Back in July, an Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) had selected six universities to receive the tag of Institute of Eminence, including the controversial case of Jio Institute.

JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research is also a surprise entrant this year. It is placed in the 401-500 band.

A whopping amount of Rs 9,500 crore has been reserved by the Reliance Foundation for Jio Institute that will be set up across 800 acres in Karjat near Navi Mumbai.

As the backlash on Twitter showed no signs of subsiding, the Ministry of HRD issued a statement clarifying how Jio Institute came to be picked. It clarified that Jio Institute was chosen under the greenfield category.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development today came out with an explanation on how Jio Institute was accorded such coveted status despite having no physical infrastructure in place.

Indian institutions like the IITs offer best education in the country, but they still have a long way to go when compared to other top universities in the world. This year too, no Indian university was able to secure a place in the top 100 best universities in the QS World University Ranking.

Business in Bengaluru has much at stake in the state elections for despite its revenues and branding, India's Silicon Valley is far from a happy land.