Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) is an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), 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.
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.
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