QS World rankings: IIT-Bombay emerges as India’s best university displacing IIT-Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology- Bombay (IIT) has emerged as the country's best university in the latest edition of the QS World University Ranking. IIT-Bombay moved up 17 places (162 rank) displacing IIT-Delhi as India's top-ranked institution. Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore has also overtaken IIT-Delhi and is now ranked 170. Globally Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) remains the top university for the 7th consecutive year. QS ranks among the world's top 1,000 universities, across 85 countries. With this year's rankings, the five first IITs and the IISc are now in the top 500.