Update 3: Budget for new AIIMS-like institution is 332 crores each while for upgradation is 120 crores each of which 100 crores is from the central government and 20 crores is from the state government.
IITS, IIMS AND UNIVERSITIES OF WORLD CLASS STANDARD
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RAJYA SABHA
Based on the recommendations made by the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (SAC-PM), it has been decided to set up three new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), one each in the States of Rajasthan, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh during the XI plan. In order to expand the facilities for high quality management education in the North-East, the Government has decided to establish an Indian Institute of Management (IIM), at Shillong.
After considering requests of the State Governments and other relevant factors such as existing regional distribution of Central Educational Institutions in the country, it has been decided to locate 5 more IITs and 6 more IIMs in the following States :-
IIMs – Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Uttarakhand and Haryana.
16 States which do not have a Central University at present, and which will get one Central University each in the 11th Plan are Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Goa. Of these, in three States, existing State Universities will be taken over by the Central Government and converted into Central Universities. These three Universities are Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar (in Madhya Pradesh), Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur (in Chhattisgarh), and Goa University. It has also been decided to locate 14 world class Universities, one each in the 14 States / Regions as detailed in the Annexure. State Governments of Bihar, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh have offered land free of cost for setting up of IITs in their States. Locations of remaining Institutes / Central Universities will depend on various factors including the sites as may be offered by the respective State Governments.
A total outlay for setting up of one new IIT, with an intake capacity of 860 students is expected to be Rs. 760 crores. The total outlay for setting up of one IIM, with an intake capacity of 180 students is expected to be of the order of Rs. 210.25 crores. The estimated cost for infrastructure of a Central University with a School of Medicine, with an intake capacity of about 12700 students, would be about Rs. 720 crores spread over a period of 9 years. These new Institutes / universities will be funded by the Central Government (except cost of developed land).
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Smt. D. Purandeswari in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
As the country marches ahead on the path of progress its energy needs are continuously growing, the state-owned Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is all geared up to rise to this challenge. The entity is even mulling going public to raise funds for its aggressive expansion plans. All such details were unveiled at Kolkata yesterday by the union minister of state for power Jairam Ramesh. …
He added that DVC would set up a world-class research and development centre at Rajarhat Township near Kolkata, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, at an investment of Rs.100 crore, for which land has already been acquired.
Now we have some idea on what is happening with IIT Kharagpur’s branch campus plan in Kolkata. Orissa should rope in companies like NALCO and OMC for enhancing the Bhubaneswar center of IIT Kharagpur.
Based on the recommendations made by the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (SAC-PM), it has been decided to set up three new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), one each in the States of Rajasthan, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh during the XI plan. In order to expand the facilities for high quality management education in the North-East, the Government has decided to establish an Indian Institute of Management (IIM), at Shillong. After considering requests of the State Governments and other relevant factors such as existing regional distribution of Central Educational Institutions in the country, it has been decided to locate 5more IITs and 6 more IIMs in the following States:-
IIMs – Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh (Raipur), Uttarakhand and Haryana.
16 States which do not have a Central University at present, and which will get one Central University each in the 11th Plan are Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Goa. Of these, in three States, existing State Universities will be taken over by the Central Government and converted into Central universities. These three Universtities are Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar (in Madhya Pradesh), Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur (in Chattisgarh), and Goa University.
Establishment of IITs, IIMs, and Central Universities in the above States is subject to State Governments offering adequate land at suitable locations, free of cost, for the purpose. Each of the concerned State Government is being requested to offer land accordingly. Actual establishment of these institutions would however depend, among other things, on how quickly the concerned State Governments respond by allotting adequate land at suitable locations.
Locations of 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IITs), to be set up in the 11th Plan have not been finalized.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Smt. D. Purandeswari in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Based on the recommendations made by the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (SAC-PM), it has been decided to set up three new Indian institutes of Technology (IITs), one each in the States of Rajasthan, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh during XI plan.In order to expand the facilities for high quality management education in the North-East, the Government has decided to establish an Indian Institute of Management (IIM), at Shillong.A list of State Governments from whom requests were received for setting up of IITs and IIMs is annexed.After considering requests of the State Governments and other relevant factors such as existing regional distribution of Central Educational Institutions in the country, it has been decided to locate 5 more IITs and 6 more IIMs in the following States:-
IITs: Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab.
IIMs: Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Haryana.
It was also decided that no new IIT and IIM will be established in the same state.
For IITs
For IIMs
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Goa
Goa
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Orissa
Assam
Gujarat
Punjab
Kerala
Chhattisgarh
Tripura
Mizoram
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Smt. D. Purandeswari in reply to a question in RajyaSabha today.
A spot near Hyderabad has been picked for the Andhra Pradesh IIT, but the HRD ministry and the governments of Rajasthan and Bihar are at loggerheads over finalising sites.
While the site Bihar picked suffers from waterlogging, the ministry considers the Rajasthan government’s choice — Kota — “too far from a major city”.
It looks to me that the new IITs will be in locations where they can form an ITIR (Information Technology Investment Regions) and close to an airport. It is not clear what "close" would mean. I hope 100kms is considered close enough. This could be an issue for the IIT in Orissa. In Orissa the major cities are (i) Bhubaneswar (1,636,216), (ii) Rourkela (542,481), (iii) Brahmapur (389,830) and (iv) Sambalpur (254,236). If Kota was not considered a major city, by that definition center may not consider Rourkela, Brahmapur and Sambalpur as major cities. But then too many institutes are coming up in Bhubaneswar and it would be better to have the IIT somewhat away from Bhubaneswar. With all these constraints, the only location that seems appropriate in terms of being near a major city and yet not in Bhubaneswar, but near another city in Orissa, would be a location between Bhubaneswar and Berhampur that is as far from Bhubaneswar as acceptable to the center. My guess is a location 100 kms from Bhubaneswar (on the NH) and on the major Rail corridor could be acceptable to the center as such a location would be only 1hr (to 1.5 hr) away from Bhubaneswar; thus not too far from the only major city in Orissa. Yet it will be close to Berhampur to positively impact Berhampur and help create a Bhubaneswar-Berhampur knowledge corridor. Also, if it is established in the Ganjam district (even though right on the Ganjam-Khordha border on the NH5) it will give a psychological boost to south Orissa which is tagged as among the most backward areas of Orissa and India.
Sahu claimed that the sanction of two central institutes was possible because of his persistent demand for an IIT in a backward but mineral-rich State like Orissa. The IIT will be established with an estimated cost of Rs 760 crore and the Central University Rs 1,000 crore.
Below we list the existing the existing IITs (7), IISc (1), IISERs(5)/NISER(1), IIMs(6), Central Universities and the proposed new ones (9 IITs, 7 IIMs, 14 world class central univs -WCCU, 16 central univs). (We also list a few other marquee institutions.) The recently established ones are in green and the new ones are in red.
Andhra Pradesh: CU Hyderabad, CU: Maulana Azad National Urdu Univ, CU – CIEFL; Workers Technical University – CU, IIT in Hyderabad, WCCU VizagKadapa Vizag
Assam and 7 other north-eastern states: CU: Assam University, CU: Tezpur University, IIT Guwahati, WCCU GUwahati
Arunachal Pradesh: CU
Manipur: Central Agricultural University – Imphal, CU: Manipur University
Meghalaya: CU – NEHU Shillong, IIM Shillong
Mizoram: CU – Mizoram University Aizawl
Nagaland: CU – Nagaland University
Sikkim: CU – Sikkim University
Tripura: CU – Tripura University
Bihar: IIT in Patna, WCCU Patna, CU
Chhattisgarh: IIM (Raipur), CU – Guru Ghasidas University Bilaspur
Goa: CU- Goa University
Gujarat: IIM Ahmedabad, IIT, WCCU Gandhinagar, CU
Haryana: IIM, CU
Himachal Pradesh: IIT, CU
Jammu and Kashmir: IIM, CU
Jharkhand: ISM Dhanbad, IIM, CU
Karnataka: IISc Bangalore, IIM Bangalore, WCCU Mysore, CU
Kerala: IIM Kozhikode, IISER Trivendrum, IIST Trivendrum, WCCU Kochi, CU
Madhya Pradesh: IIM Indore, IISER Bhopal, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University – Amarkantak, IIT in Indore, WCCU Bhopal, CU – Hari Singh Gaur University in Sagar
PRESS NOTE – STATES IDENTIFIED FOR LOCATING NEW CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE 11TH FIVE YEAR PLAN
11:55 IST
The 11th Five Year Plan, endorsed by the National Development Council in December, 2007, envisages, inter-alia, establishment of the following new higher education institutions in the Central sector:
ATechnical Education Institutions
·8 Indian Institutes of Technology
·7 Indian Institutes of Management
BCentral Universities
·14Universities aiming at world class standards
·16Universities in States which do not have a CentralUniversity at present
2.Out of the above new institutions, location decisions had already been taken in the case of 4 IITs and one IIM. Hon’ble Prime Minister has since approved the proposals made by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, for the location of the remaining institutions as per the details given below.
Location of new IITs/ IIMs.
3.Location of 4 IITs(in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Himachal Pradesh),and one IIM (at Shillong) have already been announced. The Central Government has now decided to locate the remaining 4 IITs and 6 IIMs in the following States :–
IIMs –Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Uttarakhand and Haryana In addition, it is also proposed to convert the Institute of Technology of the BanarasHinduUniversityinto an IIT.Admission to this Institute is already based on theIIT – Joint Entrance Examination.
Location of 14 World Class Universities
4.As regards 14 Central Universities aiming atworld class standards, it has been considered necessary that these are located in or near selected large cities which would automatically have the kind of connectivity and infrastructurewhich such universities would need.Accordingly, it has been decidedto locate one such University in each of the 14 States/Regionas shownin theenclosed List, and to request concerned State Governments to identify adequate land in or near theselectedcities.
Location of 16 Central Universities in Uncovered States
5.16 States which do not have aCentral University at present, and which will get oneCentral University eachin the11th Plan areBihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Goa.Of these, in three States, existing State Universities will be taken over by the Central Government and converted into Central Universities. Thesethree Universities areDr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar (in Madhya Pradesh), GuruGhasidasUniversity, Bilaspur (in Chhattisgarh), and GoaUniversity.
6.Establishment of IITs, IIMs and CentralUniversities in the above States is subject to State Governments offering adequateland at suitable locations, free of cost, for the purpose.Each of the concerned State Government is being requested to offer land accordingly.Actual establishment of these institutions would however depend, among other things, on how quickly the concerned State Governments respondby allotting adequate land at suitable locations.
State-wise List of Cities Identified for locating 14 Central Universities during theXIth Planwhich would aim to achieveworld classstandards
Following is an excerpt from a report in the Pioneer.
Clinching on to the opportunity of meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi newly-elected Rajya Sabha MP from Orissa and AICC secretary Rama Chandra Khuntia on Tuesday urged him for setting up an IIT in State, allocation of adequate funds for construction work of AIIMS branch …
Samaja reports that when Union minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan (who was visiting Samaja) was asked if Orissa will improve by having industries where unqualified Oriyas only work in class IV jobs; he said: "To work in various industries qualified Oriyas can be made by establishing an IIT in Orissa. For this if there is desire and demand then the government will provide all help."
Yesterday, we at Agami Odisha decided that we will no longer remain silent on all such step-motherly attitude of Center. All who are around Bhubaneswar may join in our Rally to Raj Bhawan for our demand of IIT/ making UCE, Burla an IIEST and asking MLA for bringing out comprehensive solution for eradication of Poverty in Orissa Assembly. We must make people aware by going to the street. Let us feel responsible and perform it as a duty to our motherland Odisha.
Programme:
16th March’08: Time 9AM: Place AG Square, Bhubaneswar; 1/2 an hour Rally to Raj Bhawan
19th March’08: Time 5.30PM: Place Lower PMG/ Master canteen Square: 1/2 an hour Mashal Rally
Subsequent action plan for Delhi will be decided.
Yours,
Lalit Pattnaik,
Working President AGAMI ODISHA
President Pratibha Patil has asked the government to set up an Indian Institute of Technology exclusively for girls.
She has also insisted that it be built in Amravati, her former Lok Sabha constituency. Amravati is in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha, which has seen a spate of suicides by debt-ridden farmers.
None of the country’s top institutes of higher education like the IITs or the Indian Institutes of Management caters only to women. Nor is there any central university meant only for women.
In a letter to the human resource development ministry dated March 7, Rashtrapati Bhavan has said the IIT in Amravati should be set up as soon as possible. A project proposal was attached with the request.
Pratibha’s husband Devisingh Shekhawat hails from Amravati and was once mayor there. She herself represented it in the Lok Sabha between 1991 and 1996.
… The IIT proposal has been prepared by Kamal Singh, vice-chancellor of Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University.
… The proposal suggests that the new IIT offer only “integrated†courses, where students fresh out of school can get postgraduate degrees after five years.
The existing seven IITs have some five-year integrated courses, but Singh said she was in favour of making them mandatory across all streams.
Statistics on IIT recruitment have shown that a larger section of postgraduate students choose work in India over foreign jobs, unlike undergraduate students.
… The decision, officials at the human resource development ministry concede, indicates a desperate effort to stall the drain of top teachers from IITs to the corporate sector or foreign universities, which offer salaries several times higher than what the government pays.
The ministry has set up a committee under IIT Kharagpur director Damodar Acharya to determine the performance indicators and recommend the raise the best professors will receive.
Quality and quantity of peer-reviewed research and student feedback from classes are likely to be two crucial indicators, sources said.
“The top faculty, who are often wooed by the private sector, will now receive differential treatment and will get salaries close to what they would in the corporate world,†a senior official said.
At present, the faculty are paid a fraction of what fresh IIT graduates earn.
… A separate committee will be set up to revise pay scales for all faculty members at the IITs and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). But the revised scales will be no match for corporate salaries, officials conceded. The increments the Acharya committee recommends will be over and above the hike.