Pakistan government eyes people's gold to increase foreign exchange reservesThe proposal has been discussed in the Economic Executive Council (EEC) – the body comprising all economic ministers and the State Bank of ...
Top monitoring body for institutes of eminence inactive since FebruaryA special monitoring panel set up to cut red tape and bring in a new liberal regulatory regime for the Institutes of Eminence, has been ina...
No Institution of Eminence status for Ashoka, Krea, Aligarh Muslim varsitiesCentre brings in top IITs, central universities and private institutions into the list of 20.
RIL to invest about Rs 1,500 crore in 2 years in Jio InstituteReliance is in discussions with experts at Stanford and Northwestern University on establishing the facility.
Jio Institute faces ire of expert panel for failing to meet deadlinesThe panel has conveyed its displeasure to Jio Institute team for delays and for furnishing only sketchy info.
No immediate Eminence status for any new institute, UGC sends issue back to Government over number countA total of 30 institutes have been recommended by an expert panel for the status and only six of them- including Jio University- have been ...
Mystery additions to Institutes of Eminence list raise quite a few eyebrowsThe panel found many institutes eligible just 5 months after it rejected them. And that's raising hackles.
Too close to green zone, Jio University may explore new siteA change of address Reliance owns land in the Navi Mumbai special economic zone, where the university is now likely to be housed.
UGC holds back approval for 19 additions proposed for Institute of Eminence statusThe committee had sprung a surprise by recommending a total of 30 institutes for the Institute of Eminence status, much higher than its ori...
Eminence tag likely for 14 more institutesThe last list, which included Reliance Foundation’s proposed Jio University, had triggered a huge row.
IoE panel may be expanded to pick more institutionsIt is gathered that high level discussions are on in the government over bringing in new members to the EEC ahead of the second round of se...
Institutes of Eminence status given without field visits, rankingsEEC was announced in February and started work on April 2 with a briefing by HRD secy and UGC chairman.
Institutes of Eminence: Expert committee points to lack of eminenceThe HRD ministry had decided to pick only six institutes — three each in public and private categories — to ensure an ‘equal’ treatment.
Committee struggles to find 20 institutes of eminenceA committee, appointed for the purpose, has indicated that the difficulty in finding such institutes is due to a key criterion related to g...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi on government wish list to pick India’s 'institutes of eminence'Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, New Development Bank chairman K V Kamath and chief economic...
Solicitor General questions PMO backed world class universitiesWith various legal questions raised, the matter was taken by the Law ministry to the Solicitor General of India.
Indian-origin professor Anantha Chandrakasan to lead MIT's largest academic departmentIndian-origin academician Anantha Chandrakasan has been named head of MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.