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QS Sustainability Rankings 2026: Where 103 Indian universities stand globally

IIT Delhi stands tall as the best institute from India in QS World University Rankings 2026 for Sustainability. Among the 15 IITs that feature in the QS ranking 2026, six improve their rankings compared to last year.

QS Sustainability rankings 2026
QS Sustainability rankings 2026 Credit:QS's X account
| Updated on: Nov 19, 2025 | 02:43 PM
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New Delhi: The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has released the much-awaited World University Rankings 2026 for Sustainability. This study abroad consulting firm released the world's top universities, which are leading the way in social and environmental sustainability. Lund University from Sweden has been ranked as the world's most sustainable university. It is followed by the University of Toronto and UCL, London, in the second and third positions, respectively. 
Nearly 2000 institutions have been ranked in QS World University Rankings 2026: Sustainability. While coming to the contribution of Indian universities showcasing sustainability commitments, a total of 103 universities featured. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi retains the top spot as India's best-ranked institute, followed by IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur. 
With 26 new institutions featured in the QS WUR Sustainability 2026, India is one of only four higher education systems with more than 100 universities featured in the rankings. Let's explore the 103 Indian universities' global rank and overall score in QS Sustainability Rankings 2026. 
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Indian universities in QS World University Sustainability Rankings 2026

Global rank Institute name Overall score
205IIT Delhi83.1
235IIT Bombay 85.5
236IIT Kharagpur 83.5
241University of Delhi80.6
305IIT Madras77
310IIT Kanpur79.7
352IIT Roorkee75.4
352VIT78.1
462IISc, Bangalore77.2
467MAHE, Manipal65.1
478Anna University69.2
487BITS Pilani65.8
522Shoolini University67.6
544LPU63.8
553Jadhapur University 73.9
569Panjab University 66.5
594Bnaras Hindu University 67.1
624JNU, Delhi68.3
637SRM, Chennai65.6
652NIT Rourkela61.8
672IIT BHU Varanasi63.1
679Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology 55.1
682UPES61.6
685Amity University 60.7
698IISM Dhanbad66.3
718Guru Gobind Singh57.3
726OP Jindal Global University54
737Chandigrah University52.8
741Aligarh Muslim University 55.3
741SIMATS58.9
759Satyabhama Institute of Science and technology 61.3
777Cochin University of Science and Technology 62.9
787Symbiosis International 48.2
792IIT Hyderabad 54.4
796Jamia Millia Islamia 50.8
814University of Hyderabad 58.4
834Chitkara University 48.4
834KIIT University 55.3
906Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence 54.6
951IIT Bhubaneswar 54.2
970Graphic Ear, Dehradun 44.6
982IIT Gandhinagar 56.4
999IIT Indore 50.8
1001-1010Kalasaligam Academy of Research and Education43
1021-1030Pondicherry university 54.6
1031-1040University of Kerala 55.5
1101-1150GITAM University, Visakhapatnam42.6
1101-1150IIT Guwahati 52.4
1151-1200Galgotias University 43.9
1151-1200Tezpur University 51.1
1151-1200Uttaranchal University 39
1201-1250IIT Jodhpur45.5
1201-1250Manipal University, Jaipur40.3
1201-1250NIT, Tiruchirappali40.1
1201-1250Savitribai Phule Pune University46.1
1251-1300Chhatrapti Shahu Ji Maharaj University46.8
1251-1300Siksha O Anushadhan47.5
1301-1400BS Abdur Rahman Cresent39.7
1301-1400CHRIST, Bengaluru31.4
1301-1400University of Mumbai 48.2
1301-1400Woxsen University37
1401-1500Bharathiar University42.3
1401-1500Integral University 41.2
1401-1500JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research 36.3
1401-1500Karunya Institute of Technology36.3
1401-1500Sharda University38.5
1401-1500University of Calcutta42.8
1501+Ahmedabad University 37.7
1501+Alagappa University 40.8
1501+Alliance University 27.1
1501+Amity University. Rajasthan 30.5
1501+Amity University, Maharashtra35.4
1501+Amrita Vishwa Visyapeetham29.4
1501+Annamalia University 46.6
1501+Ashoka University 35.2
1501+Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth 27.2
1501+Goa University 40.8
1501+Guru Nanak Dev University 30.1
1501+Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science38.1
1501+The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education24
1501+IIM Ahmedabad25.1
1501+IIM Kozhikode25.6
1501+IISER Pune49
1501+IISER Bhopal 39
1501+IIT Mandi 32.1
1501+IIT Ropar42.1
1501+ICT Mumbai39.2
1501+Jamia Hamdard31.2
1501+Jaypee University of Information technology 39
1501+Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation36.8
1501+Maharshi Markandeswar 36.8
1501+Manav Rachna International Institute 36.1
1501+Marwadi University 31.8
1501+NIT Surathkal41
1501+Parul University 34.1
1501+Presidency Univesity 30.3
1501+SASTRA Deemed University 37.4
1501+Shivaji University Kolhapur41.4
1501+TISS, Mumbai43.2
1501+University of Kashmir29.4
1501+University of Lucknow41
1501+University of Madras42.8
1501+Malaviya National Institute of Technology 24.5

QS World University Sustainability Ranking methodology

The QS Sustainability rankings will be prepared based on university performance across three categories. 
  • Environmental Impact (45 per cent): Aggregating three indicators: environmental sustainability, environmental education and environmental research)
  • Social Impact (45 per cent): Aggregating five indicators: equality, knowledge exchange, impact of education, employability & outcomes and health & wellbeing)
  • Governance (10 per cent): Related to good governance (ethics, transparency, decision making, etc.).
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