What is the selection criteria of being an Institute of Eminence given by the Ministry of HRD, India?
v) There should be a transparent merit based selection in
admissions, so that the focus remains on getting meritorious students.
The Institution should have
reasonably large owned campus with adequate space for expansion.
(such as the Times Higher Education World
University Rankings or QS or Shanghai's Jiao Tong University) in the first ten
years of setting up on being declared as Institution of Eminence, and having
achieved top five hundred rank, should consistently improve its ranking to come
in the top one hundred eventually over time.
These are the guidelines by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India.
To read about the incentives provided to the Institutes of Eminence, read this article.
For complete details about the Institutes of Eminence and the controversy regarding the Jio Institute, read this article.
Expectations from a Government Institution of Eminence:
1 While a Government Institution declared as an
Institution of Eminence, is free to choose its path to become an institution of
global repute, an indicative list of parameters, the institution should satisfy
within a reasonable pre-determined time frame from the date of notification
declaring it as a Institution of Eminence are as follows: 
i) It should preferably be
multi-disciplinary and have both teaching and research focus of an
exceptionally high quality.
ii)
Apart from the regular courses,
it should also offer various inter-disciplinary courses, including in areas of
emerging technology and interest as well as those of relevance to the
development concerns of countries like India.
Apart from the regular courses,
it should also offer various inter-disciplinary courses, including in areas of
emerging technology and interest as well as those of relevance to the
development concerns of countries like India.
iii)
It should have a good
proportion of foreign or foreign qualified faculty. Institutions which succeed
in mobilizing a broadly diverse national and international academic staff are
likely to maximise knowledge capacity. Foreign / Foreign qualified faculty
means:
It should have a good
proportion of foreign or foreign qualified faculty. Institutions which succeed
in mobilizing a broadly diverse national and international academic staff are
likely to maximise knowledge capacity. Foreign / Foreign qualified faculty
means:
a. Any faculty of non Indian citizenship. or
b. Any Indian citizen who has spent considerable
time in academics in a foreign country, with his academic qualification
[experience from top 500 Institutions figuring in a reputed world ranking.
iv) There should be a reasonably good
mix of domestic and foreign students.
v) There should be a transparent merit based selection in
admissions, so that the focus remains on getting meritorious students.
vi)
The admission process should be need-blind so that
once a student gets admission purely on merit, such a meritorious
student should not be turned away for lack of financial ability.
purely on merit, such a meritorious
student should not be turned away for lack of financial ability.
vii)
The faculty student ratio should be not be less
than 1:20 at the time of notification 
issued declaring an Institution
as an Institution of Eminence and should increase over time so as not to be
less than 1:10 after five years of this date. The faculty for this purpose
includes the regular faculty, adjunct faculty, and long term faculty (for at
least three years). Part time faculty shall not be counted for the purpose. 
issued declaring an Institution
as an Institution of Eminence and should increase over time so as not to be
less than 1:10 after five years of this date. The faculty for this purpose
includes the regular faculty, adjunct faculty, and long term faculty (for at
least three years). Part time faculty shall not be counted for the purpose.
viii)
There should be laboratory facilities that do
cutting-edge scientific research for those Institutions engaged in scientific
research. In case of humanities and social science and other interdisciplinary
areas, the faculty should be engaged in research and field work in frontier
areas using the latest methodologies.
ix)
The Institution should have a world-class
library with subscriptions to reputed journals in the areas of its course
offerings.
x)
It should have
student amenities comparable with that of globally reputed institutions.
It should have
student amenities comparable with that of globally reputed institutions.The Institution should have
reasonably large owned campus with adequate space for expansion.
xii)
The Institution should strive to achieve social impact
by engaging in applied research and innovation in issues of concern to
developing societies. 
xiii)
Governance structure of the Institution should
be distinct from the governance structure of the organization
sponsoring/funding the institution.
xiv)
It should be financially sound, either in terms
of recourse to public funding. xv) The Institution should have teaching and
research collaborations with a reasonable number of global universities
figuring in the most reputed global rankings.
xvi)
The Institution should be known for promoting a
culture where faculty are encouraged to publish regularly in peer-reviewed
journals and engage academically with the issues of concern to the society. It
should have a record of research publications at the mean rate of at least one
per faculty member each year in reputed peer-reviewed international journals
based on publication made by top 100 global Universities in these journals. For
this purpose:
a.
Any papers published in international publications
which are included in SCOPUS, Web Science or similar international agencies can
be counted.
b. Instead
of every faculty satisfying the publication criteria, it would be enough if the
parameter is satisfied as an average across institution.
xvii)
A multi-disciplinary institution should have a
student enrolment of at least ten thousand students in a period of fifteen
years. However, the institutions may project a lower figure as its enrolment
target with justification on how that enrolment figure would enable it to
become a world class university. EEC will examine whether it is feasible for an
institution to become world class with the proposed lower figure.
xviii)
The Institution should be accredited by National
Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) or an alternative version of NAAC
which conforms to UGC (Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities)
Regulations, 2017 or its amendments and also be assessed by one reputed
international accreditation agency, one whose ratings are a credible and widely
accepted global benchmark. The Institution may however appeal on accreditation
of NAAC or alternative version of NAAC to the Empowered Experts Committee,
whose decision shall be final.
xix)
It should come in top five hundred of any of the
world renowned ranking frameworks
(such as the Times Higher Education World
University Rankings or QS or Shanghai's Jiao Tong University) in the first ten
years of setting up on being declared as Institution of Eminence, and having
achieved top five hundred rank, should consistently improve its ranking to come
in the top one hundred eventually over time.
2 The Institution giving
an application to be declared as a Institution of Eminence, should in its
proposal mention the detailed and tangible action plan, milestones, and
timelines by which it seeks to achieve each of parameters in Guideline 1
above, mentioning milestones to be achieved in first five years and over 15
years.
These are the guidelines by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India.
To read about the incentives provided to the Institutes of Eminence, read this article.
For complete details about the Institutes of Eminence and the controversy regarding the Jio Institute, read this article.
