(a) whether the Government proposes to introduce new
courses on renewable energy in Indian Institutes of
Technology (IITs) and in Central Universities;
(b) if so, the details thereof ; and
(c) the time by which the courses are likely to be introduced ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) to (c) : The Indian Institutes of Technology
(IITs) and the Central Universities, being
autonomous institutions, are empowered to
introduce various branches of learning in
their curricula from time to time. Some
Central Universities and IITs have been
conducting various courses / programmes on
conventional and non-conventional energy,
including renewable energy.