IIT Bombay among world's top 150 universities: Report
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has been included in the latest edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. In the list released on Tuesday night, IIT Bombay climbed 23 positions to bag the 149th rank globally. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore was named in the list at the 147th position eight years ago.
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