Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani) is one of the popular engineering institutes in Rajasthan, India. It has consistently maintained its position in the list of top 20 engineering institutes of India. BITS Pilani has recently featured in the range of  1001-1200 in QS World University Ranking 2023. It has been ranked at 26th in the NIRF engineering rankings of India 2021. Also, BITS Pilani has secured the 194th position in the QS Asia University Rankings 2021 and has been ranked in between 801-1000 in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022. Apart from NIRF, BITS Pilani has secured the rankings from several other prestigious ranking organizations and agencies such as QS World Rankings, Times Higher Education Rankings, The Week Rankings, Outlook-ICARE Rankings, India Today Rankings, and many others. Check more about: BITS Pilani Admission 2023

BITS Pilani Ranking Highlights 2023

Ranking Agency  Year Rank
QS World University Ranking by subject (Engineering and Technology) 2023 344
QS World University Ranking  2023 1001-1200
QS World University Rankings 2022 1001-1200 
QS World Ranking ( QS Subject Ranking - Business and Management) 2021 450-500
QS Asia University Rankings 2021 194
THE World University Rankings 2022 801-1000 
THE Asia University Rankings 2021 351-400 
NIRF Overall Rankings 2021 29
NIRF Engineering Rankings  2021 26
The Week Best Technical Universities India 2021 5
The Week Top Engineering Colleges India 2021 7
Outlook India's Top Pvt. Engineering Colleges 2021 3
India Today Top Pvt. Engineering Colleges 2021 1
Outlook-ICARE MBA Ranking 2020 10
The Week Hansa ( The Week Hansa B-School Ranking) 2019 26

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BITS PIlani QS World Ranking by Subject 2023:

BITS PIlani has been ranked at the 344 position under the list of QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023. The Institute has been ranked 1001- 1200 in QS World University Rankings and has secured a score of 64.1 out of 100. The following are BITS PIlani’s rankings based on the QS ranking criteria:

Parameters Scores
Overall score -
Academic Reputation 7.4
Employer Reputation 16.6
Faculty student ratio 6.8
Citations per faculty 17.5
International Faculty ratio 1.4
International Students ratio 2.5
International Research Network 42.1
Employment Outcomes 57.1

QS 2023 Ranking Table

Rank University Score
47 IIT Bombay 80.4
48 IIT Delhi 80.1
68 IIT Madras 77.8
82 IIT Kharagpur 76.7
85 IIT Kanpur 76.4
106 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 74.9
175 IIT Roorkee 71.4
222 IIT Guwahati 69.1
240 VIT Vellore 68.2
289 Anna University, Chennai 66
342 Chandigarh University 64.2
344 BITS Pilani 64.1
401- 450 Delhi University -
451- 500 SRM Institute of Science and Technology -

QS World University Ranking 2023

BITS Pilani is ranked in the range of 801-1000 in QS World Ranking 2023. The university has secured 14th position in India in the QS rankings 2023. Below given are the scores given to BITS Pilani considering the QS ranking factors:

Parameters  Scores
Overall Score -
Academic Reputation  7.4
Employer Reputation  16.6
Citations per Faculty 17.5
Faculty Student Ratio 6.8
International Students Ratio 2.5
International Faculty Ratio 1.4
International Research Network 42.1
Employment Outcomes 57.1

BITS Pilani NIRF Rankings 2022 

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), launched in 2015 by the Ministry of HRD, is used to rank the Indian Institutions across the country. BITS Pilani has been ranked 29th under Engineering Category in NIRF 2022 Rankings. The information of the ranking parameters and their scores is mentioned in the tabulation below for further clarification:

Parameters  Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 60.84
Research and Professional Practice 46.29
Graduation Outcomes 78.27
Outreach and Inclusivity  54.20
Perception  36.91

BITS Pilani Parameter Scores (Engineering Category)

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 17.43 20.00
FSR 18.59 30.00
FQE 12.32 20.00
FRU 12.51 30.00
RP PU 19.06 35.00
QP 23.56 40.00
IPR 3.00 15.00
FPPP 0.66 10.00

GO		 GPH 37.75 40.00
GUE 15.00 15.00
MS 19.68 25.00
GPHD 5.84 20.00
OI RD 21.45 30.00
WD 12.69 30.00
ESCS 0.05 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 36.91 100.00

However, BITS Pilani has been ranked at the 29th position under the NIRF Overall Category Rankings 2021 with an audit score of 53.32. The parameter scores for the same are mentioned below.

Parameters  Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 55.81
Research and Professional Practice 43.13
Graduation Outcomes 72.05
Outreach and Inclusivity  59.50
Perception  32.81

BITS Pilani Parameter Scores (Overall Category)

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 17.50 20.00
FSR 17.86 25.00
FQE 14.14 20.00
FRU 9.77 20.00
OE 0.00 15.00
RP PU 18.61 35.00
QP 21.81 35.00
IPR 3.00 15.00
FPPP 3.33 15.00
GO GUE 60.00 60.00
GPHD 13.45 40.00
OI RD 22.82 30.00
WD 15.87 30.00
ESCS 0.06 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 27.26 100.00

Considering the other Top 10 Institutes, IIT Madras has maintained its 1st position following the IISc Bangalore at the 2nd position in the list. Following are the rankings of the top 10 Colleges under Overall Category in NIRF 2021.

Rank Name of the College  NIRF Score
1 IIT Madras 87.59
2 IISc Bangalore 83.57
3 IIT Bombay 82.35
4 IIT Delhi 82.22
5 IIT Kanpur 77.83
6 IIT Kharagpur 75.94
7 IIT Roorkee  71.48
8 IIT Guwahati  69.75
9 AIIMS Delhi 69.57
10 JNU Delhi 67.25

BITS Pilani QS Rankings 2021 

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) is a worldwide education network that every year publishes QS World University Ranking which includes all the universities and subject rankings. It has a separate Asia university rankings and QS BRIC ranking for all the Asian universities. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani bas been ranked in the rank band of 1001-1200 in the QS World University Rankings 2022 and at the 194th position in the QS Asia University Rankings 2021. However, the ranking criteria for the Asian University Ranking is mentioned below along with their scores.

Parameters  Scores
Overall 26.3
Academic reputation  17.8
Employer Reputation 32
Faculty Student Ratio 11.4
International Faculty 2.6
International Students 7.5
Faculty Staff with PhD 84.6
Papers per Faculty 38
Citations per Paper 28.3
Outbound Exchange  21.5
Inbound Exchange  10.3
International Research Network 26.7

BITS Pilani Times Higher Education Rankings 2021 

Times Higher Education Rankings has placed BITS Pilani in the rank zone of 801-1000th for the year 2022 which is the same as that of 2021. However, in the Asia ranking list, the institute has earned its position of 351-400th in 2021. Times Higher Education’s Asia Ranking parameters are given below with numerical values for BITS Pilani

Parameters  Scores
Citations 53.6
Industry Income 36.0
International Outlooks 18.8
Research  11.1
Teaching 20.0

BITS Pilani Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2021 

Outlook-ICARE has placed BITS Pilani at the 3rd position among Outlook India's Top Pvt. Engineering Colleges Rankings 2021 which is consistent as that of the previous year. The ranking forum considers its own parameters which are Academic & Research Excellence (250), Industry Interfere & Placement (250), Infrastructure & Facilities (200), Governance & Administration (150), Diversity & Outreach (150), Overall Score (1000). Final scores that decide the ranking are based on the augmented scores of each parameter.

Parameters  BITS Pilani Score
Academic & Research Excellence 208
Industry Interfere & Placement 198.93
Infrastructure & Facilities 155.96
Governance & Administration 108.94
Diversity & Outreach 79.92

Ranking of some top colleges is given below.

Rank Name of the College  Overall Score (1000)
1 VIT Vellore 831.08
2 TIET Patiala 789.07
3 BITS Pilani 751.75
4 Amity Noida 706.47
5 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore  669.92
6 BIT Mesra, Ranchi 633.06
7 SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kancheepuram  596.71
8 Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai 559.34
9 LPU Jalandhar 553.53
10 Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune 540.54

BITS Pilani India Today Rankings 2021 

"India Today" publishes the annual publications of major institutions on 14 topics every year and ranks them across different categories. In the India Today Rankings of Top Private Engineering Colleges 2021, BITS Pilani has made into the top 5 ranks and has been ranked at the 1st position in the same which is consistent from last year. 

BITS Pilani The Week Rankings 2021 

BITS Pilani has successfully maintained its 7th position which is same as that of the previous year and has been ranked 7th in "The Week Top Engineering Colleges India Rankings 2021" and 5th in ""The Week Best Technical Universities India Rankings 2021." The agency has a standardized ranking system to decide the overall score. The parameters for the same are as follows: 

  • Perceptual Score: It is provided depending on how many nominations of academicians, recruiters, and students have been received.
  • Factual Score: It is based on all the factual data like faculty, accreditations, and placements. 
  • Composite Score: This will be the composite score of Perceptual and Factual score. 

Given below is the list of top 10 colleges as ranked by THE WEEK.

Institute Name The Week 2021 Ranking The Week 2020 Ranking
IIT Delhi 1 1
IIT Bombay  2 2
IIT Madras 3 3
IIT Kanpur 4 4
IIT Roorkee 5 5
IIT Guwahati  6 6
BITS Pilani 7 7
Anna University  - 8
NIT Trichy 8 9
IIT BHU 9 10