West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had said the state government will implement the revised UGC pay scale in accordance with the 7th Central Pay Commission for teachers in institutes of higher learning from January 1.
Right now, IIT Delhi and Bombay still come under the control of the IIT Council, that has the power to decide tuition fee and course duration for the programmes run by them
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
ACT 1 | A POLICY TAILOR MADE FOR JIO INSTITUTE — A Statesman special report
To congratulate an expectant mother for preparing to give birth to the nation’s Prime Minister would involve a leap of faith... The HRD Ministry has made a similar leap of faith by signaling an intention to accord “Institution of Eminence” status to an organisaton that has yet to put down it roots...
