(a) the criterion for setting up of new Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the country;
(b) whether the Government has received any proposal from the Government of Rajasthan for setting up new IIT and IIM in the State; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government so far in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)
(a) to (c): Pursuant to the decision by the Government of India for establishment of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) or an Indian Institute of Management (IIM), the concerned State Government is requested to identify suitable land measuring about 500-600 acres in case of an IIT and about 200 acres in case of an IIM. The State Government is required to offer the land free of cost and free from all legal encumbrances at a location having necessary social and physical infrastructure such as road, rail and air connectivity etc. The site identified by the State Government is inspected by a Site Selection Committee (SSC) comprising representatives from the Central and State Government, and the most suitable site, as recommended by the SSC, is approved for establishment of an IIT or IIM. Since an IIT at Jodhpur and an IIM at Udaipur are already functioning in the State of Rajasthan, there is no proposal to establish an additional IIT or IIM in the State.