Lok Sabha Question No. 2215 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: World Class University
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2215

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## World Class University

## 2215. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

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

- (a) whether	 the Government	 has	 received	 application from	 Public and	 Private educational	institutions	for	the	World	Class	University	tag	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof;
- (b)	 the	 number	 of	 applications	 received	 from	 the	 educational	 institutions	 for	 this purpose,	institution-wise;
- (c)	 whether	 the	 Government	 has	 constituted	 Empowered	 Expert	 Committee	 for selection	of	20	educational	institutions	for	World	Class	University	tag;
- (d)	if	so,	the	criteria	fixed	by	the	Expert	Committee	for	this	purpose	and	time	by	which the	Committee	has	submitted	its	report	to	the	Government;
- (e)	whether	Law	Ministry	is	objecting	to	the	said	proposal	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof and	the	way	the	Ministry	is	planning	to	address	the	same;	and
- (f)	the	other	steps	taken/being	taken	by	the	Government	to	enable	Indian	students	to get	world	class	education	and	research	facilities	within	the	country?

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

(a)	&	(b):	Yes,	Madam.	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	named as	'Institutions	of	Eminence	(IoEs)'.		In	this	regard,	an	advertisement	was	issued	by	UGC on	 13.09.2017	 calling	 for	 application	 from	 the	 eligible	 Public	 &	 Private	 Institutions/

Sponsoring	Organisations	for	becoming	'Institutions	of	Eminence'	within	90	days	from the	advertisement	date.	As	on	the	last	date,	103	applications	have	been	received	from both	public	&	private	sector	for	'Institutions	of	Eminence',	details	of	which	are	enclosed at Annexure -I. (c):	The	Government	is	yet	to	constitute	the	Empowered	Expert	Committee	(EEC). (d):	Does	not	arise	at	present	in	view	of	the	(c)	above. (e):	No,	Madam.

(f): 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 -I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2215 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018 REGARDING WORLD CLASS

UNIVERSITY:

| Sl No.   | Name of the Institution                                                          | Type (Public /Private)          |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.       | Aligarh Muslim University, UP                                                    | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 2.       | Banaras Hindu University, UP                                                     | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 3.       | Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer                                           | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 4.       | Delhi University, Delhi                                                          | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 5.       | Dr. Hari Singh Gaur Central University, Sagar, M.P                               | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 6.       | Hyderabad University, Telangana                                                  | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 7.       | Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi                                                   | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 8.       | Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi                                               | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 9.       | Tezpur University, Assam                                                         | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 10.      | Vishwa Bharati University, West Bengal                                           | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 11       | Gandhigram Rrual Institute, Tamil Nadu                                           | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 12       | Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi                                    | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 13       | Indian Institute of Science, Bagalore                                            | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 14       | Jawahalal Nehru Centre for Adv. Scientific Research, Karnataka                   | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 15       | Tata Institute of Fundamental Reserach, Maharashtra                              | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 16       | Dr B R Ambedkar National Instt, of Technology, Jalandhar                         | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 17       | IISER Pune                                                                       | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 18       | IIT Bhubneshwar                                                                  | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 19       | IIT Bombay                                                                       | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 20       | IIT Delhi                                                                        | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 21       | IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat                                                         | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 22       | IIT Guwahati                                                                     | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 23       | IIT Hyderabad                                                                    | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 24       | IIT Indore                                                                       | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 25       | IIT Kanpur                                                                       | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 26       | IIT Kharagpur IIT Madras                                                         | Govt. (Central) Govt. (Central) |
| 27       |                                                                                  |                                 |
| 28       | IIT Roorkee                                                                      | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 29       | IIT Ropar, Punjab                                                                | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 30       | Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata                                            | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 31       | Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur                                 | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 32       | NIT Calicut                                                                      | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 33       | NIT Kurukshetra                                                                  | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 34       | NIT Rourkela NIT Tiruchirapalli                                                  | Govt. (Central) Govt. (Central) |
| 35       | NITK Surathkal Mangalore,                                                        | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 36       | Karnataka                                                                        |                                 |
| 37       | VNIT Nagpur                                                                      | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 38       | IIM Ahmedabad                                                                    | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 39       | IIM Banglore                                                                     | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 40       | IIM Calcutta                                                                     | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 41       | National Rail &Transportation Institute, Gujarat                                 | Govt. (Central)                 |
| 42       | Institute of Chemical technology. Mumbai                                         | Govt. (State)                   |
| 43       | College Of Engineering, Pune                                                     | Govt. (State)                   |
| 44 45    | Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu | Govt. (State) Govt. (State)     |
| 46       | Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat                                    | Govt. (State)                   |
| 47       | Andhra Univetrsity, Visakhapatanam                                               | Govt. (State)                   |
| 48       | Anna University,Chennai                                                          | Govt. (State)                   |

| 49    | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore                                                                                  | Govt. (State)   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 50    | Cochin University of Science &Technology, Kerala                                                                   | Govt. (State)   |
| 51    | Goa University, Goa                                                                                                | Govt. (State)   |
| 52    | Guru Jambeshwar Univ. of Sc. &Tech. Hisar, Haryana                                                                 | Govt. (State)   |
| 53    | Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab                                                                        | Govt. (State)   |
| 54    | Guwahati University, Assam                                                                                         | Govt. (State)   |
| 55    | Jadavpur University, Kolkata                                                                                       | Govt. (State)   |
| 56    | King Georges Medical University, Lucknow, UP                                                                       | Govt. (State)   |
| 57    | Mahrishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana                                                                      | Govt. (State)   |
| 58    | Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana                                                                           | Govt. (State)   |
| 59    | Panjab University, Chandigarh                                                                                      | Govt. (State)   |
| 60    | Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh                                                            | Govt. (State)   |
| 61    | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab                                                                   | Govt. (State)   |
| 62    | Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow, UP                                                                                   | Govt. (State)   |
| 63    | Savitri Phule Pune University, Maharashtra                                                                         | Govt. (State)   |
| 64    | Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra                                                                          | Govt. (State)   |
| 65    | Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, AP                                                                          | Govt. (State)   |
| 66    | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, TN                                                                 | Govt. (State)   |
| 67    | University of Calcutta, West Bengal                                                                                | Govt. (State)   |
| 68    | University of Kerala, Thiruvananthpuram                                                                            | Govt. (State)   |
| 69    | University of Madras, Tamil Nadu                                                                                   | Govt. (State)   |
| 70    | University of Mysore, Karnataka                                                                                    | Govt. (State)   |
| 71    | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu                                                                 | Private         |
| 72    | Birla institute of Technology &Sciences (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan                                                  | Private         |
| 73    | Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, UP                                                                          | Private         |
| 74    | Gandhi Institute of Technology &Mangaement, Visakapatnam, AP                                                       | Private         |
| 75    | Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Univ., Mysore, Karnataka                                                          | Private         |
| 76    | Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi                                                                                           | Private         |
| 77    | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha                                                    | Private         |
| 78    | KLE Academy of Higher Education &Research, Belgaum, Karnataka                                                      | Private         |
| 79    | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka                                                            | Private         |
| 80    | Narsee Mongee Institute of Management &Studies, Mumbai                                                             | Private         |
| 81    | Siksha O Anushandhan, Odisha                                                                                       | Private         |
| 82    | Sri Ramachandra Medical College &Research Institute, Chennai, TN                                                   | Private         |
| 83 84 | SRM Institute of Science &Technology, Tamil Nadu                                                                   | Private Private |
| 85    | Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai, Maharashtra Thapar Institute of Engineering &Technology, Patiala, Punjab | Private         |
| 86    | Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tami Nadu                                                                | Private         |
| 87    | Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat                                                                               | Private         |
| 88    | Ahmedabad University, Gujarat                                                                                      | Private         |
| 89    | Anant national University, Ahmedabad                                                                               | Private         |
| 90    | Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana                                                                                | Private         |
| 92    | Azim Premji University, Bangalore                                                                                  | Private         |
| 91    | O.P JINDAL University, Sonipat, Haryana                                                                            | Private         |
| 93    | Pandit Deen Dayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat                                                       | Private         |
| 95    | Shiv Nadar University, Noida, UP                                                                                   | Private         |
| 94    | Indus Tech Univ. (Reimagining Higher Education Foundation), Delhi                                                  |                 |
| 96    | Acharya Institutes, Bangalore, Karnataka                                                                           | Private Private |
| 97    | DICE Knowledge Foundation, Mumbai, Maharashtra                                                                     | Private         |
| 98    | IIHS (Indian Institute for Human Settlements), Bangalore, Karnataka                                                | Private         |
| 99    | Indian School of Business, Hyderabad                                                                               | Private         |
| 100   | KREA University (IFMR), Chennai, Tamil Nadu                                                                        | Private         |
| 101   | Maharashtra Institute of Tech., Pune, Maharashtra                                                                  | Private Private |
| 102   | Bharti (Satya Bharti Foundation), Delhi                                                                            | Private         |
| 103   | Jio Institute, Mumbai (Reliance Foundation Institution &Research)                                                  |                 |