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IIT Guwahati ranks #6 globally in Sustainable Development Goal 7 (Affordable and clean energy) of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023

• nationalherald
• June 1, 2023

by Prashant Kapadia/NHN

GUWAHATI, 1^st June 2023: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati has achieved rank 6 in the SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy) globally in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023. These rankings are global performance tables that assess universities against Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as mandated by the United Nations.

Transforming our world: the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity adopted by the United Nations Member States in 2015. It has 17 integrated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets that address the global challenges of poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice.

Among these SDGs, IIT Guwahati is #6 among the World’s top 10 universities for SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and among the top 200 universities for SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure). The overall rank of the institute has also improved to 401 – 600 in 2023. With its strong commitment to sustainability, the Institute has advanced its global position in SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), and SDG 14 (Life Below Water).

Congratulating the Institute on its performance, Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer, Officiating Director, IIT Guwahati, said, “Universities are the core to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These results reflect IIT Guwahati’s conviction to fulfil this universal call of action for social, economic and environmental sustainability.’’

Highlighting the importance of SDGs, Prof. Iyer said, “We are the first IIT to introduce an interdisciplinary undergraduate course on Sustainable Development Goals. Inculcating this idea of sustainability among the young students will have all-round implications on their future careers.’’

IIT Guwahati has worked continuously to achieve these goals of sustainable development. For the same, the Institute has initiated various activities such as, but not limited to:

• Making campus infrastructure energy efficient

• Providing Community Educational Services

• Green Campus Initiative

• Assisting Start-up of sustainable businesses

• Initiating projects on Sustainable water technologies

• Sustainable materials development for waste recycling

With SDG target to achieve by 2030, it is vital to teach students about the goals of inclusive and sustainable growth. IIT Guwahati aims to continue working toward achieving the goal of Sustainable development through multipronged initiatives.

THE 2023 Impact Rankings is the fifth edition and the overall ranking includes 1705 universities from 115 countries/regions. The ranking is based on carefully calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparison across four broad areas: Research, Stewardship, Outreach and Teaching.

Sustainable Development Goals wise rank of IIT Guwahati

Sr. No.	SDGs	Rank
1	SDG 1 – No Poverty	601 – 800
2	SDG 2 – Zero Hunger	301 – 400
3	SDG 3 – Good Health & Wellbeing	801 – 1000
4	SDG 4 – Quality Education	601- 800
5	SDG 5 – Gender Equality	801 – 1000
6	SDG 6 – Clean Water & Sanitation	301 – 400
7	SDG 7 – Affordable & Clean Energy	6
8	SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth	201 – 300
9	SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure	101 – 200
10	SDG 10 – Reduced Inequality	401 – 600
11	SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities	401 – 600
12	SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production	401 – 600
13	SDG 13 – Climate Action	401 – 600
14	SDG 14 – Life Below Water	201 – 300
15	SDG 15 – Life on Land	201 – 300
16	SDG 16 – Peace and Justice Strong Institutions	401 – 600
17	SDG 17 – Partnerships to achieve the Goal	1000+

ABOUT IIT GUWAHATI : Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati established in 1994 has completed 25 years of glorious existence in 2019. At present, the Institute has eleven departments, nine inter-disciplinary academic centres and five schools covering all the major engineering, science, healthcare, management and humanities disciplines, offering BTech, BDes, MA, MDes, MTech, MSc, MBA and PhD programmes. The institute offers a residential campus to 435 faculty members and more than 8,000 students at present.

IIT Guwahati has retained the 7th position among the best engineering institutions of the country and 8^th position in ‘Overall’ Category in the ‘India Rankings 2022’ declared by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Union Ministry of Education.

IIT Guwahati is the only academic institution in India that occupied a place among the top 100 world universities – under 50 years of age – ranked by London-based Times Higher Education (THE) in 2014 and continues to maintain its superior position even today in various International Rankings. IIT Guwahati gained rank 37 globally in the ‘Research Citations per Faculty’ category and overall 384 rank in the QS World University Rankings 2023 released recently.

Among other frontier areas of research and innovation, IIT Guwahati is working towards augmenting critical science research initiatives in Genomics, Developmental Biology, Health Care and Bioinformatics and Flexible Electronics, among numerous other areas.