Gandhinagar, Dec. 6 -- IIT Gandhinagar has been rated among India's cleanest universities by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development. The Institute was ranked 4th in the category of 'Residential University - AICTE' in MHRD's annual Swachh Campus Ranking 2019 for Higher Educational Institutions.

This year 6,900 public and private institutions participated in the ranking exercise, of which 48 received awards from R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, under various categories at the 3rd Swachhata Ranking Award Function ceremony in Delhi.

Speaking on the occasion, MHRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said that clean and green college campuses create a healthy study ambiance, which is essential for learning by ...