New Delhi/ Ghaziabad:
KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad has been ranked in Band ‘A’ among Top 25 Private Institutions in India out of 674 Higher Education Institutions in ARIIA 2020 Rankings announced on August 18, 2020 by Vice President of India.
The Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) is a path-breaking policy initiative started in the year 2019 by the Ministry of Education (formally known as Ministry of Human Resource Development, MHRD),Govt. of India and implemented through AICTE and MHRDs Innovation Cell. The ARIIA ranking is meant to systematically rank all major higher educational institutions and universities in India based on the indicators related to promotion and support of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development amongst students and faculties.
The e-Award Ceremony of second Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) Rankings 2020 was held on 18 August 2020 in the kind presence of Vice-President of India, M.Venkaiah Naiduas a Chief Guest, and Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Education Minister and the Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre, Minister of State (MoS) of Education, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India as a Guest of Honor.
Total 674 higher education institutions (HEIs) participated under different categories that were broadly divided into Publically-funded Institutions and Private or Self-financed Institutions that were further sub-categorized in Private or Self-financed Universities & Private or Self-financed Colleges/Institutes.
KIET Group of Institutions has earned its position in the Band ‘A’ among Top 25 Private or Self-financedColleges/Institutes as it scored predominantly high in the assorted parameters including Innovation & Entrepreneurship Infrastructure & facilities, Innovation supported by HEIs, Start-ups supported by HEIs, Teaching & learning on Innovation, IPR & Entrepreneurship and Innovation & Entrepreneurship Awareness among students and faculties and others and thereby seized the proud moment for us.
Director-KIET Group of Institutions, Dr. A Garg, expressed his pleasure by saying, “The institute has been supporting innovation and novel ideas since its inception and the similar broad vision of the management had led to the establishment of student-driven innovation & incubation centre, TBI ie Technology Business Incubator in 2006-07. Today we feel proud and delighted to see our diligent efforts in the field of Innovation & Entrepreneurship being paid off through the ARIIA Rankings 2020.I would like to acknowledge each & every team member of KIET who has direct/indirect contribution in MAKING it HAPPEN. Indeed, it’s a GLORIOUS accomplishment for all of us.”
The General Manager TBI-KIET and Dean IEC, Prof Satendra Kumar mentioned, “TBI-KIET has been jointly promoted by KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabadand NSTEDB, Department of Science & Technology, Tide 2.0, Meity, Government of India and UP Electronics & Information Technology, Government of Uttar Pradesh. It was established with the objective of promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Institute and the adjoining areas and we proudly proclaim that it is determined to do the best in its field.”
“Thereby, we believe KIET has again proved its mettle by becoming an epitome of Innovation & Entrepreneurship that promises to throw open the best opportunities of Stat-ups& entrepreneurial opportunities to its students along with the external students,” he concluded.