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ARIIA 2020 Rankings:

SRM secures second position

STAFF WRITTER Development amongst students and Humanities, Agricultural
and faculty. Sciences and a School of Law.
SRM Institute of Science Apart from much recent ARIIA
The major parameters on
and Technology (SRMIST), which ARIIA is based are ranking, SRMIST is accredited
Kattankulathur (formerly known Programs and Activities on by National Assessment and
as SRM University) has found a IPR, Innovation, Start-up and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Certificate of Achievement
podium finish in Atal Rankings Entrepreneurship, Pre-Incubation with “A++” the highest grade
of Institutions on Innovation & Incubation Infrastructure & and the Ministry of Human This is to certify that
Achievements (ARIIA) 2020. Resource Development (MHRD)
Facilities to Support I&E, Annual
The ranking was announced Budget Spent on Promoting has placed it under the category S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology , Chennai
virtually by Vice President, Mr. and Supporting I&E Activities, “I” and also under section 12 is ranked ‘2 ’ in category of ‘Private/Self Financed University & Deemed to be
nd
(b) which entitles government
M. Venkaiah Naidu, and SRMIST Courses on Innovation, IPR and funding for research. Placing University’ in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievement (ARIIA)
th
has secured second place in Entrepreneurship Development, SRMIST in the top league among 2020 announced on 18 Aug 2020.
the Private or Self-Financed Intellectual Property (IP),
universities category. A total Technology Transfer and QS ranked institutions in India,
QS has awarded a 5-star rating
of 674 institutions took part Commercialization, Successful in Teaching, Employability, and
in the rankings and SRMIST Innovation and Start-ups & Inclusiveness with an overall
Dr. Abhay Jere
Sh. Amit Khare
managed to secure the podium Funding Innovation & start-ups. rating of 4-star. SRMIST is Dr. Anil D Sahasrabudhe Secretary (HE), MHRD Chief Innovation Officer
Chairman, AICTE
finish this year too. MHRD's Innovation Cell
SRMIST is one of the top- a QS I-GAUGE Diamond
ARIIA is an initiative of the ranking universities in India with rated institution. Further, at the
Ministry of HRD, implemented over 52,000 students and more Kattankulathur campus, Five
by AICTE and Ministry’s than 3200 faculty across all the engineering programs have
Innovation Cell, Government campuses. It offers a wide range been accredited by ABET, USA
of India to systematically rank of undergraduate, postgraduate, (www.abet.org), and another programs. SRMIST is spread In addition to the SRM Institute
higher education institutions and doctoral programs in four Engineering programs by over three campuses in and of Science and Technology, the
and universities in India on Engineering, Management, IET, UK. It has more than 1000 around Chennai (Kattankulathur, SRM group has established state
indicators related to Innovation, Medicine and Health Sciences, international students from 64 Ramapuram, Vadapalani) and private universities at Haryana,
Startup and Entrepreneurship Hotel Management, Science countries studying in various one in NCR, Delhi (Modinagar). Sikkim and AP-Amaravati.