Institute of Eminence: 19 more names proposed for tag; AMU, BHU in new list

Months ago, when the MHRD approved the list of six institutes questions were raised from various quarters over approval of Jio Institute that was yet to set up its campus

The empowered expert committee (EEC) on Friday submitted its second report to the University Grants Commission (UGC), recommending 19 higher educational institutes for Institute of Eminence (IoE) status. Its first report proposed 11 institutes for the tag. 

Aligarh Muslim University, Banaras Hindu University, University of Hyderabad and Tezpur University are some of the 7 public institutes featuring on EEC's second list. UGC has tasked the panel, which functions under it, with prescribing names for the IoE tag.

Among the private institutions Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in Vellore, Tamil Nadu; Jamia Hamdard University in New Delhi; Shiv Nadar University (Noida, Uttar Pradesh);