ARIIA 2021 Ranking Released

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• The Union  Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell released the 3rd Edition of Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021 on December 29.
• It was first launched in 2018 as a joint initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development and AICTE.
• ARIIA systematically ranks all the major higher education institutions and universities in India on indicators related to “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development” amongst students and faculties. 
• It aims to inspire Indian institutions to reorient their mindset and build ecosystems to encourage high-quality research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
• What is new in the 3rd Ranking 2021
• This Third Edition of ARIIA has a special framework for non-technical institutions.
• There is a special sub-category in 2021 ranking– ‘HEI exclusively for Women Education’
• Highlights from the 2021 Rankings-
•  Institute of National Importance and Central University Category 

IIT Madras topped the list.

• University and Deemed to be  University Category(Govt. & Govt. Aided) (Technical)

Panjab University, Chandigarh topped the list.

• University & Deemed to be University (Private/Self Financed) (Technical)

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Khordha (Odisha) topped the list

• Colleges/Institutes (Govt. & Govt. Aided) (Technical)

College of Engineering Pune topped the list 

• Colleges/Institutes (Private / Self Financed) (Technical)

G H Raisoni College of Engineering Nagpur topped the list 

• Institute of National Importance, Central University, CFI (Non-Technical)

• Centrally Funded Institute(CFI) (Non-Technical) and General (Non-Technical)

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)  New Delhi topped the list

• General (Non-Technical)

Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad , Gujarat.