UGC nod to IIT-Madras for ‘Institutions of Eminence’ tag
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi:03.08.2019
IIT-Madras, IITKharagpur, Delhi University, Banaras Hindu University and University of Hyderabad, among others could be the new entrants to the list of “Institutions of Eminence.” The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday recommended five government institutions and seven private institutions for IoE status and letter of intent (LoI) respectively.
The recommendations now wait for the government’s approval before being notified. The UGC in its meeting considered the reports of the empowered expert committee (EEC) appointed by government under the chairmanship of N Gopalaswami recommending 15 public institutions and 15 private institutions for granting status of IoE.
Among the private institutions recommended for issue of LoI include Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Vellore Institute of Technology, Jamia Hamdard, Kalinga Institute of Technology, O P Jindal University and Shiv Nadar University. The commission also recommended Bharti (Satya Bharti Foundation) for issuance of LoI in the vacant slot under the greenfield category for yet to be established institutions.
“This is a tremendous encouragement for a young university and our philanthropic work. Our next mission is to be among the top 500 global institutions and top 50 young institutions,” said C Raj Kumar, vice chancellor, O P Jindal University.
Among those institutions which missed out from the recommended list are government run Savitribai Phule Pune University, Aligarh Muslim University, Tezpur University, Panjab University and Andhra University. Meanwhile, Jadavpur University and Anna University can 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%).
According to a UGC official, “The mandate has been to prepare the institutions for securing international standard and to be among the top ranked institutions in global rankings. Therefore, the institutions not recommended are those which have not figured in any of the national or global rankings.”
Vellore Institute of Technology is among the private institutions recommended for issue of letter of intent (LoI)
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi:03.08.2019
IIT-Madras, IITKharagpur, Delhi University, Banaras Hindu University and University of Hyderabad, among others could be the new entrants to the list of “Institutions of Eminence.” The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday recommended five government institutions and seven private institutions for IoE status and letter of intent (LoI) respectively.
The recommendations now wait for the government’s approval before being notified. The UGC in its meeting considered the reports of the empowered expert committee (EEC) appointed by government under the chairmanship of N Gopalaswami recommending 15 public institutions and 15 private institutions for granting status of IoE.
Among the private institutions recommended for issue of LoI include Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Vellore Institute of Technology, Jamia Hamdard, Kalinga Institute of Technology, O P Jindal University and Shiv Nadar University. The commission also recommended Bharti (Satya Bharti Foundation) for issuance of LoI in the vacant slot under the greenfield category for yet to be established institutions.
“This is a tremendous encouragement for a young university and our philanthropic work. Our next mission is to be among the top 500 global institutions and top 50 young institutions,” said C Raj Kumar, vice chancellor, O P Jindal University.
Among those institutions which missed out from the recommended list are government run Savitribai Phule Pune University, Aligarh Muslim University, Tezpur University, Panjab University and Andhra University. Meanwhile, Jadavpur University and Anna University can 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%).
According to a UGC official, “The mandate has been to prepare the institutions for securing international standard and to be among the top ranked institutions in global rankings. Therefore, the institutions not recommended are those which have not figured in any of the national or global rankings.”
Vellore Institute of Technology is among the private institutions recommended for issue of letter of intent (LoI)
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