The progress of Institutions of Eminence (IoE) will be mapped with indicators of renowned international rankings QS and Times Higher Education (THE), and an incentive mechanism will be developed for those institutes which are performing well, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said on Monday.

He made the comments at a review meeting of the IOEs chaired by him along with Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre.

“Various topics were discussed during the meeting including 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,” Nishank tweeted.

“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,” he further said.