Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham – a 10-campus, multi-disciplinary research University in Coimbatore announced on Wednesday that it has achieved the No. 1 position in India for Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure in the Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026.
Phil Baty, Chief Global Affairs Officer & COO, Times Higher Education, and Ritin Malhotra, General Manager and Senior Regional Director (Asia), Times Higher Education, presented the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026 recognition to Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh, Pro Vice Chancellor, and Raghu Raman, Dean, School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, recently.
This recognition is based upon the University’s contribution to the United Nations’ 9th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which focuses on building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and fostering innovation.
Formerly the THE Impact Rankings, this prestigious assessment is the world’s only global performance table that evaluates how universities are working towards realizing the United Nations’ 17 SDGs. Amrita’s overall global standing of 37th places the University among more than 1,500 institutions from over 115 countries and regions. The results were unveiled today at the Global Sustainable Development Congress 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
These results are decisively demonstrated in Amrita’s additional rankings. Globally, it placed in the Top 25 Worldwide for five SDGs—Quality Education (SDG 4), Gender Equality (SDG 5), No Poverty (SDG 1), Clean Water & Sanitation (SDG 6), and Affordable & Clean Energy (SDG 7).
