Govt To Open 20 New IITs (Update: IIITs) - How Many IITians Should India Churn Out?
Update: We apologize for the misinformation. There was a big confusion yesterday about the 'IIITs' and 'IITs'. The government has clarified that it's opening 20 new IIITs (Indian Institute Of Information Technology).
Just-in today, is the news about Government's approval of starting 20 New IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) in a Public-Private partnership scheme. While the State Governments will be making the land available for free, India's Union Minister of State for HRD, Mr. Shashi Tharoor has declared that a total amount of Rs. 128 crore per IIT will be spent. All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has recently nodded yes to have corporate sector enter the field of technical education. Now, any public or private company with over Rs. 100 Crore turnover for last three consecutive years can set up its own technical institution for - engineering and technology, pharmacy, architecture and town planning, hotel management and catering technology.
Though you see tens of new engineering colleges springing up in your locality, the news of an IIT coming over to a town near you is a dream come true for many. So far, new IITs have come up in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. There are complaints about colleges and institutions shutting down. Mr. Tharoor shared that in the year 2012-13, 79 institutes were closed and 210 new institutes were opened. So, we are definitely looking at growing numbers only.
[caption id="attachment_44122" align="aligncenter" width="630"]#-Link-Snipped-# IIT Kharagpur Main Building[/caption]
The new IITs will be set up only at places where all basic facilities can be provided and the infrastructure has proper connectivity. At CE, we have regular discussions about the increase in number of engineering college students graduating each year in India. Now, most of these can call themselves IITians, but is this a good move? Will be compromise quality for quantity? Will IIT still be a place for the 'cream' in coming years? We would like to know your views in comments.
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Just-in today, is the news about Government's approval of starting 20 New IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) in a Public-Private partnership scheme. While the State Governments will be making the land available for free, India's Union Minister of State for HRD, Mr. Shashi Tharoor has declared that a total amount of Rs. 128 crore per IIT will be spent. All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has recently nodded yes to have corporate sector enter the field of technical education. Now, any public or private company with over Rs. 100 Crore turnover for last three consecutive years can set up its own technical institution for - engineering and technology, pharmacy, architecture and town planning, hotel management and catering technology.
Though you see tens of new engineering colleges springing up in your locality, the news of an IIT coming over to a town near you is a dream come true for many. So far, new IITs have come up in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. There are complaints about colleges and institutions shutting down. Mr. Tharoor shared that in the year 2012-13, 79 institutes were closed and 210 new institutes were opened. So, we are definitely looking at growing numbers only.
[caption id="attachment_44122" align="aligncenter" width="630"]#-Link-Snipped-# IIT Kharagpur Main Building[/caption]
The new IITs will be set up only at places where all basic facilities can be provided and the infrastructure has proper connectivity. At CE, we have regular discussions about the increase in number of engineering college students graduating each year in India. Now, most of these can call themselves IITians, but is this a good move? Will be compromise quality for quantity? Will IIT still be a place for the 'cream' in coming years? We would like to know your views in comments.
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Kaustubh KatdareThe bigger question is - how many engineers does it need to put India on engineering fast-track? Even with so many IITans, India hasn't been able to contribute to develop their own technologies. Indians on the other hand seem to do very well abroad.
Creating more number of IITs is definitely not a 'required step'. What's required is an upgrade in the infrastructure of existing NITs and other 'better' engineering colleges.
The IITs are known because of their students and professors. The 'tag' itself isn't going to churn out high quality engineers. I think it will just make more "IITans" - but of significantly lower 'value'. -
Kaustubh Katdare@amit : That comment just made my day! :-D . Yeah, IITans are going to need more number of IIMs so that they can get some non-engineering job. No one wants to work in hardcore engineering field these days. Sad situation for India.
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Viraj VoditelOn a more serious note, I think the Govt. should borrow a page from BITS Pilani, which recently invested 480 crores to improve infrastructure and revamp the curriculum of the Pilani campus. Opening IITs in random places won't do the job. It will just give more students the much adored "IIT tag" which is of no use whatsoever.
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