University of Delhi beats Indian universities in QS World University Sustainability 2024 Rankings

University of Delhi was ranked at 220, IIT Bombay was ranked at 303 and IIT Madras was ranked at 344.

Published on: Dec 5, 2023, 19:02:47 IST

By HT Education Desk, New Delhi

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The World University Ranking: Sustainability 2024 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) was released today featuring the world's universities that are leading the way in social and environmental sustainability.

University of Toronto grabbed the top spot, followed by University of California, Berkeley and The University of Manchester, grabbed the top three spots in the QS World University Ranking: Sustainability 2024 list.

University of Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and Indian Institute of Technology Madras are the top 3 universities from India that were featured in the global university list for the sustainability category.

No Indian university were featured in the Top 100 list. University of Delhi was ranked at 220, IIT Bombay was ranked at 303 and IIT Madras was ranked at 344. Overall, 56 universities from India made it to the list.

Top 10 Universities from India	Ranking
University of Delhi	220
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)	303
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)	344
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)	349
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)	387
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)	426
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani	444
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India	449
Anna University	496
Indian Institute of Science	505

According to QS, the rankings are based on a methodology that comprises of indicators that are designed to measure an institution's ability to tackle the world’s greatest environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges.

Nearly 1400 universities from around the world are featured and University of Delhi secured the 220th rank. The highest of 91.8 was scored by the university in Environmental Education as an indicator.

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