Facts, unfortunately, come in the way of the narrative by HRD Minister and his officials that the non-existent Jio Institute and the long-running five other institutions of distinction chosen for Institute of Eminence tag have been treated differently
The presentation made by the Reliance Foundation’s Jio Institute was led by Mr Mukesh Ambani and his Adviser, Mr Vinay Sheel Oberoi, a 1979 batch IAS officer who had retired in 2017 as Secretary in the HRD Ministry, under which the UGC operates and the one that appointed the Empowered Experts Committee which selected the Institutions of Eminence.
ACT 1 | A POLICY TAILOR MADE FOR JIO INSTITUTE — A Statesman special report
UGC resolution on EEC's report has also been mysteriously taken off the UGC's website.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took a jibe at the Centre with a tweet hinting at businessman-politician nexus in the country.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has clarified the status of ‘Institute of Eminence’ following a controversy that erupted over Jio Institute qualifying for the tag along with IITs, even though the institute backed by Reliance Foundation doesn’t yet exist.
