9 years, elite status, big funding: Did India's 'world-class' institutes plan work?
Published on: June 13, 2026, 7:05 p.m. | Source: India Today
India plans to add four more private universities to its Institutions of Eminence programme. But nearly a decade after the scheme began, India still lacks a “world-class” university in the QS top 100. So does it justify the attention, autonomy and funding? Here’s a look at rankings, funding, Jio Institute and whether the world-class university experiment is delivering.
