West Bengal, India: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP) ranked 1^st in Agriculture Forestry and Civil & Structural Engineering in India, according to the latest edition of the world’s highest QS World University Ranking by Subject for the year 2023. The Institution’s strongest field Engineering & Technology ranked at 82^nd with an overall score of 76.7 among all the universities globally and 4^th in India, as per the 13^th QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023 announced on 23^rd March 2023.

In India, IIT KGP ranked 1^st in Agriculture & Forestry along with Civil & Structural Engineering. Domestically, the Institute overall ranked 2^nd in Architecture & Built Environment, Material Science, Environmental Sciences, Accounting & Finance, Economics & Ergonomics. Core areas of the premier institute including Computer Science & Information Systems, Mineral & Mining Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics, Earth & Marine Science and Statistical & Operational Research held 3^rd position in all over India.

Globally, the institute ranked 74^th in 2023 compared to 80^th rank in 2022 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering; 94^th in 2023 compared to 109^th in 2022 in Computer Science & Information Systems & 106^th rank in 2023, improving its rank from 118^th in 2022 in Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering.

Speaking on the QS Rankings by Subject 2023, Prof. V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur remarked, “IIT Kharagpur stands out from other IITs with its multi-modal curriculum nurturing creativity, capacity building, affordable healthcare and rapid technological amalgamation. As an Institute of Eminence, we have to acquire the opportunity in digital economy space fostering skill development and encouraging entrepreneurship. The Institute is gearing up to establish bridges with ISRO and futuristic technologies with DRDO in unmanned & robotic technologies, cognitive technologies and secure systems, directed energy technologies, sensor systems and software, life support engineering and baseline technologies in materials. We are also planning to steer ahead in areas like precision agriculture, energy storage systems, hardware security, hydrogen storage, quantum communication, additive manufacturing, 3D printing & composite manufacturing.”