Institutions of Eminence
Institutions of Eminence scheme was launched in order to implement the commitment of the Government to empower the Higher Educational Institutions and to help them become world class teaching and research institutions, as announced by the Hon’ble Finance Minister in his budget speech of 2016. This was to make available affordable access to high quality education for ordinary Indians.
Attributes of IOEs that will separate them from other universities:
- The institutes will be free from most UGC regulations which are binding on other universities, except for some flexible guidelines
- They will not have to adhere to UGC mandated curriculum and would be free to fix their own curriculum and syllabus
- They would be able to admit 30 per cent of foreign students on merit and deciding the fee charged from foreign students will also be their prerogative
- They can recruit foreign faculty upto 25 per cent of its faculty strength
- They will have the flexibility of course structure in terms of number of credit hours and years to take a degree, after approval of their Governing Council and broadly conforming to the minimum prevailing standards
- They shall be free to enter into academic collaborations with other institutions of India.
Institute of National Importance
Institute of National Importance (INI) is a status that may be conferred on a premier public higher education institution in India by an act of Parliament of India, an institution which “serves as a pivotal player in developing highly skilled personnel within the specified region of the country/state”.