Lok Sabha Question No. 1410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Institute of Eminence
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1410 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## Institute of Eminence

## 1410.SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a)	the	details	and	the	status	of	the	Institutes	of	Eminence	in	the	field	of	education	in	the country;
- (b)	whether	private	greenfield	institutes	will	continue	to	be	provided	the	tag	of	IoE	as has	been	the	case	previously;
- (c)	 whether	 any	 goals	 have	 been	 set	 to	 achieve	 in	 the	 Programme	 for	 International Student	Assessment	(PISA)	of	2021;
- (d)	 the	 steps	 taken/being	 taken	 by	 the	 Government	 to	 achieve	 the	 said	 goals,	 at	 the Central	Schools	level;	and
- (e)	the	details	of	training	being	imparted	to	teachers	for	the	PISA	2021?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)	 &	 (b):	 The	 Central	 Government,	 after	 considering	 recommendation	 of	 University Grants	 Commission	 (UGC)	 on	 the	 report	 of	 Empowered	 Expert	 Committee,	 issued Notifications	 to	 3	 Public	 Institutions	 namely	 Indian	 Institute	 of	 Science,	 Bangalore; Indian	Institute	of	Technology,	Delhi	&	Indian	Institute	of	Technology,	Bombay.	Apart from	this,	the	Government	has	issued	Letters	of	Intent	to	3	Private	Institutions	namely Manipal	 Academy	 of	 Higher	 Education,	 Karnataka;	 Birla	 Institute	 of	 Technology	 & Science,	Pilani	under	brown	field	category	and	Jio	Institute	under	green	field	category for	setting	up/up-gradation	of	Institution	of	Eminence	Deemed	to	be	University	within	a period	 of	 3	 years.	 	 'Institutions	 of	 Eminence'	 tag	 can	 be	 used	 by	 these	 Private Institutions	 only	 after	 issuance	 of	 Notification	 by	 this	 Ministry	 declaring	 them	 as Institution	of	Eminence	Deemed	to	be	University. (c)	&	(d):	The	Government	of	India	has	signed	an	agreement	with	the	Organization	for

- Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to participate in the 2021 administration	of	its	Programme	for	International	Student	Assessment	(PISA).	PISA	is	a

triennial	 international	 survey	 that	 aims	 to	 evaluate	 education	 systems	 worldwide	 by testing	 the	 skills	 and	 knowledge	 of	 15	 year	 old	 students	 in	 Mathematics,	 Science	 and Reading.	It	is	a	competency	based	assessment	which	unlike	content	based	assessment, measures	 the	 extent	 to	 which	 students	 have	 acquired	 key	 competencies	 that	 are essential	for	full	participation	in	modern	societies.	It	has	been	decided	that	the	Kendriya Vidyalaya	(KVs)	and	Navodaya	Vidyalaya	(NVs)	&	Schools	of	Chandigarh	Administration would	participate	in	PISA	2021.	The	Central	Board	of	Secondary	Education	(CBSE)	and National	 Council	 of	 Education	 Research	 and	 Training	 (NCERT)	 will	 be	 part	 of	 the process	and	activities	leading	to	the	actual	test. (e):	Ministry	of	Human	Resource	Development	has	approved	capacity	building	activities for	teachers	for	enhancing	their	technical	skills	and	capacity	to	orient	students	for	PISA 2021.

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