Lok Sabha Question No. 234 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Ranking of Educational Institutes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 234 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## Ranking of Educational Institutes

## 234. SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will	the	Minister	of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be	pleased	to	state :

- (a)	the	details	of	educational	institutes	which	got	mentioned	in	any	of	the	International Universities	ranking; (b)	the	aims,	objectives	and	the	salient	features	of	the	Government	Scheme	of	Institute of	Eminence	(IoEs)	alongwith	the	selection	criteria	for	granting	the	status; (c)	the	details	as	to	the	names	of	the	institutes	which	had	applied	for	the	Government's Institute	of	Eminence	(IoEs); (d)	 whether	 the	 Government	 has	 taken	 any	 measure	 for	 further	 strengthening	 the
- position	of	the	Indian	Universities	in	the	Global	Universities	ranking;	and
- (e)	if	so,	the	details	thereof	and	if	not,	the	reasons	therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a):	 As	 per	 Times Higher Education (THE)	 World University Rankings-2018	 and Quacquarelli	Symonds	(QS)	World	University	Ranking-2018,	(25)	and	(20)	Institutions /	 Universities	respectively	found	place	in	the	top	1000	world	University	ranking.	The details	are	placed	at Annexure -I. (b): University Grants Commission	 (UGC)	 issued	 /	 notified enabling regulatory architecture	in	the	form	of	UGC	(Declaration	of	Government	Educational	Institutions	as Institutions	of	Eminence)	Guidelines,	2017	and	UGC	(Institutions	of	Eminence	Deemed to	be	Universities)	Regulations,	2017	to	enable	10	public	and	10	private	Institutions	to emerge	 as	 World	 Class	 Teaching	 and	 Research	 Institutions,	 details	 of	 which	 are available on UGC	 website www.ugc.ac.in. These Institutions shall be called as 'Institutions	of	Eminence	(IoEs)'. The	aim	of	the	scheme	is	to	bring	higher	educational	institutions	selected	as	IoEs in	top	500	of	world	ranking	in	the	next	10	years	and	in	top	100	eventually	overtime.	The

scheme	 has	 been	 launched	 with	 an	 objective	 to	 provide	 world	 class	 teaching	 and research	facilities	 to	 Indian	 students	 within	 the	 country	 and	 enhance	 general	 level	 of education	of	the	country.	The	salient	features	are	available	in	the	UGC	Guidelines	and the	UGC	Regulations	under	which	greater	autonomy	viz.	to	admit	foreign	students	up	to 30%	of	admitted	students;	to	recruit	foreign	 faculty	upto	25%	of	 faculty	strength;	to offer	online	courses	upto	20%	of	its	programmes;	to	enter	into	academic	collaboration with	top	500	in	the	world	ranking	Institutions	without	permission	of	UGC;	free	to	fix and	charge	fees	from	foreign	students	without	restriction;	flexibility	of	course	structure in	 terms	of	number	of	credit	hours	and	years	to	take	a	degree;	complete	flexibility	in fixing	of	curriculum	and	syllabus,	etc.	has	been	provided	to	IoEs.

Under	this	scheme,	IoEs	will	have	freedom	to	choose	their	own	path	to	become world	class	institutions.	Institutions	shall	be	selected	as	IoEs	by	the	Empowered	Expert Committee	(EEC),	constituted	for	this	purpose.	 The	 EEC	 shall	 conduct	 their	 appraisal based	on	their	15	years	strategic	vision	plan	and	5	years	implementation	plan	as	well	as any	 other	 measure	 of	 demonstrated	 commitment	 to	 the	 cause	 of	 developing	 an Institution	of	Eminence.	The	EEC	will	make	its	recommendation	after	engagement	with the	 Institutions	 to	 study	 their	 proposals,	 hear	 presentations	 from	 them	 and	 after	 a thorough	scrutiny,	rank	the	Institutions	for	their	suitability	for	inclusion	in	this	scheme.

Each	Public	Institution	selected	as	IoE	will	be	provided	financial	assistance	up	to Rs.	1000	Cr	over	a	period	of	five	years.

(c):	The	last	date	for	submission	of	applications	for	IoEs	has	been	extended	by	UGC	upto 22.02.2018.	Till	date,	71	applications	have	been	received	from	public	sector	for	IoEs. (d)	 &	 (e):	 Apart	 from	 the	 scheme	 of	 establishment	 of	 'Institutions	 of	 Eminence',	 the Government	has	taken	several	other	steps	to	address	the	issue	of	improving	the	quality of	 higher	 education	 in	 the	 country	 so	 as	 to	 enable	 Indian	 students	 to	 get	 quality education	 and	 research	 facilities	 within	 the	 country.	 These	 include	 launching	 of	 both Centrally	 sponsored	 schemes	 like	 Rashtriya	 Uchchtar	 Siksha	 Abhiyaan	 (RUSA)	 and targeted	projects	such	as	increasing	the	number	of	Institutes	of	National	Importance, launching	of	Global	Initiative	of	Academic	Networks	(GIAN)	(to	engage	talented	pool	of international	scientists	and	entrepreneurs	with	Higher	Educational	Institutes	in	India	to augment	 the	 country's	 existing	 academic	 quality),	 National	 Institutional	 Ranking Framework	(NIRF)	(to	enable	Institutions	 to	 assess	 themselves	 and	 get	 motivated	 to improve),	 an	 Impacting	 Research	 Innovation	 And	 Technology	(IMPRINT)	 scheme	 (for Research	to	 solve	 major	 engineering	 and	 technology	 challenges	 in	 selected	 domains needed	 by	 the	 country),	 SWAYAM	 &	 SWAYAM	 PRABHA	 (to	 take	 the	 best	 teaching learning resources	 to all,	 including	 the	 most	 disadvantaged	 students),	 Uchhatar Avishkar	Yojana	(UAY)	(to	promote	innovation	and	to	bring	coordinated	action	in	those areas	which	have	direct	relevance	to	the	manufacturing	and	design	industry),	etc.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 234 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2017 REGARDING RANKING OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES

List of Institutions / Universities found placed in top 1000 of world reputed ranking Agencies

| Agency   | THE World University Ranking 2018 (Position)                 | QS World University Ranking - 2018 (Position)                |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.   |                                                              |                                                              |
| i.       | IISc, Bangalore - 251 - 300                                  | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi - 172            |
| ii.      | IIT, Bombay - 351 - 400                                      | IIT, Bombay - 179                                            |
| iii.     | IIT, Delhi - 501 - 600                                       | Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 190          |
| iv.      | IIT, Kanpur - 501 - 600                                      | IIT, Madras - 264                                            |
| v.       | IIT, Kharagpur - 501 - 600                                   | IIT, Kanpur - 293                                            |
| vi.      | IIT, Roorkee - 501 - 600                                     | IIT, Kharagpur - 308                                         |
| vii.     | Aligarh Muslim University - 601 - 800                        | IIT, Roorkee - 431 - 440                                     |
| viii.    | IIT (BHU), Banaras - 601 - 800                               | University of Delhi - 481 - 490                              |
| ix.      | University of Delhi - 601 - 800                              | IIT, Guwahati - 501 - 550                                    |
| x.       | IIT, Guwahati - 601 - 800                                    | Jadavpur University - 601 - 650                              |
| xi.      | IIT, Madras - 601 - 800                                      | University of Hyderabad - 601 - 650                          |
| xii.     | Indian School of Mines - 601 - 800                           | Anna University - 651 - 700                                  |
| xiii.    | Jadavpur University - 601 - 800                              | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka - 701 - 750   |
| xiv.     | National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela - 601 - 800 | University of Calcutta - 751 - 800                           |
| xv.      | Panjab University - 601 - 800                                | Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh - 801 - 1000              |
| xvi.     | Savitribai Phule Pune University - 601 - 800                 | Banaras Hindu University, Banaras - 801 - 1000               |
| xvii.    | Tezpur University - 601 - 800                                | Birla Institute of Science & Technology, Pilani - 801 - 1000 |
| xviii.   | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham - 801 - 1000                      | Panjab University - 801 - 1000                               |
| xix.     | Andhra University - 801 - 1000                               | University of Mumbai - 801 - 1000                            |
| xx.      | Annamalai University - 801 - 1000                            | Savitribai Phule Pune University - 801 - 1000                |
| xxi.     | BITS, Pilani - 801 - 1000                                    |                                                              |
| xxii.    | University of Calcutta - 801 - 1000                          |                                                              |
| xxiii.   | Cochin University of Science & Technology - 801 - 1000       |                                                              |
| xxiv.    | Jamia Millia Islamia - 801 - 1000                            |                                                              |
| xxv.     | University of Kerala - 801 - 1000                            |                                                              |

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