How UGC played a part in triggering controversy over Institute of Eminence

UGC documents about eligibility to the scheme used the terms 'world-class' and 'world-ranking' interchangeably

On July 9, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) formally released the names of six Institutions of Eminence (IoE) selected by an Empowered Experts Committee (EEC) chaired by N. Gopalaswami. The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and the IITs of Bombay and Delhi made the list among public institutions. The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani; the Manipal Academy of Higher Education and the Jio Institute were the three private institutions selected.

According to Gopalaswami, the selection of the six institutions was made keeping in mind whether they could become world-ranked institutions over 10-15 years.

The announcement on