Jadavpur University, Jamia Hamdard to soon lose Institutions of Eminence tag

The decision regarding the same was taken during the University Grants Commission's meeting in July this year.

Jadavpur University in West Bengal and Jamia Hamdard, Delhi will soon be dropped from the list of 20 Institutions of Eminence (IoE). Earlier to this, Anna University was removed from the list. The decision regarding the same was taken during the University Grants Commission's meeting in July this year. It has been taken considering that the West Bengal government failed to communicate its funding commitment and due to “management issues” at Jamia Hamdard.

On July 1, 2021, the meeting was held. As per the minutes of the meeting, the recommendations of the empowered expert committee (EEC) to release Jadavpur University and Jamia Hamdard were to be be “forwarded to the ministry of education for further necessary action/ direction.”

In 2017, the UGC has rolled out the IoE scheme with an aim to empower 20 higher educational institutions (HEIs) to help them become world-class teaching and research institutions. As of April 2021, only 12 Higher Education Institutions were issued the tag of IoE. The IoEs are granted more administrative and academic autonomy which includes deciding on fee structure, open offshore campuses, and collaboration opportunities with universities. The government-run institutions are granted up to Rs 1,000 crore, while no funding is being awarded to private institutions.

It must be noted that Jamia Hamdard has secured a position amongst the 201-250 young universities of the world according to the Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings 2021. THE Young University Rankings list the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger. It has the same 13 performance indicators used in the flagship World University Rankings.

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