Question : Setting up of Institutions

(a) the total number of premium institutions of the stature of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the country at present;
(b) the total number of new institutions likely to be set up during the remaining period of Twelfth Five Year Plan;
(c) whether any State of North-Eastern Region shall come under this purview to set up such institutions within this plan period; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the type of institutions likely to be set up?

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) : Total number of premium institutions in the country are -18-IITs, 4-IIITs, 12- IIITs in PPP mode and 19-IIMs.
(b): During the remaining period of XIIth Five Year Plan, 4 IITs, 7 IIITs in PPP mode and 1 IIMs are going to be established.
(c) & (d): At present following institutions are functioning in North- Eastern Region- IIT Guwahati , NIT Agartala , Silchar, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, IIM Shillong, IIIT Guwahati and IIIT Manipur. During the remaining period one IISER in Nagaland and one IIIT in Tripura are going to be established.

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