Lok Sabha Question No. 3055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: IIT, Bihta
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3055 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## IIT, Bihta

## †3055. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the  details  of  courses  introduced  in  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  (IIT), Bihta;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to introduce certain disciplines in view of the resources available there;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  number of posts of teachers lying vacant in IIT,  Bihta  along  with  the measures being taken to fill these vacant posts; and
- (e) whether any draft is being prepared to set up full fledged campus in IIT, Bihta and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) to (c): Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) including IIT Patna are Institutes of National Importance governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and the Statutes framed thereunder, which empower the Board of Governors to institute courses of study at the Institute.  IIT-Patna currently offers following courses:-

1. B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering;
2. M.Tech  in  Mechatronics,  Mathematics  and  Computing,  Nanoscience  and Technology,  Computer  Science  &  Engineering,  Communication  System Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, VLSI & Embedded Systems;
3. M.Sc in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics;
4. Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Mechanical  Engineering,  Chemical  &  Biochemical  Engineering,  Physics, Chemistry,  Mathematics,  Civil  &  Environmental  Engineering,  Humanities and Social Sciences, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering.

(d) & (e): IITs strive to maintain a faculty-student ratio of 1:10.  Accordingly, the sanctioned  strength  of  faculty  in  IIT-Patna  is  162,  against  which,  118  faculty members  are  in  position  whereas  44  positions  are  vacant.    Institute  has  been taking  various  measures  to  attract  quality  faculty,  including  year-round  open advertisements, invitation through search-cum-selection procedures to alumni/scientists/faculty, advertisements in international journals, and appointment  of  NRIs  and  OCIs  to  faculty  positions  on  the  same  terms  as applicable to regular faculty.  The Government has launched the Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN) to enable foreign faculty to teach some courses in the higher educational institutions.  Since Ph.D. is an essential qualification for appointment as faculty in IITs, Government of India has recently launched Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme to attract bright students into Ph.D programmes,  which  will  improve  the  quality  of  research  at  the  one  hand  and address  shortage  of  quality  faculty  on  the  other.    IIT  Patna  has  already  been functioning from its permanent campus at Bihata.

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