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Indian institutions failed to make the top 200 in the QS World University Rankings Sustainability 2026 released on Tuesday. Among Indian institutes, IIT Delhi ranks first, followed by IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur.
IIT Delhi has been ranked 205th globally with a score of 83.1, slipping from last year’s rank of 171st.
Who stood first?
Sweden’s Lund University took the top spot with a perfect score of 100, while the University of Toronto came in second with a score of 99.8. University College London came third.
Here is a glimpse of the rankings of Indian universities:
- IIT Delhi secured 205th position with an overall score of 83.1.
- IIT Bombay is ranked 235th with a score of 81.4.
- IIT Kharagpur secured 236th rank with 81.3.
- IIT Madras ranked 305th with 77.3,
- IIT Kanpur at 310th rank with 78.0,
- IIT Roorkee ranked 352nd with 74.9,
- IIT (BHU) Varanasi ranked 672nd with 62.5,
- IIT Hyderabad is ranked 792nd with 58.7.
IIT Gandhinagar and IIT Guwahati are also included in the list.
What is the QS World University Sustainability Rankings?
The QS Sustainability Rankings, released annually by global higher education analytics firm QS, highlight how institutions are contributing to a more sustainable future through research, governance and community impact.
The ranking assesses universities on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact, evaluating nearly 2,000 institutions worldwide.
Earlier this month, London-based QS University Rankings released the list of the top 100 institutions in Asia.
QS Asia University Rankings 2026
According to the rankings released on November 4, five Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and Delhi University are among the top 100 institutes in Asia.
IIT-Delhi, IIT-Madras, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kanpur and IIT-Kharagpur were List of Top 100 Asian Institutions.
“The QS World University Asia Rankings has seven Indian institutions in the top 100, 20 in the top 200 and 66 in the top 500,” QS said in a statement.
It said that compared to last year, 36 Indian institutions moved up in the list, 16 remained the same and 105 dropped down. “The expansion of the rankings is associated with the greater volatility seen in this year’s results.”
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