Does IIEST Shibpur have a chance of getting the 'Institution of Eminence' (IoE) tag?

In the world ranking of universities the Indian university could not grab the ranking of top 200 universities. Then the government decided to develop the ‘Institution of Eminence in India’ (IoE). After that it was decided that the Institution should get accreditation from UGC for working in India. UGC has also stated that it will develop a regulatory architecture for public and private institutions so that they will become world class training and research institutions.

A total of top 10 government institutions are selected as Institution of eminence. These institutions can be a mix of arts, management and technical institutions. Top 50 are selected for the national institution ranking framework and Top 500 is selected for internationally recognized rankings.

Following institutions are eligible for Institution of eminence rankings:

1. Central universities.
2. Government owned and controlled deemed to be universities.
3. Institute of national importance like NITs and IITs.
4. Government owned standalone universities working under individual MOAs like IIM.
5. State universities are set up under a law made by a legislative university of a state.

IIEST Shibpur definitely has the chance of getting the Institute of Eminence tag but the competition is very tough as only few universities receive it. Institutions like IIT, NIIT, and IIM etc are also in the race.