Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements

Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) is an initiative of Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India to systematically rank all major higher educational institutions and universities in India on indicators related to “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development” amongst students and faculties. The first edition was launched in 2019.

Salient Features of ARIIA

• The methodology designed to calculate ARIIA metrics considers all major parameters/ indicators used globally to rank education institutions for innovation output. Additionally, ARIIA also measures some parameters which are India specific considering the current scenario and status of higher education in India.
• The ARIIA parameters are primarily organized in major broad parameters with 7 indicators which are further elaborated into suitable sub-heads. Each broad head has an overall weight assigned to it. Within each head, the various sub-heads also have an appropriate weight distribution.
• To ensure transparency in ranking system, an attempt is also made to identify the relevant data needed to suitably measure the performance score under each sub-head. Emphasis here is on identifying data that the institution can easily provide or is easy to obtain from third party sources and easily verifiable, wherever verification is needed. The overall score is computed based on the weights allotted to each head.
• The overall score can take a maximum value of 100.
• The institutions will be rank-ordered based on their scores.

Major Indicators for consideration

• Budget & Funding Support.
• Infrastructure & Facilities.
• Awareness, Promotions & support for Idea Generation & Innovation.
• Promotion & Support for Entrepreneurship Development.
• Innovative Learning Methods & Courses.
• Intellectual Property Generation, Technology Transfer & Commercialization.
• Innovation in Governance of the Institution.

More than quantity, ARIIA will focus on quality of innovations and will try to measure the real impact created by these innovations nationally and internationally. Moreover, ARIIA will set tone and direction for institutions for future development for making them globally competitive and in forefront of innovation.

Eligibility Criteria of ARIIA

All recognized Higher Educational Institutions of India are eligible to participate in the ARIIA ranking.

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NIRF Innovation Ranking 2023

The 4th edition of ARIIA is renamed as ‘NIRF-Innovation’ ranking and it has adopted the framework, parameters and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of ARIIA. This 4th edition has received participation from 1417 HEIs with very good representation from 6 different types of institutions. Out of which, 340 HEIs are non-technical institutions. The NIRF-Innovation Ranking Framework captures data by using 22 Key Performance Indicators under seven broad parameters.

NIRF - Innovation Ranking 2023 - Top 10 institutions

1. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Uttar Pradesh
2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras Tamil Nadu
3. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Telangana
4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
5. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Uttarakhand
6. Indian Institute of Science Karnataka
7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Maharashtra
8. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram Tamil Nadu
9. National Institute of Technology Calicut Kerala
10. Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 

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ARIIA 2021

The ARIIA 2021 saw the registration of a total of 3551 HEIs and the participation of 1438 institutions (including all IITs, NITs, IISc, etc.). The 3rd edition of ARIIA has introduced a special framework for non-technical institutions that further strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem in Indian higher education institutions.

ARIIA 2021 classified participating institutions into under two major categories; Technical and Non-technical.

The technical category has following 5 sub-categories;

1. CFTIs, Central University, & Institute of National Importance
2. State University & Deemed University (Govt. & Govt. Aided)
3. Govt. College/Institution (Govt. & Govt. Aided)
4. University & Deemed University (Self-Finance/Private)
5. Private College/Institute (Self-Finance/Private)

The newly introduced non-technical category classify HEIs into two sub-categories;

1. CFIs/Central University/Institute of National Importance (Non-Technical)
2. General (Non-Technical)

Top Institute of National Importance & Central Universities/CFTIs (Technical)

1. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai
3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi
4. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur
5. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee
6. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
7. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
8. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur
9. National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode
10. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

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ARIIA 2020

ARIIA 2020 announcement included classification of the institutes into two broad categories and six sub categories. Total 674 HEIs under different categories have participated in ARIIA 2020.

A. Publicly Funded Institutions

1. Top 10 Institutes of National Importance, Central Universities and Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIS)

• Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai
• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi
• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur
• Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi
• National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee
• University of Hyderabad

2. Top five Government and Government Aided Universities

• Institute of Chemical Technology, Maharashtra
• Panjab University, Chandigarh
• Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Haryana
• Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat (rank 4)
• Periyar University, Tamil Nadu (rank 4)
• Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi (rank 5)
• Graduate School of Engineering and Technology, Gujarat Technological University, Gujarat (rank 5)

3. Top five Government and Government Aided Colleges

• COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PUNE, Maharashtra
• PES College of Engineering, Karnataka
• COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Tamil Nadu
• SHRI GURU GOBIND SINGHJI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, Maharashtra
• PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Tamil Nadu (rank 5)
• VEERMATA JIJABAI TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, Maharashtra (rank 5)

4. Top two Higher Educational Institutes exclusively for women (only from Government and Government aided)

AVINASHILINGAM INSTITUTE FOR HOME SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN, Tamil Nadu
INDIRA GANDHI DELHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN, Delhi

B. Private or Self-Financed Institutions

1. Top five Private or Self-Financed Universities

• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
• S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu
• Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Tamil Nadu
• Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu

2. Top five Private or Self-Financed Colleges 

• S R ENGINEERING COLLEGE, Telangana
• G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra (rank 2)
• SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, Tamil Nadu  (rank 2)
• NITTE MEENAKSHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Karnataka
• Sri Krishna College of Technology, Tamil Nadu
• CMR College of Engineering & Technology, Telangana

Source : ARIIA website