The UGC, in its 542ndmeeting held on 02nd August 2019 has considered the reports of the Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) appointed by Government under the Chairmanship of Shri N Gopalaswami recommending (15) Public institutions and (15) Private institutions for considering to give status of Institutions of Eminence.
Since the scheme has only provided for (10) Public and (10) Private Institutions, the UGC has examined the list of (15) Public and (15) Private Institutions using transparent and verifiable criteria.
The following were the principles used for identifying the (10) Public and (10) Private Institutions, from the list of (15) Public and (15) Private Institutions recommended by the EEC:
Since the thrust of the scheme is to prepare institutions for the global rankings, no existing institution which has NOT figured in any of the global/national ranks shall be recommended for the IoE status.Only after exhausting the above criterion, if any slot remains vacant, consideration shall be given to 'yet to be established (Greenfield)' proposals.
Public Institutions:
In accordance with the above principles, the UGC has ranked the list of (15) recommendations as per the QS-2020 World Rankings. Wherever there is a tie, used theQS-2019 India Rankings as a tie-breaker.
Accordingly, the following are recommended for grant of IoE status:
IIT Bombay (INI) Already declared IoE
IIT Delhi (INI) Already declared IoE
IISC Bangalore (Deemed Univ) Already declared IoE
IIT Madras (INI) Recommended for declaring as IoE
IIT Kharagpur (INI) Recommended for declaring as IoE
Delhi University (Central Univ) Recommended for declaring as IoE
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad (Central Univ) Recommended for declaring as IoE
Jadavpur University, Kolkata (State Univ) Needs consultation with State Govt. prior to consideration
Anna University, Chennai (State Univ)Needs consultation with State Govt. prior to consideration
BHU, Varanasi (Central Univ) Recommended for declaring as IoE
The State Universities: Jadavpur University and Anna Universitycan be considered for issue of the IoE status only after the respective State Governments have issued an official communication allocating their share of the funds (up to 50%).
Private Institutions:
UGC has ranked the list of the (15) private institutions recommended by the EEC by taking their ranking in the QS India or NIRF rankings, and NIRF ranking has been used as tie-breaker. In case of the private institutions proposed as Institutions of Eminence, there will be no financial support, but they will be entitled for more autonomy as a special category Deemed University. The Greenfield Institutions would get 3 year period to establish and operationalise the institution, and thereafter, EEC will consider giving IoE status to such institutions.
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