February 13, 2025

Current Context :  The QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education experts, released the third edition of the ‘QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025’.

Top Indian Performers:

  • IIT Delhi ranked 171 globally (India Rank 1), showing the largest leap with an improvement of 255 ranks from 426 (2024).
  • IIT Kharagpur ranked 202 globally (India Rank 2), up by 147 ranks from 349.
  • IIT Bombay ranked 234 globally (India Rank 3), advancing 69 ranks from 303.

Other Notable Institutions:

  • IIT Kanpur ranked 245 globally, showing an exceptional improvement of 277 ranks from 522.
  • University of Delhi, the only non-IIT in the top 6, dropped 79 ranks to 299.

Top 10 Indian Institutions in Sustainability:

India RankGlobal Rank (2025)ChangeInstitution
1171+255Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)
2202+147Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)
3234+69Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
4245+277Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)
5277+67Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)
6299-79University of Delhi
7376+129Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
8396+53Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
9401+175Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
10412+84Anna University

 

Overall Performance: A total of 78 Indian universities were featured, with nine of the top 10 improving their rankings compared to 2024.

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