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Saturday, April 20, 2024
TopicInstitute of Eminence

Topic: Institute of Eminence

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Files of 4 institutes that were competing with Jio for ‘eminence’ tag go missing from UGC

Files not found in safe room at UGC headquarters; they contained applications of four proposed institutes. 

Patanjali to enter Khadi market, and the Supreme Court judge who is always very angry

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint in the last 24 hours.

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.