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Dec 3, 2015

Union Cabinet gives nod to establish 6 new IITs

12/03/2015
The Union Cabinet has approved proposal of setting up of 6 new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across the country.
The 6 new IITs would be set up in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Karnataka.
 
Points to note
  • In its first year, each new IIT will have an initial intake of 180 students and each IIT will have a sanctioned faculty-student ratio of 1:10.
  • In the second year, the intake strength would increase to 450 and subsequently in the third year to 928 (840 Undergraduates, 80 Postgraduates and 8 PhD).
  • Each new IIT would function from temporary campus for the initial period of 3 years and later shift permanent campuses in the 4th year.
Background: Currently, IIT Act, 1961 contains no provision to enable establishment of new IITs. So for establishment of every new IIT, enactment of amendment is necessary to the Act from the Parliament.

Nov 6, 2015

President launches IMPRINT India initiative of IITs and IISC

11/06/2015
President launches IMPRINT India initiative of IITs and IISCPresident Pranab Mukherjee launched Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India to increase research in the country.
The initiative is joint venture of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISC).

points to note

  • India seeks to develop a road map for research to solve major engineering and technology challenges in 10 technology domains relevant for the country.
  • These 10 domains are: Health Care, Computer Science and ICT, Advance Materials, Water Resources and River systems, Sustainable Urban Design, Defence, Nano-technology Hardware, Environmental Science and Climate Change and Energy Security.
  • These domains are distributed among IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Bomaby, IIT Rookree, IIT Madras and IISC, Bengaluru.
  • Objectives of this initiative: (i) identify areas of immediate relevance that requires innovation in the society. (ii) Direct scientific research in the identified areas.
  • (iii) Ensure support and higher funding for research for identified areas (iv) Measure the outcomes of innovation and research efforts and its impact on the standard of living in the urban and rural areas.
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