Question : World Class Institutes

(a) whether it is a fact that National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has
asked the Ministry to further liberalise regulations for the proposed World Class
Institutes and if so, the details thereof along with the recommendations made by the
NITI Aayog in this matter;
(b) the hindrances faced by the Government in incorporating them;
(c) the details of the institutes emerging as world class institutes; and
(d) the steps being taken by the Government to make the proposed world class
institutes autonomy without any interference of the Government or the regulatory
bodies

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)
(a) to (d): No, Madam. Ministry of Human Resource Development in consultation with
University Grants Commission (UGC) is formulating an enabling Regulatory
Architecture for 10 Public & 10 Private Higher Educational Institutions to emerge as
World Class Institutions. Public comments were invited on the draft Guidelines and
Regulations for the same to which among others, NITI Ayog has also responded. The
inputs received are under consideration in the Ministry.
The identification / selection of the Institutes as World Class Institutions shall be
made after the Guidelines and Regulations are notified.
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