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{{short description|Group of higher educational institution in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Institutions of Eminence
| image = Institutes of Eminence Logo.png
| formation = 2016
| type = Higher-education recognition scheme
| headquarters =
| budget = {{INRConvert|18000.00|c}}<br />{{small|([[Fiscal year|FY]]2024–25 est.)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/sbe26.pdf|title=Notes on Demands for Grants, 2024-2025}}</ref>
| region_served = [[Republic of India]]
| membership = Universities and institutes of higher education
| key_people =
| website = {{URL|https://ioe.ugc.ac.in/}}
}}
'''Institutions of Eminence''' ('''IoE''') is a recognition status set up in 2017 for [[higher education]] institutes in [[India]], by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]. Recognised institutions are granted more autonomy, both administratively and academically, are allowed to open offshore campuses, and enjoy better collaboration opportunities with global universities. The plan encompasses twenty institutions, twelve of which have already been declared Institutes of Eminence {{as of|2021|4|lc=y}}.<ref name="Jan2021">{{cite web |title=Institute of Eminence » Institutions |url=https://www.education.gov.in/en/ioe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423075856/https://www.education.gov.in/en/ioe |archive-date=23 April 2021 |access-date=23 April 2021 |website=education.gov.in |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref><ref name=Shiv/> Public institutions are granted up to {{INRConvert|1000|c|year=2016}}; no funding is awarded to private institutions.

== Incentives ==
The regulatory infrastructure for the Institutes of Eminence (IoE) plan was provided by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) through the ''UGC (Declaration of Government Institutions as Institutions of Eminence) Guidelines, 2017''<ref name=Guidelines>{{cite web |title=UGC (Declaration of Government Institutions as Institutions of Eminence) Guidelines, 2017|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/2170800_Guidelines-for-Educational-lnstitutions-as-lnstitutions-of-Eminence-2017.pdf |publisher=University Grants Commission |access-date=15 October 2019|date=7 September 2017}}</ref> for public institutions and ''UGC (Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2017''<ref name=Regulations>{{cite web |title=UGC (Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2017 |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/5403862_Gazette-Institutions-of-Eminence-Deemed-to-be-Universities.pdf |access-date=15 October 2019|work=[[The Gazette of India]]|date=29 August 2017}}</ref> for private [[deemed to be university]] institutions. According to these, both categories of institutions are granted more autonomy, both administratively (e.g. setting fees) and academically, and both will enjoy better collaboration opportunities with global universities. Public institutions are also granted up to {{INRConvert|1000|c|year=2016}} but no funding is awarded to private institutions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nanda |first1=Prashant K. |title=IISc, 2 IITs among 6 in govt's 'institutes of eminence' list |url=https://www.livemint.com/Education/c4ujfEI65dTxP4lOpjFTAK/IISc-2-IITs-among-6-in-govts-institutes-of-eminence-list.html |access-date=15 October 2019 |work=[[LiveMint]] |date=10 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
The IoE scheme was first announced in the presentation of the [[2016 Union budget of India]] on 29 February 2016 by the [[Finance Minister of India]], [[Arun Jaitley]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Yojana |title=Budget proposes creation of 20 world-class universities |url=https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20160301163946161 |access-date=15 October 2019 |work=[[University World News]] |date=1 March 2016}}</ref> The purpose of the plan was stated as "... to empower Higher Educational Institutions to help them become world class teaching and research institutions".<ref name=PR6>{{cite press release|title=Government declares 6 educational 'Institutions of Eminence'; 3 Institutions from Public Sector and 3 from Private Sector shortlisted |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1538188 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=15 October 2019|publisher=[[Ministry of Human Resource Development]]|date=9 July 2018}}</ref> The plan will include twenty institutes, ten private and ten public.<ref name=PR6/> The UGC set the guidelines and regulations for IoE in 2017<ref name=Guidelines/><ref name=Regulations/> and set up an Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) which was tasked with the selection of the institutes and later with monitoring them.<ref name=PR30>{{cite press release|title=Press note |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/ioe/download/Press_Note_for_release-Dec.7,%202018.pdf |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=15 October 2019|publisher=[[Ministry of Human Resource Development]]|date=7 December 2018}}</ref>

The EEC considered 114 applications, 74 from public institutes and 40 from private ones, including institutes which are yet to be established, and in May 2018 shortlisted eight public institutes and three private ones.<ref name=Anna/> However, on the principle of giving equal weight to both categories of institutions,<ref name=PR30/> only six institutes were recommended by the UGC in July 2018, three from each category,<ref name=PR6/> a move which has drawn some criticism.<ref name=Anna>{{cite news |last1=Mannan |first1=S. Mannar |title=Anna University, IIT-M were among institutes listed for IOE tag |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/jul/12/anna-university-iit-m-were-among-institutes-listed-for-ioe-tag-1842130.html |access-date=15 October 2019 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=12 July 2018}}</ref> More criticism was drawn to the fact that one of the private institutes recommended, [[Jio Institute]], which was sponsored by [[Reliance Foundation]], does not yet exist.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jio Institute: HRD ministry issues clarification after 'Institution of Eminence' tag to Jio Institute |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hrd-ministry-issues-clarification-after-institution-of-eminence-tag-to-jio-institute/articleshow/64923290.cms |access-date=15 October 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=10 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The recommendation of the UGC was accepted by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]] (MHRD), granting the IoE status to the three public universities and issuing a letter of intent to the three private ones.<ref name=PR20/>

In December 2018, the EEC recommended 19 more institutes, completing a list of 15 institutes from each category, allowing for five institutes in each category in a reserve list.<ref name=PR30/> These institutes were ranked by the UGC based on [[QS World University Rankings]], in which [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) was used as a tie-breaker for private universities. The resulting 14 institutes, seven in each category, were recommended by the UGC for IoE status in August 2019.<ref name=PR20>{{cite press release|title=20 Institution recommended for status of 'Institutions of Eminence'
|url=https://www.punekarnews.in/20-institutions-recommended-for-status-of-institutions-of-eminence/ |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=15 October 2019|publisher=[[Ministry of Human Resource Development]]|date=2 August 2019}} A copy of the [https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=192458 original press release].</ref> This included two public institutes, [[Anna University]] and [[Jadavpur University]], which will be considered for IoE status only if the respective state universities will comment to finance half of the investment. For private institutes, since not enough institutes were ranked, one vacant position was granted in the "greenfield" category, which gives the institute three years to operationalise the institution, after which the EEC will consider giving them the IoE status.<ref>{{cite news |title=Good news! UGC recommends Institution of Eminence status to DU, IIT Madras and other universities |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/good-news-ugc-recommends-institution-of-eminence-status-to-du-iit-madras-and-kharagpur-1576723-2019-08-03 |access-date=15 October 2019 |work=[[India Today]] |date=3 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> This move again drew some controversy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Niazi |first1=Shuriah |title=Fourteen more universities named Institutes of Eminence |url=https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20190809141155941 |access-date=15 October 2019 |work=[[University World News]] |date=9 August 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, the MHRD awarded IoE status to an additional five public institutes, four existing private institutes, and another private institute in the greenfield category.<ref name=award10>{{cite news |title=IIT-Madras, Delhi University, three others get Institution of Eminence status |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/hrd-ministry-awards-ioe-status-to-5-public-institutions/article29341635.ece |access-date=31 December 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=5 September 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref> The five private universities were issued a letter of intent to grant them the IoE status, while two more private universities, [[Shiv Nadar University]] and [[O. P. Jindal Global University]], required state legislation to end the existing private university status, in order to be declared IoE [[Deemed Universities]].<ref name=award10/>

By October 2020, the first two private universities to be issued the letter of intent, [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani]] and [[Manipal Academy of Higher Education]], were conferred the IoE status.<ref>{{cite web |title=Process of IoE to be mapped with indicators of THE, QS rankings: Education minister |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/process-of-ioe-to-be-mapped-with-indicators-of-the-qs-rankings-education-minister-6895199/ |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=23 April 2021 |language=en |date=27 October 2020}}</ref> In the same month, having met the legislation requirements, O. P. Jindal Global University was conferred the IoE status.<ref name=OP>{{cite news |title=OP Jindal University conferred 'eminence' tag by Centre |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/2020/oct/30/op-jindal-university-conferred-eminence-tag-by-centre-2217002.html |access-date=30 October 2020 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=30 October 2020}}</ref> Shiv Nadar University followed in March 2021.<ref name=Shiv>{{cite news |title=Shiv Nadar University Delhi NCR Gets Institution Of Eminence Tag |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/shiv-nadar-university-delhi-ncr-gets-institution-of-eminence-tag-6662031.html |access-date=21 March 2021 |work=[[Moneycontrol.com]] |date=18 March 2021}}</ref>

In January 2021 the Government of India issued further guidelines, allowing IoEs to open offshore campuses.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nanda |first1=Prashant K. |title=Institutions of Eminence get approval to open foreign campuses |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/institutions-of-eminence-get-approval-to-open-foreign-campuses-11610130388250.html |access-date=21 March 2021 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=9 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== List of institutes ==

{{as of|2023|6|df=US}}, the public institutions declared IoE are:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Institutions of Eminence |url=https://ioe.ugc.ac.in/Home/ListofIOE |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=ioe.ugc.ac.in |archive-date=14 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214133524/https://ioe.ugc.ac.in/Home/ListofIOE |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name
!Location!! Date of Notification
|-
| [[Banaras Hindu University]]
|[[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]|| 17 February 2020
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Science]]
|[[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]|| 11 October 2018
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]
|[[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]|| 11 October 2018
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]]
|[[New Delhi]]|| 11 October 2018
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]]
|[[Kharagpur]], [[West Bengal]]|| 20 February 2020
|-
| [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]]
|[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]|| 17 February 2020
|-
| [[University of Delhi]]
|[[New Delhi]]|| 2 March 2020
|-
| [[University of Hyderabad]]
|[[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]|| 17 February 2020
|-

|}

The private institutions declared IoE are:<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name
!Location!! Date of Notification
|-
| [[BITS Pilani|Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani]]
|[[Pilani]], [[Rajasthan]]|| 14 October 2020
|-
| [[Manipal Academy of Higher Education]]
|[[Manipal]], [[Karnataka]]|| 14 October 2020
|-
| [[O. P. Jindal Global University]]
|[[Sonipat]], [[Haryana]]|| 4 November 2020
|-
| [[Shiv Nadar University]]
|[[Greater Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]|| 3 August 2022
|}

== See also ==
*[[Institutes of National Importance]], another recognition scheme for higher education in India
*[[BRICS Universities League]], a consortium of leading research universities from [[BRICS]] countries
*[[List of universities in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{official website|https://ioe.ugc.ac.in/}}

[[Category:Education in India]]

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Ajithkumardas6 at 01:29, 23 November 2025