Three institutes of eminence flag slow funding, govt points to unspent funds
(WorldNews India)

THE INDIAN Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Mumbai and Delhi and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have flagged concerns over the pace of funding by the HRD Ministry under the `Institution of Eminence´ (IoE) scheme. Advertising Raising this issue in their presentation to the Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) on September 26, the three government institutes, which were awarded the `eminence´ tag in July last year, flagged challenges in implementing their IoE plans on the grounds of inadequate and delayed funding by the government. The HRD Ministry is supposed to give Rs 1,000 crore, over five years, to each of the public educational institutes declared as `eminent´. Since...