{
  "id": 15157791,
  "title": "KLE Tech gets four-star rating in IIC assessment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/kle-tech-gets-four-star-rating-in-iic-assessment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T08:24:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kle-tech-gets-four-star-rating-in-iic-assessment/article71567668.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KLE Technological University (KLE Tech), located in Hubballi, has achieved a commendable four-star rating in the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) assessment for the 2024-25 academic year. The university scored a total of 85.17 out of 100, demonstrating a substantial improvement from its previous three-star rating in the 2023-24 assessment, which stood at 54 out of 100. This notable rise of 31.17 points underscores the university's commitment to fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and start-up culture among its community. The IIC, an initiative under the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell, encourages higher education institutions to engage in activities related to innovation, ideation, intellectual property rights, start-ups, and entrepreneurship. KLE Tech excelled in this regard, conducting 99 activities during the 2024-25 IIC calendar year, with 98 of them approved. In addition to its high rating, the university earned an extra 28.96 reward points for surpassing the required activity thresholds, which will be taken into account during the subsequent evaluation cycle. KLE Tech's management, comprising Chairman Amit Kore, Chancellor Prabhakar Kore, Pro-Chancellor Ashok Shettar, and Vice-Chancellor Prakash Tewari, expressed their congratulations to the university's team for their outstanding performance, as reported in a press release.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "KLE Technological University receives four-star rating in IIC assessment for 2024-25.",
    "University scores 85.17 out of 100, showing 31.17-point improvement from previous rating.",
    "KLE Tech conducts 99 approved activities, earning 28.96 reward points for exceeding thresholds."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}