ARIIA is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to systematically rank all major higher educational institutions (HEIs) in India on indicators related to Innovation, start-up and Entrepreneurship Development amongst students and faculty.
Dr Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor of Chitkara University, while congratulating the students, said, “It gives us immense pride to share that Chitkara University has bagged the 2nd rank in the prestigious Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021 released by Ministry of Education, Government of India.This milestone is an outcome of Chitkara University’s relentless focus on fostering innovation, and encouraging students to solve real-world problems. We would like to thank you for all your support and guidance.”
This year 1438 institutions (including all IITs, NITs, IISc, etc.) participated as compared to 674 Higher Education Institutes during the 2nd edition of ARIIA (ARIIA-2021) last year. It evaluates institutions on parameters such as – academic courses offered by the institute on innovation, IPR and start-up; activities to promote and support innovation & start-up in the campus; pre-incubation and incubation infrastructures & facilities available in campus; successful innovation and start-ups emerged from campus; investment, collaboration and 
Chitkara University, situated near Chandigarh (India) has emerged as the most vibrant and high-ranking university in North India which has been ranked A+ by the NAAC. With state-of-the-art infrastructure, scientifically driven pedagogy, strong industry collaborations, and 120+ working associations from schools across the world, Chitkara University not only attracts the finest students from across the nation but with its seamless placement support, it is also able to help them carve high growth careers.