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    Expert panel recommends increasing Institutions of Eminence to 30

    Expert panel recommends increasing Institutions of Eminence to 30

    By Shiladitya Ray
    Jan 27, 2019
    07:38 pm

    What's the story

    The Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) for selecting Institutions of Eminence (IoE) has put in a recommendation to increase the number of IoEs from the current 20 to 30.

    However, the University Grants Commission (UGC), to which the recommendations have been submitted, is yet to consider the proposal.

    Here's what we know.

    Definition

    A brief introduction to Institutions of Eminence

    The IoE project is aimed at internationalizing Indian campuses to create world-class universities. Institutes deemed to be IoEs are entitled to up to Rs. 1,000cr in grants provided they fulfil certain conditions. They also get significant autonomy in both academics and administration.

    IoEs

    The IoE project was launched in September 2017

    The IoE project was launched by the MHRD in September 2017, and some months later in February 2018, the UGC constituted the EEC, entrusting it with the responsibility of appraising applications for IoEs.

    The EEC subsequently submitted 11 recommendations, of which the government selected six - IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi, IISc-Bangalore, BITS Pilani, Manipal University, and Jio Institute - in July.

    Controversy

    The inclusion of Jio Institute had caused a controversy

    The inclusion of the unheard of Jio Institute in the private university space in the initial IoE list had created an uproar, with many alleging that the government had favored Mukesh Ambani.

    However, the government clarified that Jio Institute had been only been issued a 'letter of intent' and would only be given the IoE tag subject to fulfilment of all IoE requirements.

    Recommendations

    In December, the EEC had recommended 19 more names

    Then, in December last year, the EEC added 19 new institutes to its initial list of 11 recommendations, taking the total number of recommendations to 30.

    Notably, 114 institutes had applied for the IoE status including top central, state, and private universities, IITs, IIMs, NITs, IISERs, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).

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