 It was ranked 601–800 in the world by the "Times Higher Education World University Rankings" of 2020, 125 in ASIA and 63 among Emerging Economies University Rankings in 2020.IIT Madras also ranked first among engineering colleges by the "National Institutional Ranking Framework" in 2020 and first overall.It ranked first in Atal Rankings of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), Govt.