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The amendment to the IIT Act, 1961 is delayed. The winter session of parliament is adjourned on Oct 24 and will re-start on December 10. Thus the amendment to the IIT Act can only be taken up during December session or may be in February 2009 session of parliament.
The govt. plans to add the names of 8 new IITs and IT-BHU in the list of IITs by amending the IIT Act. Before IIT Act is amended, govt. has to complete all the necessary formalities and ensure that all pending issues pertaining to the institutes under the Act are resolved. For example, locations of new IITs are to be finalized, and finance allocation is to be reconfirmed with Planning Commission.
Our alumni volunteers and institute administration are meeting HRD ministry officials and other govt. officials almost every month to follow up with the matter. According to informed sources, conversion of our institute to IIT is under active consideration by the HRD ministry. It is hoped that the conversion will be complete before the start of next academic session, i.e. latest by July 2008.
Additional links:
Parliament to reconvene on Dec 10:
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/parliament-to-reconvene-dec-10_100111200.html
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Varanasi 221005, UP
Anonymous;
The link is shown because it just gives time table for parliament winter session, although it does not say anything about conversion. The newspaper (ThaiIndian) is published from Bangkok, and only it published the news about parliament winter schedule clearly. Hence the link was given.
November 15, 2008 5:09 PM