023
#195
roundranking.com
SCImago2025
#2112
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #1126 → #1878 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼134#496QS▲23#149THENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼14#568RURNo dataSCImago▲515#1878
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008#174
2009#163#1126
2010#187#1083
2011#225#1135
2012#227#301#1095
2013#233#251#1042
2014#535#1067
2015#222#351#596#313#980
2016#202#351#676#259#753
2017#219#351#683#271#1082
2018#179#351#701#615#261#1318
2019#162#401#701#587#746
2020#152#401#585#1902
2021#172#567#2045
2022#177#564#1909
2023#172#554#195#2393
2024#149#568#1878

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityUnited States1.0
2University of OxfordUnited Kingdom5.0
3Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0

Where these numbers come from

Licensing: Each ranking agency licenses its full data and methodology under terms specific to that agency. FWUR exposes per-cycle headline ranks under fair-use citation; for sub-indicator scores or commercial use, refer to each agency's licensing page. ADR-040 §결정 4 forbids constructing per-pillar "FWUR Teaching/Research/Reputation Score" naming until ≥4 of 6 agencies grant sub-indicator licensing.

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