These are the 10 best centrally-funded institutes and universities in India, according to Atal Innovation

• IIT Madras is the top centrally-funded institutions in India, according to Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovations Achievements (ARIIA).
  
• Institute of Chemical Technology, Maharashtra, has been ranked at the top among state-funded universities.
  
• Whereas, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women bagged the top prize in the category of women only higher educational institutions.

IIT Madras, IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi are the top three centrally-funded institutions of national importance, according to the latest Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovations Achievements (ARIIA).

ARIIA is an initiative of the Ministry of Education to systematically rank higher education institutions and universities on indicators related to innovation.

The ranking is done in six categories -- centrally-funded institutes of national importance, state-funded universities, state-funded autonomous institutions, deemed universities, private institutions, and women only higher educational institutions.

ARIIA 2020: Top 10 centrally funded institutions

Best state-funded and private universities
Institute of Chemical Technology, Maharashtra, has been ranked at the top among state-funded universities, followed by Panjab University and Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University.

Among state-funded autonomous institutes, College of Engineering, Pune, has bagged first rank followed by PES College of Engineering, Karnataka and Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu.

Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women bagged the top prize in the category of women only higher educational institutions.

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Odisha has been ranked at the top among private universities, followed by SRM Institute of Science and Technology and Vellore Institute of Technology, both in Tamil Nadu.

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