New Delhi, 26 October 2020: In a bid to have a strong foothold in the global research paper outputs,  the Ministry of Education is planning to have an integrated portal containing world-class research papers from all universities, research institutes and other Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs) shall be made.

Dr.Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Minister of Education, held a review meeting for ‘Institute of Eminence’ along with MoS for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre Ji & various officials of Ministry of Education today. The meeting discussed the progress of Institutes of Eminence (IoE) shall be mapped with the indicators of THE/QS World University Rankings and international standards. Quality research paper output and journal publication is a key factor for getting world recognition.

Various topics were discussed during the meeting like:

• What measures can be taken to accelerate the recruitment of #international faculty.
• The progress of IoEs shall be mapped with the indicators of THE/QS World University Rankings and international standards.
• An incentive mechanism for institutions shall be developed to reward the IoEs that are doing well.
• An integrated portal containing world-class #research papers from all HEIs shall be made.
• Numerous measures shall be taken to engineer a better perception of IoEs. Officials were directed to develop a detailed strategy (with both qualitative and quantitative parameters) for brand building of the institutes.
• NEP recommendations such as Multiple Entry-Exit, Online Degrees, Multidisciplinary, Internationalization etc. shall be leveraged to ensure the success of IoEs.

An integrated portal containing world-class research papers from all HEIs will help a lot to research scholars, academicians and education institutes.