Elite tag for Jio Institute only after it fulfils conditions: Govt
Another List Of ‘Institutions Of Eminence’ Likely Soon
Manash.Gohain@timesgroup.com
New Delhi: 11.07.2018
Seeking to clear the air over inclusion of the Jio Institute of Reliance Foundation as an institute of eminence, the government said on Tuesday that the institute has been given a letter of intent and will not get the full fledged status till it complies with required regulations in three years.
In the wake of a social media storm over Jio Institute’s selection despite it not being up and running, the government said the University Grants Commission regulations provide for a completely new proposal for greenfield projects and said it is likely to announce another list of “institutions of eminence” soon.
The ministry of human resource development stated that the status has been granted under the “greenfield” category based on the empowered experts committee’s (EEC) recommendation.
But with many established institutions ignored in the list of IoEs announced on Monday while the yet to be launched Jio Institute getting the nod, there was a flurry of adverse commentary. Among political parties, CPM strongly criticised the decision.
A clarification by the HRD ministry said a separate category of applications has been invited from sponsoring organisations for setting up new or greenfield projects according to UGC rules.
According to R Subrahmanyam, secretary, higher education, MHRD, “The regulation of institution of eminence has given three categories – public institutions, institutions which are currently running under which BITS Pilani and Manipal were recommended and the third is the greenfield institutions, which are private institutions which are not there right now. Recommendations of the EEC were on all three categories.”
In all 114 institutions applied for IoE, including 29 currently functioning private institutions, of which two were selected. In the greenfield category there were 11 proposals.
On the Jio decision, Subrahmanyam said: “Where the institution is starting on a greenfield mode they will only get a LoI. The LoI says that you must set up the institutions within three years...It is only a LoI given to Jio and if they set up an institution with good vice-chancellor and a requisite campus will they get affiliation.”
He said the government has gone with the recommendation of the committee that found only one application was eligible in the greenfield category. “The committee in their own wisdom after due diligence after reading their proposals and their vision statements and looking at their ability to mobilise land, building and other core team they have come to a conclusion...We are respecting their judgement as this committee consists of people with impeccable integrity and lot of public service,” added Subrahmanyam.
Another List Of ‘Institutions Of Eminence’ Likely Soon
Manash.Gohain@timesgroup.com
New Delhi: 11.07.2018
Seeking to clear the air over inclusion of the Jio Institute of Reliance Foundation as an institute of eminence, the government said on Tuesday that the institute has been given a letter of intent and will not get the full fledged status till it complies with required regulations in three years.
In the wake of a social media storm over Jio Institute’s selection despite it not being up and running, the government said the University Grants Commission regulations provide for a completely new proposal for greenfield projects and said it is likely to announce another list of “institutions of eminence” soon.
The ministry of human resource development stated that the status has been granted under the “greenfield” category based on the empowered experts committee’s (EEC) recommendation.
But with many established institutions ignored in the list of IoEs announced on Monday while the yet to be launched Jio Institute getting the nod, there was a flurry of adverse commentary. Among political parties, CPM strongly criticised the decision.
A clarification by the HRD ministry said a separate category of applications has been invited from sponsoring organisations for setting up new or greenfield projects according to UGC rules.
According to R Subrahmanyam, secretary, higher education, MHRD, “The regulation of institution of eminence has given three categories – public institutions, institutions which are currently running under which BITS Pilani and Manipal were recommended and the third is the greenfield institutions, which are private institutions which are not there right now. Recommendations of the EEC were on all three categories.”
In all 114 institutions applied for IoE, including 29 currently functioning private institutions, of which two were selected. In the greenfield category there were 11 proposals.
On the Jio decision, Subrahmanyam said: “Where the institution is starting on a greenfield mode they will only get a LoI. The LoI says that you must set up the institutions within three years...It is only a LoI given to Jio and if they set up an institution with good vice-chancellor and a requisite campus will they get affiliation.”
He said the government has gone with the recommendation of the committee that found only one application was eligible in the greenfield category. “The committee in their own wisdom after due diligence after reading their proposals and their vision statements and looking at their ability to mobilise land, building and other core team they have come to a conclusion...We are respecting their judgement as this committee consists of people with impeccable integrity and lot of public service,” added Subrahmanyam.
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