: The NIT, Rourkela, has secured a prominent position of 676th rank globally and 21st rank in India in the "QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024."
Using a methodology comprising indicators designed to measure an institution's ability to tackle the world’s greatest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) challenges, the QS Sustainability Rankings 2024 has featured over 1,400 universities from around the world. A total of 56 universities/institutes from India have been listed in the ranking of which NIT Rourkela is positioned top among other NITs.
Director, NIT Rourkela Prof K Umamaheshwar Rao expressed joy over the feat. The recognition serves as a testament to our ongoing initiatives, such as dedicating two hours per week to Clean Campus Swachhata drive, designing curriculum, encouraging research and incubating start-ups aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), instilling carbon capture unit to cut down CO2 emissions, following water, energy and waste management systems, solar panelling, promoting good governance, creating awareness about physical and mental health in the campus, significantly enhancing greenery through plantation and plastic-free campus drive etc, he said.
The sustainability report of NIT Rourkela was compiled by the Ranking and Accreditation Cell and Sustainable Development Goals Committee of NIT Rourkela under the guidance of Prof HB Sahu (chairman, Sustainable Development Committee).
NIT-R shines in QS sustainability ranking
Thursday, 21 December 2023 | AUROBINDA DAS
| ROURKELA
NIT-R shines in QS sustainability ranking
Thursday, 21 December 2023 | AUROBINDA DAS | ROURKELA
