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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