IIT Bombay has been ranked 45th in Engineering and Technology with an overall score of 79.1 out of 100 in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject for 2024. The Institute has been ranked in 4 out of 5 broad subject areas, which includes Engineering & Technology, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Management, and Arts and Humanities. The Institution improved on its 2023 performance by two places in Engineering and Technology.

The Institute has been ranked 64th for Computer Science & Information Technology, 30th in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, 42nd for Civil & Structural Engineering, 64th for Chemical Engineering, 63rd for Electrical & Electronics Engineering, 57th for Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering, and 25th for Minerals & Mining. The results were released on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 by QS, a British company.

Parameter-wise, In Academic Reputation, IIT Bombay’s best performance is in Mathematics, in which it scores 79.6; In Employer Reputation, the Institute’s best performance is in Engineering – Mineral & Mining where it earned a score of 96.2; In Citations per Paper, IIT Bombay’s best performance is in Engineering – Mineral & Mining, earning a highest-score 88.0; In H-Index, IIT Bombay received a score of 80.5 for Engineering – Mineral & Mining- its highest-scoring subject for this indicator.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject identifies the world's strongest universities in individual subject areas, covering 55 disciplines as of 2024.