According to The World University Rankings, announced recently by The Times Higher Education (THE), the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar ranks at 601–800 out of 1,258 best institutions ranked worldwide.
Within India IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked 10th along with a few other institutions out of 49 institutions considered for the ranking. The parameters cover teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outreach.
The strongest pillar of the institute has been research citations where it is ranked 424 in the world. Director of IIT Bhubaneswar Prof RV Raja Kumar, expressing his happiness, congratulated the faculty, staff and students of the institute.