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We have been pursuing issue of converting our institute to IIT since 1973, since there are distinct benefits to become an IIT. The points are too numerous too count, however the following factors play a major role in our decision and conviction for the cause for an IIT:

a) The current infrastructure at our institute is in need for improvement. With becoming an IIT, we will receive more govt. funding.

To begin with, we will start receiving annual funding from the central govt. immediately. Currently our institute receives about Rs. 50 crores /yr. From next academic year, it will be at par with other IITs. IITs receive Rs. 110 crores/year on average, apart from Rs. 30-50 crores/yr as research funding. We shall also receive the first installment of approx. Rs. 500-600 crores towards infrastructure improvement.

Besides, we shall also receive additional funds to improve our infrastructure or to create a new one. The amount is to be decided, but it will be generous. With additional funding, we can build new hostels, lecture halls, laboratories, new engineering schools, faculty quarters, etc.

b) IIT is a powerful brand-image recognised world-wide on collective basis. By joining with the already established group, the image of our institute will further improve. We shall get more media coverage.

c) Faculty shall be benefited with move. Current the pay-scale of faculty is as per UGC (University Grant Scale) as applicable to central universities and other public institutes. After becoming an IIT, the pay-scale shall be as per IIT pay-scale, which is about 20-30% higher. Moreover, the teachers shall be able to join directly at Assistant Professor Level, instead of current lecturer and reader route, which sometime takes 10 or more years to achieve.

Academic Pay- Facts and Figures - study under IIT system.

http://www.iitg.ac.in/rajanmp/memo/Pay-Analysis.pdf

At the same time, all faculty will be required to get PhD qualification to continue. Currently we have about 85% of teaching staff with doctorate qualification, highest among non-IITs. By rule, all IIT faculty must have doctorate degree. The current faculty without PhD qualifications shall be encouraged to join PhD course at our institute or elsewhere. New recruitment shall be done for candidates with PhD degree only.

d) Each year IIT-JEE ranks of incoming students are falling. For the batch admitted in July 2008, the highest rank of the freshman was 1542. This is because students generally prefer IIT tag, and will join our institute only if they get better branch. After conversion to IIT, we shall be able to reverse the trend and will start admitting students with JEE ranks below 1,000.

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