Jio Institute
# Jio Institute

Jio Institute is a private institute of higher education based in India. It was founded in 2018 by Reliance Industries Limited, one of the largest conglomerates in India

## History

Jio Institute was founded in 2018 and is based in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The institute is sited on 800 acres (320 hectares) of land. Jio Institute was selected as one of the two private institutions to be granted the status of 'Institutes of Eminence' under greenfield category. The campus of Jio Institute is currently under construction in Karjat, Maharashtra. The institute is expected to be completed by 2023, and will include research centers, libraries, and sports facilities.

## Academics

Jio Institute plans to offer undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in various fields such as engineering, humanities, and social sciences.

In 2020, Jio Institute announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to collaborate on academic and research programs.

