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(By Yogesh K. Upadhyaya. Email: Yogesh@optonline.net)
The process for converting our institute to IIT is progressing as planned. As stated in the past issues, the Institute of Technology (Amendment) 2010 was introduced in the parliament on August 30, 2010. The Bill includes 8 new IITs and conversion of IT-BHU to IIT-BHU.
The Bill was also sent to Standing Committee on Human Resource Development for review. The Committee has reviewed the Bill and sent its comments to parliament. The HRD Ministry is expected to respond to the comments very shortly. After that, the Bill will be tabled in the parliament for discussion and passing. It is hoped that the Bill will be introduced during the current session.
Now we shall have to wait till the Bill is introduced in the current session of parliament (Nov 9 – Dec 13).
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Parliamentary Panel cautions govt. on New IITs
PTI, Nov 26, 2010, 08.14pm IST
NEW DELHI: A Parliamentary panel today cautioned the Centre that mere declaration of certain institutes as institutions of national importance will only be a quantitative achievement and the new IITs may not be able to match the established standards in near future.
The observation was made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources Development in its report tabled in the Rajya Sabha on the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, which is aimed at declaring certain institutes of technology to be institutions of national importance.
In the report, the committee said that the government had constituted an expert committee to identify certain academic institutions which had the potential for being upgraded to the level of IITs and the institute of technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) had been recommended for the purpose.
But it said, "Mere declaration of these institutes as institutions of national importance indicates only a quantitative achievement. Fulfilment of qualitative parameters for the new IITs does not seem to be feasible in the near future".
The committee observed that earlier the seven IITs at Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Bombay, madras and Guwahati were covering the entire country. Now, with eight more IITs at various places, distribution of states and Union Territories would be more balanced.
While making comparative analysis of the existing zones and reconstituted zones, the committee found out that with the exception of IIT, Guwahati, a number of states/UTs falling under the jurisdiction of other existing IITs has been reduced.
The committee said that while IIT, Roorkee, which was earlier having Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttranchal states has been assigned now Haryana and Uttrakhand, there is no mention of any zone with respect to IIT, BHU. Reasons for this exception are not known but recommended corrective steps in this direction.
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This is confusing terminology. Are they saying IT BHU should or should not get converted.
Confused about the statements.
November 30, 2010 3:59 AMLeave a comment
(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
We are well aware that process with Govt takes time and there is 100% certainty for conversion of ITBHU to IIT BHU, as it has already crossed the major hurdles and a few minors but important are left. The present Govt seems to be committed towards Education and therefore,we should continue to hope for the best.
Amaresh Prasad-CIV 86
Ex-UCIL(DAE,Govt of India)
Mumbai
December 1, 2010 4:23 PM