In the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements 2021 released by the government, IIT Madras has been recognised as the most innovative educational institute in India in the technical category for the third consecutive year. This is followed by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), IIT Hyderabad and IIT Kharagpur among others.