Indian Institute of Know-how (IIT), Delhi is on the high amongst universities in India for sustainability, leaping 255 locations to achieve 171 globally, in accordance with QS Rankings introduced on Tuesday.
IIT-Delhi and IIT-Kanpur have been ranked among the many world’s high 100 for environmental influence.(Company File Picture)
A complete of 78 Indian universities have featured within the 2025 QS Sustainability Rankings, with 9 of the highest 10 establishments within the nation bettering their rating this yr and 21 new establishments making an entry.
IIT-Delhi and IIT-Kanpur have been ranked among the many world’s high 100 for environmental influence.
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru has been ranked among the many world’s high 50 for surroundings schooling.
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“Of the 78 Indian universities that feature in the 2025 QS Sustainability Rankings, 34 have improved on last year’s placing and eight have maintained their positions.
“This is a wonderful achievement for the Indian increased schooling ecosystem and exhibits that Indian universities are forging forward with their sustainability initiatives,” said Ben Sowter, Vice President of London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
“Throughout the Social Influence class, Indian universities can look to enhance their indicator scores within the Well being and Wellbeing, Influence of Training and Equality lenses, the place no establishments from the nation function within the high 350. Universities from India scored higher within the Data Change and Employability and Outcomes lenses,” Sowter added.
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The 2025 rankings showcase over 1,740 universities from 107 countries and territories, reflecting significant growth from the previous edition, which included 1,397 institutions across 95 locations.
The University of Toronto is the top-ranked university this year, ahead of ETH Zurich which got second place, and Lund University in Sweden and the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) in joint third.
Citing the latest QS International Students Survey, Jessica Turner, CEO of QS, said, “Sustainability is a high precedence for at this time’s college students, with 9 in 10 figuring out it as essential and 40 % actively researching universities’ sustainability methods through the utility course of.”
This underscores the urgency for sustainability to remain at the forefront of institutional agendas, she said.
“The progress mirrored on this yr’s QS Sustainability Rankings — marked by 461 establishments bettering their positions, 350 new entrants, and 5 universities breaking into the highest 20 for the primary time — highlights the rising world efforts by increased schooling establishments to handle sustainability challenges. Nevertheless, regardless of some sturdy performances of universities in our rankings, there’s nonetheless a lot to be executed,” she added.
QS’ methodology for the ‘World College Rankings: Sustainability 2025’ relies on college efficiency throughout three evaluation classes — Environmental Influence, Social Influence and Governance.
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