Lok Sabha Question No. 1982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Institute of Eminence
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1982 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## Institute of Eminence 1982. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will	the	Minister	of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be	pleased	to	state : (a)	In	the	rules	for	Institute	of	Eminence	(IoE),	under	the	Greenfield	category,	whether there	is	a	criteria/	reference	to	the	'sponsoring	organisation'	of	the	proposed	university is	to	have	a	collective	net	worth	over	Rs.	50	billion; (b)	if	so,	the	reasons	for	inclusion	of	such	a	clause; (c)	 if	 not,	 whether	 the	 rules/criteria	 have	any	 reference	to	financial	net	worth	of	any individual	of	the	'sponsoring	organisation'	under	Greenfield	category; (d)	 whether	 in-principle	 availability	 of	 land	 or	 proposed	 acquisition	 of	 land	 for constructing	 the	 institution	 was	 a	 criteria	 for	 new	 institutions	 under	 Greenfield category	to	get	the	IoE	tag; (e)	 whether	 company	Reliance	Foundation	Institution	of	Education	Research	(RFIER) has	shown/made	reference	to	availability	of	land	for	construction	of	the	Jio	institute	in their	application; (f)	if	so,	the	details	thereof;	and (g)	 if	 not,	 the	 rationale	 for	 granting	 IoE	 tag	 without	 required	 diligence	 on	 land	 for

- institution	to	be	built?

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

(a)	to	(c):	Yes,	Madam.	As	per	the	University	Grants	Commission	(UGC)	(Institutions	of Eminence	Deemed	to	be	Universities)	Regulations,	2017,	the	Sponsoring	Organization for	 Greenfield	 Institutions	 should	 have	 members	 whose	 total	 net-worth	 is	 at	 least Rupees	five	thousand	Crore	collectively.	For	existing	Private	Institutions,	the	total	networth	of	all	members	of	Sponsoring	Organisation	should	have	Rupees	three	thousand crore collectively. Since the proposed Institutions of	 Eminence Deemed	 to be Universities	 are	 required	 to	 have	 world	 class	 infrastructure	 facilities,	 teaching	 & research	facilities,	sports	facilities	and	other	facilities	to	compete	with	top	ranked	global

Institutions, the provisions of high net-worth of Sponsoring Organization was incorporated	in	the	Regulations. (d):	 Yes,	 Madam.	 The	Sponsoring	Organizations	applying	for	Institutions	of	Eminence Deemed	to	be	University	under	Greenfield	category	were	required	to	submit	whether the	 land	 has	 been	 acquired	 or	 yet	 to	 be	 acquired	 for	 the	 proposed	 Institutions	 of Eminence	 Deemed	 to	 be	 University.	 In	 addition,	 Sponsoring	 Organizations	 were	 also required	 to	 submit	 the	 location	 of	 land,	 area	 of	 land,	 types	 of	 Land	 (freehold	 or leasehold),	title	of	the	land,	etc. (e)	&	(f):	Yes,	Madam.	Reliance	Foundation	Institution	of	Education	Research	(RFIER),	a Section	8	Company,	in	its	application	has	proposed	to	establish	the	new	Institutions	of Eminence	Deemed	to	be	University	at	Karjat	Taluka,	Karjat,	Maharashtra	for	which	the required	land	has	been	acquired. (g):	In	view	of	(e)	&	(f)	above,	does	not	arise.

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