The University of Mumbai (MU) has regained its position among the country’s top 100 ‘overall’ educational institutions by securing the 92nd rank at a score of 49.80 in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) — which is released by the Union Ministry of Education — after slipping to the 100-150 bracket last year. The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) came third on the overall list, which was topped by its Madras counterpart.

This year, the university scored the highest in the Graduation Outcomes (GO) category, bagging 88.25 on a scale of 100. The category simply assesses the average number of students who pass the university examinations on time and the average number of PhD graduates. The next best performance was seen in MU’s Teaching & Learning Resources at 64.43, after considering student strength, faculty-student ratio, the PhD faculty, online education, student entry-exit infrastructure, and utilisation of financial resources, among other things. The category of Outreach & Inclusivity came in third at 58.88.

However, the university took a hit in the category of Research and Professional Practice at 19.54, which largely assesses the university’s quality of publications, patents, IPRs, and footprint projects, among others. Lastly, the university scored the lowest, at only 10.73, in Peer Perception when compared to overall universities, which surveys the opinions of employers and professionals across various sectors. However, the state university’s performance showed an increase in all these categories compared to its 2023 performance.