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MHRD introduces Bill to establish 20 IIITs, to cost Rs 2,808 crore

MHRD introduces Bill to establish 20 IIITs, to cost Rs 2,808 crore

Ministry of HRD (MHRD) has introduced a Bill in the Parliament to establish 20 more Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) in various parts of the country. It has also declared the four existing ones as ‘institutions of national importance’. The four existing IIITs situated at Allahabad, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Kancheepuram have been accorded...
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IIITs too approve single national-level entrance test

IIITs too approve single national-level entrance test

Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) have given its approval to the proposed single national-level entrance test for admission to undergraduate programme for science and engineering. At a meeting of the directors of these premier institutes here on Monday, chaired by HRD minister Kapil Sibal, a proposal to have a council for the IIITs...
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No state quota in 20 new IIITs

The upcoming 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) will not have state quota. The decision was taken by a human resource development ministry-appointed committee which has rejected a key demand from different states to have domicile-based reservation in the IIITs.T V Mohandas Pai, who heads the HRD panel has denied any preference...
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