Lok Sabha Question No. 252 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Setting up of World Class University
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Arun Sao, Mohan Mandavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-252

ANSWERED ON 07/08/2023

## Setting up of World Class University

## †*252. SHRI ARUN SAO:

## SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has announced to set up a world class University in the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the decision taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the details of places/Universities identified for setting up world class Universities, location/State-wise;
- (d)  the criteria fixed for selection of a world class University;
- (e)  whether provision has also been made to appoint teachers from abroad for teaching in the world class Universities and also to admit students from other countries;
- (f)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (g)  the time by which the said Universities are likely to come into existence in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (g): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (g)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 252 FOR 07.08.2023 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT  SHRI  ARUN  SAO  AND  SHRI  MOHAN  MANDAVI  REGARDING SETTING UP OF WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITY

- (a) and (b) World Class  Institutions  Scheme  also  known  as  Institutions  of  Eminence  (IoE) was  launched  in  2017  with  a  provision  of  declaring  10  Public  and  10  Private  institutions  to emerge as World Class Teaching and Research Institution. The objective of the scheme was to create  a  distinct  category  of  institutions,  which  would  be  regulated  differently  from  other universities so as to become a World Class Institutions in a reasonable time period. A provision of  financial  assistance  up  to  Rs.  1000  crore  was  made  for  public  funded  institutions.  Private institutions  have  been  granted  significant  autonomy  in  academic  administrative  and  financial matters.
- (c) The details of the institutions declared as IoE are given at Annexure-I.
- (d) The selection criteria  for  public  institutions  were  based  on  NIRF  (National  Institutions Ranking Framework) and internationally recognized ranking framework such as Times Higher Education World University Rankings or QS or SJTU (Shanghai's Jiao Tong University). In case of  private  institutions,  the  eligibility  criteria,  inter-alia,  includes  net  worth  of  sponsoring organizations, strategic vision plan and implementation plan, governance structure and experience  in  translating  plans  into  real  achievements  in  any  field.  As  per  the  regulatory framework of this scheme an Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) scrutinizes the applications and make recommendations to University Grants Commission (UGC).

(e) and (f) The regulatory framework of world class institutions schemes has provision to have a good proportion of foreign or foreign qualified faculty and a good mix of domestic and foreign students.

- (g) The twelve Higher Educational Institutions, declared as IoE, are in existence. They are expected to come in top 500 of any world-renowned ranking framework in first ten years after its declaration as IoE and consistently improve its ranking to come in top 100 eventually overtime. Number of Indian Higher Educational Institutions increased from 9 in year 2014 to 45 in year 2023 in QS World Ranking Framework. India has also improved its position in the QS World University  Rankings  2023  by  Subject  with  44  courses,  in  their  respective  subject  categories, ranked among the Global top 100. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has been ranked among six universities with a perfect score of 100 in the Citations per Faculty metric of the latest QS 2024 World University Rankings.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 252 FOR 07.08.2023 ASKED BY  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF PARLIAMENT  SHRI  ARUN  SAO  AND  SHRI  MOHAN  MANDAVI  REGARDING SETTING UP OF WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITY

| S.N.                 | Name of the Institutions                          | State         |
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| Public Institutions  | Public Institutions                               |               |
| 1.                   | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi             | Delhi         |
| 2.                   | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay            | Maharashtra   |
| 3.                   | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras            | Tamil Nadu    |
| 4.                   | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur         | West Bengal   |
| 5.                   | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore            | Karnataka     |
| 6.                   | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi                | Uttar Pradesh |
| 7.                   | University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad                | Telangana     |
| 8.                   | University of Delhi, New Delhi                    | Delhi         |
| Private Institutions | Private Institutions                              |               |
| 9.                   | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani | Rajasthan     |
| 10.                  | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal      | Karnataka     |
| 11.                  | O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat            | Haryana       |
| 12.                  | Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida              | Uttar Pradesh |

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