(a) the number of IITs in the country State-wise:
(b) whether the committee constituted to set up new IITs in the country by upgrading promising academic institutions has since submitted its report;
(c) if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon;
(d) whether some States including Andhra Pradesh have requested for upgradation of some of their institutions into IITs; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Govt. on such requests?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI ARJUN SINGH )
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 288 FOR 21.12.2004 ASKED BY SHRI
SURESH KURUP AND SHRI C. K. CHANDRAPPAN REGARDING SETTING UP
OF IIT’S
(a): There are seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in the Country namely: -
Sl. Name of the Indian Institute of State/UT No. Technology (IIT)
1 Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Maharashtra 2 Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Delhi 3 Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 4 Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur West – Bengal 5 Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Tamil Nadu 6 Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati Assam 7 Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee Uttaranchal
S.No. State Proposal
1. Andhra Setting up of New IIT at Basara, Pradesh Adilabad District, Andhra Pradesh
1. Upgradation of Osmania University Engineering College, Andhra Pradesh
2. Bihar Setting up of New IIT in Bihar
3. Chandigarh Setting up of New IIT in Chandigarh
4. Gujarat Setting up of new IIT in Gujarat
5. Jharkhand Setting up of new IIT in Jharkhand 6. Karnataka Upgradation of NITK Surathkal to IIT.
1. Setting up of New IIT in Dharwad,North Karnataka
7. Kerala Upgradation of College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram to IIT
8. Orissa Upgradation of University College of Engineering ( U. C. E.) Burla, Orissa.
9. Rajasthan Setting up of new IIT in Rajasthan.
The Report of the Committee is awaited.