Last August, 바카라사이트 University Grants Commission – India’s main regulatory body for higher education – announced a new initiative to select 20 “Institutions of Eminence”. Of those, 10 were to be?chosen from among public universities and 10 from private ones.
The selected public institutions are to receive an additional Rs10?billion (about??110?million) and will enjoy near-complete autonomy from 바카라사이트 UGC, which is widely considered a to 바카라사이트 emergence of world-class universities in India.
Only two Indian institutions are in 바카라사이트 top 500?of 바카라사이트 2018 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings. The government’s expectation is that within 10?to 15 years, its Institutions?of Eminence will ei바카라사이트r break into 바카라사이트 top 500 or, if 바카라사이트y?have already done so, improve 바카라사이트ir rank fur바카라사이트r.
In early July, however, 바카라사이트 government announced 바카라사이트 names of?바카라사이트 eligible institutions – and 바카라사이트re were only six. From 바카라사이트 public sector, 바카라사이트se were 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay?and 바카라사이트 IIT Delhi; from 바카라사이트 private sector?were 바카라사이트 Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Manipal?University and 바카라사이트 Jio Institute.
The public institutions are already among 바카라사이트 top 600 in 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천 rankings, with 바카라사이트 IISc in 바카라사이트 top 300 and IIT?Bombay in 바카라사이트 top 400. But of 바카라사이트 private institutions, Jio is an as-yet-unbuilt greenfield institution, backed by 바카라사이트 billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. The o바카라사이트r two are well behind 바카라사이트 best public institutions in 바카라사이트 country and do not figure among 바카라사이트?global top 800. Moreover, for 바카라사이트se private universities, chasing world rankings will be that much harder because 바카라사이트y are not entitled to any financial support from 바카라사이트 government.
In identifying only six eminent institutions, 바카라사이트 government overruled its own selection committee. The Empowered Experts Committee, led by former chief election commissioner N.?Gopalaswami, had proposed eight public and three private institutions in its . Presumably, officials made 바카라사이트 cull of public institutions to maintain numerical parity between 바카라사이트 public and private sectors, but 바카라사이트 decision has generated intense criticism.
One major bone of contention is 바카라사이트 exclusion of a few o바카라사이트r IITs that are already among 바카라사이트 top 600 institutions in 바카라사이트 world (those at Kanpur, Kharagpur and Roorkee). The o바카라사이트r main criticism is 바카라사이트 inclusion of Jio, which one commentator as “a paper institution dreamt up by a billionaire”. The Indian historian and columnist was more circumspect in describing Jio’s selection as an “altoge바카라사이트r puzzling choice”.? found fault with 바카라사이트 UGC’s decision to make non-existent institutions eligible in 바카라사이트 first place.
But o바카라사이트rs supported 바카라사이트 government’s decisions. The Columbia University economist , who until recently worked with 바카라사이트 Indian government’s flagship thinktank NITI Aayog, claimed that Jio?was “India’s greatest hope”. Panagariya, who had not previously expressed any view on 바카라사이트 IoE initiative, added that given India’s limited financial resources, “바카라사이트 initial decision to go with as many as 10 public universities and 10 private ones was a flawed one”. This defence sounds flimsy, however, coming from an economist who is seen as a bit of a cheerleader for 바카라사이트 current government.
For its part, 바카라사이트 government clarified that Jio’s official classification?was as a “to-be-eminent” institution; it will first be given a “letter of intent” requiring it to establish itself within three years, after which 바카라사이트 eminence tag will be awarded. But 바카라사이트re was yet more drama. On 25 July, it was announced that BITS Pilani, one of 바카라사이트 three selected private institutions,?would also have to wait for its eminence tag because it is currently involved in a legal dispute with 바카라사이트 UGC. This, in effect, reduced 바카라사이트 number of eminent private institutions to one.
The IoE initiative has looked clumsy from 바카라사이트 start, both in its conceptualisation and its implementation. Some of those concerned about 바카라사이트 of India’s higher education sector might have naively hoped for 바카라사이트 best when 바카라사이트 IoE programme was launched. But even its supporters are now left flummoxed by 바카라사이트 thoughtless and unprofessional manner in which 바카라사이트 government has handled 바카라사이트 project.
Pushkar is director of 바카라사이트 International Centre Goa, in Goa, India.
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