Institutes of National Importance
Institute of National Importance (INI) is a status that may be conferred on a premier public higher education institution in India by an act of Parliament of India, an institution which "serves as a pivotal player in developing highly skilled personnel within the specified region of the country/state". Institutes of National Importance receive special recognition, higher autonomy and funding from the Government of India.
Common ActsEdit
ArchitectureEdit
Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPA) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014' and its subsequent amendments.[1]
DesignEdit
National Institutes of Design (NID) are declared as Institution of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Design Act 2014' and its subsequent amendments.[2]
Engineering and TechnologyEdit
- Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and its subsequent amendments.[3]
- National Institutes of Technology (NIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007 and its subsequent amendments.[4]
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'Indian Institute of Information Technology Act, 2014' and the 'Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017' and their subsequent amendments.[5][6]
- Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) was declared as an Institute of National Importance in 2014, when the erstwhile Bengal Engineering and Science University converted to a central institution.[7]
Food TechnologyEdit
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) and Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) are declared Institutes of National Importance through the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021.[8][9]
ManagementEdit
Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 and its subsequent amendments.[10]
MedicineEdit
All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956' and its subsequent amendments.[11]
PharmacyEdit
National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998' and its subsequent amendments.[12]
ScienceEdit
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the amendments in the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007.[13]
Institutes of National ImportanceEdit
Summary statisticsEdit
As of 27 July 2021, there are 161 Institutes of National Importance under various Acts of Parliament. These INIs include 23 IITs; 15 AIIMSs; 20 IIMs; 31 NITs; 25 IIITs; 7 IISERs, 7 NIPERs; 5 NIDs; 3 SPAs; 2 NIFTEMs 5 central universities; 4 medical research institutes, and 14 other specialized institutes.
Location maps by institutes typeEdit
Full list of institutesEdit
Proposed Institutes of National Importance (INIs)Edit
The following institutes have been proposed as INIs through a bill:
See alsoEdit
- Ivy League, a formal grouping of leading private universities in the United States
- Imperial Universities, a grouping of older universities in Japan
- Russell Group, a formal grouping of universities in the United Kingdom
- Golden Triangle (English universities), a group of universities in Oxford, Cambridge, London
- SKY (universities), a group of universities in South Korea
- TU9, alliance of nine leading Technical Universities in Germany
- Double First Class Universities, group of elite universities in China
- Institutes of Eminence
FootnotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "SPA Act, 2014" (PDF).
- ↑ "National Institute of Design – National Institute of Design Act". www.nid.edu. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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(help) - ↑ "The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017" (PDF). egazette.nic.in. 9 August 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "Pranab nod to BESU upgrade". 7 March 2014.
- ↑ Parliament passes bill to declare 2 food tech institutes as institutes of national importance, Outlook, 26 July 2021.
- ↑ "Parliament passes the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ↑ "Indian Institute of Management Act, 2017". 31 December 2017.
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(help) - ↑ "All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Government of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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- ↑ "Footwear Design and Development Institute Act, 2017" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Government of India. 5 August 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ "ITRA Act 2020" (PDF). egazette. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ↑ "The Gazette of India" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ "Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh". pib.nic.in.
- ↑ "Act | Kalakshetra Foundation" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ "National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Act, 2012". 13 September 2012.
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(help) - ↑ "NFSU Act 2020" (PDF). PRS India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ↑ "Nalanda University Act, 2010". 21 September 2010.
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(help) - ↑ "NDIAC Act 2019" (PDF). legalaffairs. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ↑ "The Rashtriya Raksha University Act, 2020" (PDF). rsu.ac.in. 23 March 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ↑ "Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act, 2014". 4 March 2014.
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(help) - ↑ "Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016". 29 July 2016.
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(help) - ↑ "Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University Act, 2016". 28 May 2016.
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(help) - ↑ "Act | University of Allahabad" (PDF). www.legislative.gov.in. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ↑ "Act | Visva Bharati University" (PDF). www.visvabharati.ac.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ↑ "Act for proposal | NCERT" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ "Act for proposal | INDU" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ "Act for proposal | HBNI" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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