IIT dream comes true for Bihar, AP
Sun, Jan 27 12:25 AM
Bihar and Andhra Pradesh have got an edge over Rajasthan. The prestigious
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) will start functioning in both states from
the next academic year.
The HRD Ministry has informed Bihar and Andhra Pradesh that admissions to the
two new IITs will start in temporary campuses, while the ministry sets up new
campuses. The new campus will be built around 100 kilometres from Patna in
Bihar and Isnapur in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh.
The campuses will be built in an area of 500-600 acres at a cost of Rs 1,800
crore. In a letter to the chief secretaries of the two state governments, the
HRD ministry has asked for makeshift campuses so that enrolment of students can
start.
"Only a few students for limited disciplines will be admitted in the first
year and temporary campuses will be linked to an existing IIT," a ministry
official said. However, IIT aspirants in Rajasthan might not as fortunate.
"No final decision has been taken as to where an IIT will come up in
Rajasthan," a senior ministry official told HT. The ministry had announced new
IITs for Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan in 2006-07.
There is a debate over whether an IIT should come up in the education city of
Kota or somewhere near Jaipur. Since the location of the proposed IIT in
Rajasthan has not yet been decided, the Centre has held back its final
decision, a ministry official said.
A committee headed by the ministry's joint secretary Ravi Mathur had visited
the proposed sites in Rajasthan but no final decision has been taken. Human
Resource Development minister Arjun Singh had received a number of
representations from state politicians to the people for IIT at both the sites.
"In this confusion we are not sure whether IIT admissions can start in
Rajasthan from the next academic year," a ministry official said. The HRD
ministry has also denied that Bihar will be getting an IIM, as stated by
officials in the state Chief Minister's office.
"As of now, only one new IIM at Shillong is coming up," the official said.
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