Jio Institute, which is RIL’s first varsity, will commence academic sessions at its Navi Mumbai campus this year. The company, which operates in the education space via its philanthropic arm, had commenced work on Jio Institute a few years ago. It currently runs K-12 schools at its manufacturing facilities for the wards of RIL employees as well as for children of non-Reliance through Dhirubhai Ambani International School .“While our top priority was Covid relief...we also worked hard to bring our dream project — Jio Institute — to life,” said RIL non-executive director Nita Ambani.

(With inputs from agencies)