THE Impact Ranking 2023: The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023 have been declared and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore has emerged as India’s highest-placed university. The university is ranked at the 52nd rank globally out of 1,591 universities from 112 countries/regions.

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The overall ranking was topped by Western Sydney University followed by University of Manchester, UK and Queen’s University, Canada. Universiti Sains Malaysia bagged the fourth spot and University of Tasmania came fifth.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham stood out for its efforts towards meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Other Indian institutions that are in the top 300 are — Lovely Professional University (Punjab) placed in 101 and 200 bracket, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences (Himachal Pradesh) also placed in 101 and 200 bracket and KIIT University (Odisha) ranked between 201 and 300.

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THE Chief Knowledge Officer, Phil Baty said that Indian universities featuring in top 100 shows ‘how seriously these institutions take those critically important goals.’

For SDG 5 — gender equality, India bagged one of the top spots with Manipal Academy of Higher Education securing the fourth spot. India also has the highest number of universities in the top 100 for SDG 7 — affordable and clean energy. These universities are — Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati at 6th spot, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences at 18th spot, Chitkara University at 40th spot, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Science at 43rd spot and Lovely Professional University at 77th spot.

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IIT Guwahati was among the 200 universities for SDG 9 — industry, innovation and infrastructure and its position has improved in SDG 6 — Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 8 — Decent work and economic growth and SDG 14 — Life below water. The institute secured an overall rank between 401 and 600.

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

For SDG 3 — good health and wellbeing, three Indian universities were in top 100; JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research at 16th spot, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham at 23rd spot and Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research at 83rd spot.

For SDG 4 — quality education, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham secured the 9th rank, Manipal Academy of Higher Education secured the 25th rank and BS Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology at 75th spot.

Founded in 2019, THE Impact Rankings assess universities against the United Nations’ SDGs. There are 17 UN SDGs — No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Clean Water and Sanitation, Industry Innovations and Infrastructure, Reduced Inequalities, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Climate Action, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Peace Justice and Strong Institutions, and Partnerships for the Goals.
The methodology was developed in conjunction with Vertigo Ventures and Elsevier and after consultation and input from individual universities, academics and sector groups. To appear in the overall ranking table, universities had to submit SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) and a minimum of three other SDGs. (With inputs from PTI)