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(By Yogesh K. Upadhyaya. Email: yogesh@optonline.net)
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As stated in the last issue, the Institutes of Technology Act, (IT Act) 1961 is expected to be modified by the parliament during February/May session. The BHU Act, 1915 will also be modified along with the amendment of IT Act at the same time.
The EFC (Expenditure and Finance Committee) has approved conversion of IT-BHU to IIT, as stated in news below. It was a major development in the journey of conversion. Still there are two more major steps before our goal will be fulfilled. These are as follows:
* The cabinet note will be prepared which is a huge task and takes minimum 3 weeks normal circumstances after the minutes of EFC meetings are available. However it can still be pushed if there are enough pressures on the officials.
* The cabinet note will be distributed to several ministries for their comments and suggestion. These suggestions will be incorporated in the cabinet note and then forwarded to PMO (Prime Minister’s Office) and then to Cabinet Secretariat for Cabinet meeting. Every Thursday is scheduled for Cabinet meeting.
*Cabinet will review the file and send its recommendation with a cabinet note to CCPA (Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs)
*CCPA will have any last-minute check on file to verify that all legal and financial matters are in perfect order before sending it to Parliament for inclusion in the Bill.
*Parliament will then introduce the IT Amendment Bill and approve it for amendment of IT Act (along with amendment of BHU Act).
* After the Bill is passed by the parliament, the 8 newly set up IITs and IT-BHU will be officially considered as IITs. IT-BHU will have its name changed to IIT-BHU.
Director of our Institute, Prof. K. P. Singh accompanied by Prof A.K. Ghose, Prof. A. K. Tripathi, Prof N. K. Mukhopadhyay and Dr S. N. Singh were in New Delhi (15-17 March) to discuss with govt. official (including HRD ministry and Finance ministry) regarding EFC meeting in connection with the conversion. Unfortunately Prof. B. B. Bansal who was also supposed to be in the team could not attend the meeting due to his bad health.
We shall wait till then for any announcement about conversion of our institute to IIT-BHU.
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IT-BHU to Become IIT; Expenditure Proposal Cleared
http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?676928
New Delhi | Mar 16, 2010
Paving the way for creation of a new IIT in Varanasi, the Finance Ministry today gave the go- ahead to a proposal to convert Institute of Technology of Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU) to an IIT.
The Expenditure Finance Committee under the Ministry cleared the HRD Ministry's proposal to provide additional Rs 238 crore grant to IT-BHU in the next three years. Now the matter will now go to the Cabinet for consideration.
As per the proposal, the government will provide Rs 154 crore in remaining period of 11th Plan and another Rs 83 crore in the first year of the 12th Plan.
The Banaras Hindu University Act will have to be amended to convert the IT-BHU to an IIT. The IIT Act of 1961 will also have to be amended to include IT-BHU as an IIT, ministry sources said.
At present, there are 15 IITs in the country. ISM Dhanbad is also considered as institute of IIT standards.
An HRD Ministry committee in 2003 recommended IIT status for seven institutions. However, another committee of the ministry later did not support IIT status for all the seven institutions, but suggested the status of IT-BHU.
IT-BHU, like all other faculties and departments of BHU, was created during in 1971 by the merger of three premier engineering institutions of the university.
The institute has so far produced more than 22,000 B. Tech graduates, 2700 M. Techs and 650 doctoral degree holders.
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(if you having troubles, try posting your comment on this page or send an email to chronicle @ itbhuglobal.org)Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi 221005, UP
IT BHU came in existance in 1969 or 1970. I Joined in 1970 and at that time it was already IT BHU.
March 25, 2010 5:32 PM