QS World Rankings: Jadavpur University emerges only state-run sustainable university in India

"The ranking is based on sustainability performance focusing on environmental and social impacts of the higher education institutes and has considered metrics like sustainable education, sustainable research, equality, knowledge exchange and impact of education. Jadavpur University is at overall eighth position from India," the Jadavpur University said.

QS World Rankings: Jadavpur University emerges only state-run sustainable university in country

QS World Rankings: Jadavpur University (JU) has emerged as the only state-run University in the country to be featured in the QS Sustainability World Ranking 2023. A total of 700 institutes feature in the list, of which 15 are from India.

While speaking on the same, a JU spokesperson said "the ranking is based on sustainability performance focusing on environmental and social impacts of the higher education institutes and has considered metrics like sustainable education, sustainable research, equality, knowledge exchange and impact of education. Jadavpur University is at the overall eighth position from India."

IIT Bombay has emerged as the top institute from India in the list and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) ranks first among the Indian universities, both central and state-run. QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. The sustainability rankings were published on October 25, 2022, is the first edition by QS and uses a methodology that comprises of indicators designed to measure an institution's ability to tackle environmental, social and governance challenges, the QS world university rankings site said.

Indicators are split into social impact measures which include equality, knowledge exchange, educational impact, employability and opportunities. JU Vice-Chancellor Suranjan Das while congratulating the teachers, students and staff over the inclusion of the university in the sustainability list said, "It is a matter of pride for us. JU had figured at the top among the leading universities in the country in several rankings in the past years. I dedicate this ranking to our faculty, researchers, students and staff. Despite being a state university and not getting much central help, our stakeholders are working in pursuit of excellence. We have to strive for more success."

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