The Ministry of Human Resource Development on Thursday, September 5, awarded the ‘Institutions of Eminence’ (IoE) tag to five higher education institutes. The development comes following advice University Grants Commission (UGC) and an Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) appointed by the Government in matter to choose 10 public and 10 private IoEs.
The institutes which have been declared as IoEs today, September 5, are:
“Orders have been issued to five public institutions including IIT-Madras, IIT-Kharagpur, DU and University of Hyderabad, declaring them as IoEs,” Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said.
“Letter of Intent for granting the IoE status have been issued to five private universities including Amrita Vidyapeetham, Tamil Nadu; Jamia Hamdard University; Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Odisha; and Bharti Institute, Mohali,” he further added.
Accoridng to the scheme, Rs. 1000 cr grant will be given to public institutions, while no funds will be given to private institutions under Institute of Eminence tag.
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