The University Grants Commission (UGC) on 02nd August 2019 has recommended 20 Institutions to be accorded the status of ‘Institutions of Eminence (IoE).’
The IITs Madras and Kharagpur, Delhi University, University of Hyderabad, Amritha Vishwa Vidyapeetham and VIT are among the 20 institutions.
Started in 2018, the IoE scheme is aimed at developing 20 world-class institutions which would put India on the global education map.
The chosen public institutions will also receive a government grant of ₹1,000 crore, while the private institutions will not get any funding under the scheme.