Integrated portal containing world-class research papers from all HEIs shall be created: Union Education Minister

An incentive mechanism for institutions shall be developed to reward the IoEs that are doing well. An integrated portal containing world-class research papers from all HEIs shall be made, Union Education Minister said. 

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has said that the progress of Institutions of Eminence (IoE) will be mapped with the indicators of renowned international rankings QS and Times Higher Education, and an incentive mechanism will be developed for the institutions that are performing well. The minister made the comments during a review meeting of the IOEs. The meeting was chaired by the Union Education Minister along with Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre.

"Various topics were discussed during the meeting like What measures can be taken to accelerate the recruitment of international faculty. The progress of IoEs shall be mapped with the indicators of THE/QS World University Rankings and international standards," the Education Minister said.
"An incentive mechanism for institutions shall be developed to reward the IoEs that are doing well. An integrated portal containing world-class research papers from all HEIs shall be made," he further said. The minister said that numerous measures shall be taken to engineer a better perception of IoEs. "Officials were directed to develop a detailed strategy (with both qualitative and quantitative parameters) for brand building of the institutes. NEP recommendations such as Multiple Entry-Exit, Online Degrees, Multidisciplinary, Internationalization etc shall be leveraged to ensure the success of IoEs," he said.

As per the officials, the institutions have been asked to put more efforts to represent India in a better way in global rankings . "The minister pointed out in the meeting that institutions should work on the internationalization of our education and should promote multidisciplinary streams in their institutes as per the vision of NEP," a senior official said.

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