Dibrugarh University ranked 268 overall, and 4th among Indian Universities in the 2016 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings. This year 516 universities from 74 countries participated in this Ranking, which was an increase from last year with 407 universities from 65 countries This was the seventh edition of ranking, which compares universities’ efforts towards campus sustainability and environment-friendly university management. The ranking was announced by the Universitas Indonesia’s Rector, Prof. Muhammad Anis, along with the Chairperson of UI GreenMetric Prof. Riri Fitri Sari at the Central Administration Building, in Depok campus. The results were computed
from information provided by universities online. This year the information was classifiedunder Six (6) categories, such as, Green Statistics (15%), Energy andClimate Change (21%), Waste Management (18%), Water Usage (10%), Transportation (18%), and Education(18%).The maximum point was 10,000. The University of California, Davis, USA was ranked first with a score of 8398, followed by the University of Nottingham,UK (score 8079), and the Waganigen University and Research, Netherland secured the third position (score 7658). University of Connecticut, University of Oxford, Universitat Fur BodenkulturWien, Keele University, University of California, Berkeley, and Nottingham Trent University featured in the top 10. Dibrugarh University earned 4324 points. A certificate has been issued to Dibrugarh University in this regard.
