No Indian Institute in QS Sustainability Rankings 2026 Top 200 - Full Report and Analysis

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No Indian institution made it to the top 200 in the QS Sustainability Rankings 2026, released on Tuesday. IIT Delhi, India's top-ranked institution, dropped to rank 205 from last year's 171.

IIT Bombay followed at global rank 236, down one spot from 235 last year. IIT Kharagpur also slipped to rank 236 from 202 last year.

Top 15 Universities in QS Sustainability Rankings 2026

2026 Rank	2025 Rank	Institution	Location
1	=3	Lund University	Sweden
2	1	University of Toronto	Canada
3	=5	UCL	UK
4	=7	The University of Edinburgh	UK
5	=5	University of British Columbia	Canada
6	=39	London School of Economics (LSE)	UK
=7	=7	Imperial College London	UK
=7	=12	University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	Australia
9	=15	McGill University	Canada
10	=9	The University of Manchester	UK
=11	2	ETH Zurich	Switzerland
=11	=3	University of California, Berkeley (UCB)	USA
13	=19	Stanford University	USA
14	=199	University of Oxford	United Kingdom
15	11	The University of Sydney	Australia

Indian Institutions See Rankings Drop

Seven out of the top 10 Indian institutions saw their rankings drop this year compared to last year. Besides IITs Delhi, Bombay, and Kharagpur, these include:

IIT Madras - Dropped from 277 last year to 305 this year
IIT Kanpur - Fell from 245 last year to 310 this year
Indian Institute of Science - Saw a steep fall from rank 376 last year to 462 this year

What Do QS Sustainability Rankings Measure?

The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability evaluates institutions on their environmental and social impact, and governance. It looks at:

Environmental research impact on sustainable development goals
Academic reputation in environmental education
Alumni impact in the field of environmental sustainability

Why Did Indian Institutions Drop?

QS explained that environmental sustainability is one area where global peers have been outperforming the IITs. This metric measures alumni impact and staff perception of climate change commitment.

India's Performance Across Different Indicators

Lens/Indicator	Weighting	Down	Same	Up	New	Top Indian Institution	Rank
Social Impact	45%	47%	0%	28%	25%	IIT Delhi	382
Equality	12%	50%	0%	39%	11%	Manipal Academy	441
Knowledge Exchange	10%	50%	0%	39%	11%	University of Delhi	94
Impact of Education	7%	74%	0%	16%	11%	University of Delhi	785
Employability & Outcomes	11%	51%	0%	38%	11%	IIT Delhi	93
Health & Wellbeing	5%	65%	0%	24%	11%	IIT Roorkee	537
Environmental Impact	45%	37%	1%	37%	25%	IIT Bombay	100
Environmental Sustainability	15%	59%	0%	30%	11%	IIT Kharagpur	49
Environmental Education	17%	42%	0%	48%	11%	IISc Bangalore	42
Environmental Research	13%	62%	0%	27%	11%	IIT Kharagpur	291
Governance	10%	53%	1%	23%	25%	University of Delhi	187

Higher Competition This Year

QS pointed to increased competition this year with more than 250 universities appearing in the rankings for the first time. The organization added that the rankings are comparative. They don't necessarily mean universities are doing worse in these areas. It means peers are improving at a faster pace.

Overall Rankings Overview

The rankings feature around 2,000 universities worldwide. Lund University in Sweden took the top position, followed by the University of Toronto.

Indian Universities' Performance Summary

Out of 103 universities from India featured in this year's edition:

32 have improved their ranking
15 retain the same rank as last year
30 have dropped in rankings

This shows mixed performance by Indian institutions in sustainability metrics compared to global peers.

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