MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) & (b): The Government has established eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
in the country during the XIth Plan period at (i) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh),(ii) Patna
(Bihar), (iii) Rajasthan, (iv) Bhubaneswar (Orissa), (v) Ropar (Punjab), (vi)Gandhinagar
(Gujarat),(vii) Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and (viii) Mandi (Himachal Pradesh). Six of the
eight new IITs in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Patna (Bihar), Rajasthan, Bhubaneswar (Orissa),
Ropar (Punjab), Gandhinagar (Gujarat) started functioning from the academic year 2008-09 with
about 120 students each admitted to B. Tech courses and the IITs at Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
and Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) started functioning from the academic year 2009-10 with about
120 students each in B. Tech courses.
Seven new Indian Institutes of Managements (IIMs) at (i) Shillong (Meghalaya), (ii) Rohtak (Haryana),
(iii) Raipur (Chhattisgarh), (iv) Ranchi (Jharkhand), (v)Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), (vi) Kashipur
(Uttarakhand) & (vii) Udaipur (Rajasthan), ten new National Institutes of Technology (NITs) at (i)
Arunachal Pradesh, (ii) Manipur, (iii) Meghalaya, (iv) Mizoram, (v) Nagaland, (vi) Goa (which will
also cater to the UTs of Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep), (vii) Puducherry
(which will also cater to the UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands), (viii) Sikkim, (ix) Delhi (which
will also cater to the UT of Chandigarh) and (x) Uttarakhand, two School of Planning & Architecture
(SPAs), three Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research (IISERs) and thirteen Central
Universities have been set up during the XIth Five Year Plan.
A Scheme ‘Sub-Mission on Polytechnics under Coordinated Action for Skill Development’s has been launched
during the 11th Plan. Under the scheme, this Ministry provides one time financial assistance up to Rs.12.30
crore per polytechnic to the State/UT Governments for setting up of new polytechnics in 300 un-served and
under-served districts of the country subject to State/UT Government providing free of cost land and meeting
100% recurring expenditure.
(c) & (d): The Government gives grants for improving infrastructure, especially laboratories and equipment
in the institutes for providing quality teaching and research. Scholarship amounts have been enhanced to
motivate more students to take up research. Financial assistance is provided by the University Grants
Commission (UGC) for following schemes :
(i) Postdoctoral Fellowships
(ii) faculty Improvement Programme (colleges)
(iii) Research Fellowship to NET and non NET qualified Ph.D students.
(iv) Minor & Major Research Projects in Science and Humanities and Social Sciences.
(v) Research Awards to Teachers
(vi) Strengthening of Social Sciences and Humanities, Teaching and Research Activities.
(vii) Research Fellowship in Science to meritorious students
(viii) Assistance for promoting Research in Basic Sciences. Similarly the All India Council
for Technical Education also provides grants for research.
(e): The information is being colleted and will be laid on the Table of the House.
