IISC Bengaluru To University Of Delhi — Educational Institute Of Eminence In India

India At 2047: From Indian Institute of Science to Delhi University, a look at colleges and universities with the Institute of Eminence status in the country.

India At 2047: IISC Bengaluru University of Delhi

Indian Institute Of Science, Bengaluru: Established in 1909 with active suppport from Jamsetji Tata is ranked among the most prestigiuos academic institutions of India. It was granted the Institute of Eminence in 2018 and has consistently topped the NIRF rankings. Dr K. Sivan, ISRO Chairman and Sudha Murthy, Chairman of Infosys Foundation and renowned authors are some of the notable people from this institution. Image Source: ioe.iisc.ac.in

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi: Established in 1961, IIT Delhi was ranked 185 in QS World University Rankings 2022. IIT Delhi offers courses ranging from engineering and technology to humnaitis and ranked second among engineering colleges by the NIRF in 2020 and 2021. Flipkart Founders Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal and IPS officer Kiran Bedi are IIT Delhi alumnus. Image Source: iitd.ac.in

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay: Considered as one of the foremost engineering universities in Asia, IIT Bombay is known for its 4-year, 5-year & 2-year programmes. Former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal and Ola Cabs founder Bhavish Aggarwal are the notable alumni from this institute. Image Source: iitb.ac.in

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur:

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras: 120 kilometres west of Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur was estbalished in 1951 becoming the first of the IITs in the country and recognised as an Institute of National Importance. It offers courses in management, law, architecture, humanities, etc. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Executive Director of Tata Sons, R. Gopalakrishnan are notable people from IIT Kharagpur. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons

University of Delhi: Founded in 1922, DU remains among the first choices for students to study of arts, commerce, and science in the country. This collegiate central university constitutes of around 60 colleges across the national capital. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, actor Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan are among the distinguished alumni of this university. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons

Banaras Hindu University: Located in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, BHU is one the largest residential universities in Asia with over 30,000 students and 18,000 residing in campus. Two former Presidents of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and A. P. J. Abdul Kalam have worked and taught at the university. Image Source: bhu.ac.in

University of Hyderabad: With more than 5,000 students and 400 faculty, from several disciplines University of Hyderabad is a prestigious public central research university. The university is recognized as an Institute of Eminence by the UGC. Former permanent representative of India at the United Nations,Syed Akbaruddin is one of the alumni of this university. Image Source: mathstat.uohyd.ac.in

Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani: With a primary focus on higher education and research in engineering and sciences, BITS is backed by the Aditya Birla Group. The private university has campuses in Goa, Hyderabad, Dubai, and Mumbai apart from Rajsthan's Pilani. Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia, Swiggy co-founder Nandan Reddy are among the notable alumni of this institute. Image Source: bits-pilani.ac.in

Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal: Founded by Dr T.M.A. Pai in 1953, MAHE was ranked 751-800 in the QS World University Rankings of 2022. The institute is one of the first six institutes to be awarded the Institute of Eminence status in 2018. Among the distinguished alumni from this institute include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, renowned cardiac surgeon Devi Shetty among others. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons

OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat: Established in the year 2009 as a philanthropic initiative of its founding chancellor Naveen Jindal, the university is known for its interdisciplinary programmes that are taught by its renowned and qualified faculty members. The university was ranked 751–800 in the QS World Rankings 2020. Image Source: jgu.edu.in