Archive · 7 Sep 2025
IIT Madras Tops New Sustainable Development Category in NIRF 2025
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has added a new category in its 2025 rankings that focuses on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
IIT Madras is the top-ranked institution in this new category, which looks at how well schools are helping with things like clean energy and climate action.
Many other institutions also participated, like the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.
This new category helps highlight schools that are working towards a better future.
NIRF 2025 introduces a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) category.
IIT Madras leads the new SDG category.
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and Jamia Millia Islamia rank second and third.
The SDG category assesses contributions to areas like clean energy and climate action.
791 institutions participated in the NIRF 2025 SDG category.
- Who
- Institutions participating in NIRF 2025
- What
- NIRF introduced a new category for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- When
- 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- To recognize institutions' contributions to sustainability and social impact.
- NIRF Category
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
- Top Ranked Institution
- IIT Madras, Chennai
- Second Rank
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi
- Third Rank
- Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
- Participating Institutions
- 791
- Key Focus Areas
- Clean energy, climate action, inclusive education
