Amrita is among the top private universities ranked in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020. The Ministry of Education has initiated the ARIIA to systematically rank education institutions and universities primarily on innovation-related indicators. The rankings were decided on the basis of six main parameters — Programmes and Activities on IPR, Innovation, Start-up and Entrepreneurship, Pre Incubation & Incubation Infrastructure & Facilities to Support I&E, Annual Budget Spent on Promoting and Supporting I&E Activities, Courses on Innovation, IPR and Entrepreneurship Development, Intellectual Property (IP), Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, Successful Innovation and Start-ups and Funding Innovation & start-ups.
