Question: Which of the following institution has not been included in the Institute of Eminence category by Ministry of Human Resource Development?
(a) Banaras Hindu University
(b) IIT Delhi
(c) Jadhavpur university
(d) Presidency university
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- The UGC, in its 542nd meeting held on 2nd August, 2019 considered the reports of the Empowerment Expert Committee appointed by Government under the Chairmanship of Shri N Gopalswami recommending (15) public institutions and (15) private institutions for considering to give status of Institution of Eminence.
- 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:
a) 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 Institution of Eminence (IoE) status.
b) Only after exhausting the above criterion, if any slot remains vacant, consideration shall be given to yet to be established (Greenfield) proposals.
List of Institutions of Eminence:
Public:
IIT Bombay; IIT Delhi; IISC Bangalore; IIT Madras; IIT Kharagpur; Delhi University; Jadhavpur University; Anna University; BHU, Varanasi; Savitri Bai Phule Pune University; University of Hyderabad; AMU, Aligarh; Tezpur University; Punjab University, Chandigarh and Andhra University
Private:
BITS Pilani, Rajasthan; Manipal Academy Of Higher Education; Jio Institute (Reliance Foundation, Maharashtra); Amrita Vishva Vidyapeetham; VIT Vellore, Tamil Nadu; Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi; Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar; O.P. JINDAL University; Shiv Nadar University, Uttar Pradesh; Bharti (Satya Bharati Foundation), Delhi; Azim Premji University, Bangalore; Ashoka University, Sonepat, Haryana; IIHS (Indian Institute for Human Settlement), Bangalore; Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar and KREA University (IFMR), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Link:
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=192458