Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) was once again adjudged as the top Innovative Educational Institute in India for the second consecutive year by the Union government.
This was announced by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, in a virtual event in the presence of Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and other officials.
A release from IIT-M said the Institute has been Ranked #1 in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) launched last year by the Innovation Cell of Ministry of Education (formerly Ministry of Human Resource Development) in āInstitutions of National Importance, Central Universities
and Centrally Funded Technical Institutionsā category.
Around 674 Institutions have participated in the ARIIA rankings this year compared with 496 Institutions last year.
Addressing the event, Venkaiah Naidu said, “we have to be self-reliant. Self-reliance requires us to innovate, to seek implementable solutions for developmental challenges.”
“To create a favourable environment for experimentation, Indiaās higher education system should play the role of an enabler and force multiplier to drive Indian innovation and start-up ecosystem”, he added.
Stating tht innovation must become the heartbeat for education, Naidu said the quest for excellence should become the norm.
“I congratulate all institutes which have secured the top honours. I would like to compliment not only the Heads, but also the other faculty members and youngsters who are assisting them”, he added.
The other Institutes should re-double their effort as this was an annual effortā¦Learn from the best in the world and aim to better than the best, Naidu said.
“I hope this ranking, named after one of Indiaās illustrious Prime Minister, will inspire all higher education institutes to be āAtal’ (steadfast) in their commitment to creating world class Institutions”, he said.