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Friday, December 19, 2025
TopicInstitute of Eminence

Topic: Institute of Eminence

IIT-Delhi breaks 10-year placement records, sees robust hiring

Kritika Sharma -
Placement officers at IIT-Delhi say there's a 15% increase in the number of companies as compared to last year and that IoE tag helped.

New eminence tags for universities unlikely before Lok Sabha elections

Kritika Sharma -
The process, already delayed because of disagreements over the number of institutes to get the tag, is now likely to be put in abeyance till polls are over.

No decision on eminence tag to universities whose patrons IB identified as ‘anti-Modi’

Kritika Sharma -
UGC to ask govt to clarify if all 19 institutions recommended by expert panel, including 9 flagged by the IB, can be granted the Institute of Eminence tag.

CBI’s ICICI Bank FIR could hurt lending & Indian economy

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ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

HRD ministry panel wants Institutes of Eminence to get Rs 1,000 crore to boost research

Amandeep Shukla, HT -
Empowered expert committee says fund should be above general research pool grant and be available to institutions based on their performance.

UPSC invites fresh applications for lateral entry into IAS

ThePrint Team -
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week

Institutes of Eminence tag starts fight between Modi govt panel and HRD ministry

Kritika Sharma -
While panel wants 30 institutes to get the coveted Institutes of Eminence tag, the HRD ministry wants to stick to its original shortlist of 20.

No IITs, JNU in Institute of Eminence 2nd list, Raghuram Rajan-backed university makes cut

Kritika Sharma -
Govt-appointed panel recommends 19 more educational institutions. HRD ministry to take final call early next week.

There are just 40 foreign teachers at IITs despite govt’s big push for global faculty

Kritika Sharma -
HRD ministry wants higher education institutes like IITs to have 20% international faculty. But the figure is just about 1% at IITs.

Ivy League curriculum to foreign faculty, Jio University’s competitors also had it all

Kritika Sharma -
The files show contenders had equally detailed academic plans with focus on learning pedagogy, faculty and curriculum.
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Defence

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

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National Interest

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