Jio Institute was granted the ‘Institute of Eminence’ tag by the Ministry of Human Resource Development on Monday. The institute, backed by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Foundation, is one of the six granted the coveted tag which aims to elevate a total of 10 private and 10 public institutes to world-class status. Others who got the honour are IIT-Delhi, IIT-Bombay, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), BITS-Pilani, and Manipal Academy of Higher Education.

Sounds great up to this point, doesn’t it? But if you are wondering why on earth you never came across a single photo of Jio Institute in your endless searches on Google or hear any mention of it, here is the hard truth – Jio Institute exists only on paper; it neither has a brick-and-mortar setup nor any virtual presence.

While the opposition voices are riled up, the ‘absence’ of Jio Institute has made its presence felt on the Twitterverse by triggering a deluge of jokes.

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Interact with teachers over chat interface. Send your query and get an immediate reply. Stay updated with latest placement information and customized degrees from various department in form of stickers.#JioInstitute download Now! pic.twitter.com/5s85aXr1xq — irfan (@simplyirfan) July 9, 2018

Everyday 100s of students in Ahmedabad take the Bullet train in the morning to attend their college – the JIO Institute in Bombay. The students didn’t need to take an Education loan coz the heavy tuition fees was paid out of the 15L amount they rcvd last year. — Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) July 9, 2018

But the icing on the cake is Twitter handle @Jiolnstitute, which is of course a parody account. Extremely “happy” at having received the coveted tag of ‘Institute of Eminence’, the Twitter account not only thanked HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar but also made people go ROFL with sarcastic tweets.

Here are 11 of those brilliant jokes:

1. Promises – they keep this nation afloat.

Thank you Javadekar ji for granting jio institute An Institute of eminence tag. We will build the University together before 2024. — Jio lnstitute (@Jiolnstitute) July 9, 2018

2. You can’t see me!

Jio institute prides itself in that you can’t even find it on Google. — Jio lnstitute (@Jiolnstitute) July 9, 2018

3. Is it tough getting into Jio Institute? Not at all, folks!

The world is there at Sharda University but thanks to Portability you all can port to Jio Institute. #JioInstitute — Jio lnstitute (@Jiolnstitute) July 9, 2018

4. Mitron, please welcome your V-C!

We warmly welcome our new Vice chancellor, his Excellency Dr. Narendra Modi. pic.twitter.com/pA9i7TPYOD — Jio lnstitute (@Jiolnstitute) July 9, 2018

5. Even Chanakya will apply for this course.

In honour of his excellency the prime minister of India, Narendra Modiji, we will offer degree in entire political science course. pic.twitter.com/UUkOqmKqkF — Jio lnstitute (@Jiolnstitute) July 9, 2018

6. Those WhatsApp forwards will be meaningful now.

No Paper will be used in Jio Institute and the Study Material will be provided on WhatsApp to save Trees. ♻ — Jio lnstitute (@Jiolnstitute) July 10, 2018

7. This is what is meant by ‘staying connected to your roots’.

At Jio Institute, No desks will be provided to keep students down to earth. This small step will save 10 millions trees every year. pic.twitter.com/mogylX6OOO — Jio lnstitute (@Jiolnstitute) July 10, 2018

8. THIS invention. Those nerds in the IITs are Jon Snows.

Students of Jio Institute working on a Prototype bike which runs on a single wheel and without fuel. pic.twitter.com/GgCvg1V3tr — Jio lnstitute (@Jiolnstitute) July 10, 2018

9. This is for those who were talking of crony capitalism.

Instead of taking1000 crores from Government, We will give them 2000 crores for Party fund. — Jio lnstitute (@Jiolnstitute) July 10, 2018

10. The perfect example of the Thanos principle – no people, no problem.

Our campus is free from any type of Discrimination, because there is no Campus. — Jio lnstitute (@Jiolnstitute) July 10, 2018

11. A lesson for all institutions on how to truly implement the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

A Campus beyond boundaries and a toilet to keep campus Free from open defecation. pic.twitter.com/tsHSHY1HHs — Jio lnstitute (@Jiolnstitute) July 10, 2018

You can read all of the tweets here: @Jiolnstitute