Context: Recently, the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020 rankings was announced. Around 674 institutions participated in the ARIIA rankings in 2020 compared with 496 in 2019.
Results were based on following parameters

• Budget and funding support 
• Infrastructure and facilities 
• Awareness 
• Promotions
• Support for idea generation and innovation.

List of Topper Institutes in 2020:
Institute of National Importance, Central Universities & CFTIs:

• Rank 1: IIT-Madras
• Rank 2: IIT-Bombay
• Rank 3: IIT-Delhi

Government and government-aided universities

• Rank 1: Institute of Chemical Technology
• Rank 2: Panjab University

Govt. and Govt. Aided College/Institutes:

• Rank 1: College of Engineering Pune
• Rank 2: PES College of Engineering

Private or Self-Financed Universities

• Rank 1: Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Khordha
• Rank 2: SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Private or Self-Financed College/Institutes

• Rank 1: S R Engineering College
• Rank 2: G H Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur & Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology

About Atal Rankings of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 

• Initiative by: Ministry of HRD/Education 
• Implemented by: AICTE and Ministry’s Innovation Cell, 
• Aim: To systematically rank higher education institutions and universities in India on indicators related to Innovation, Start-up and Entrepreneurship Development amongst students and faculty.
• The rankings are based on the indicators like Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship Development within students and faculty.
• ARIIA would include a special category for women-only higher education institutions for the first time in 2020.

Significance  

• ARIIA ranking will certainly inspire Indian institutions to reorient their mind-set and build ecosystems to encourage high quality research, innovation and entrepreneurship. 
• 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.