The HRD Ministry in 2017 put out the draft regulations for the setting up of 20 world-class institutions and is seeking the public’s opinion. These institutions -10 each in the public and private sectors -will strive to become leading global centres of knowledge production.
The Draft Norms
World-class Institutions World-class institutions, the draft rules say, should be multi-disciplinary and have both teaching and research focus of an exceptionally high quality. It should have a good proportion of foreign or foreign-qualified faculty members and a good mix of domestic and foreign students. They would be free to admit additional foreign students on merit to a maximum of 30% of the strength of domestic students there enrolled. |