Lok Sabha Question No. 142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: National Institutes of Technology
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.142 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2017

## National Institutes of Technology

## 142. SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

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

- (a) the total number of National Institutes of Technology (NIT) functioning in the country, at present, State/ location-wise;

- (b) whether  the  NITs  have  not  performed  as  well  as  expected  neither  on ranking nor on placement and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefore;

- (c) whether the Government has asked the NITs to get their act together to fill up  vacancies,  focus  on  better  placements,  encourage  research  and patents, aim for a more inclusive campus and aggressively work and the response of the NITs thereto; and

- (d) if so, the steps taken by the Government  to  improve  the overall performance of NITs and improve its brand in the country?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a): A list of 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) currently functioning in the country, State/ location-wise is at Annexure.

(b) to (d): Whereas  some  NITs  like  Tiruchirappalli,  Rourkela  and  Surathkal have improved their performance, ranking of some other  NITs has changed  in the  National  Institutional  Ranking  Framework  (NIRF)  -  2017  as  compared  to NIRF Rankings-2016. The Council of National Institutes of Technology, Science Education  and  Research  (NITSER)  in  its  10 th meeting  held  on  26 th May,  2017 have approved an action plan consisting of the following:-

- i) All  faculty  vacancies  shall  be  advertised  at  the  earliest;  and  every Institution  should  reduce  their  vacancies  by  half  before  the  next  Council meeting.
2. ii) High quality research output, generation of patents shall be encouraged. This  could  include  increase  in  PhDs,  setting  up  centers  of  excellence  in selected fields, increased interaction with the industry etc.
3. iii) Improve  placements  through  a  systematic  internship  programme  that should be made mandatory.
4. iv) Take steps for improving the perception.
- v) Improve the placement with better coordination with industry.

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ANNEXURE  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.142  for  17 th July,  2017 regarding National Institutes of Technology asked by Shri Ashok Shankarrao Chavan, Shri S.R. Vijayakumar, Shri  Sudheer  Gupta,  Shri  Bidyut  Baran  Mahato,  Shri  T.  Radhakrishnan,  Shri  Gajanan  Kirtikar  and  Kunwar Haribansh Singh.

## STATE-WISE LIST OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYS

|   Sl No. | STATE             | NAME OF THE NIT                                               |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-ANDHRA PRADESH               |
|        2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-ARUNACHAL PRADESH            |
|        3 | ASSAM             | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-SILCHAR                      |
|        4 | BIHAR             | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-PATNA                        |
|        5 | CHATTISGARH       | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-RAIPUR                       |
|        6 | DELHI             | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-DELHI                        |
|        7 | GOA               | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-GOA                          |
|        8 | GUJRAT            | SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SURAT     |
|        9 | HARYANA           | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-KURUKSHETRA                  |
|       10 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-HAMIRPUR                     |
|       11 | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-SRINAGAR                     |
|       12 | JHARKHAND         | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-JAMSHEDPUR                   |
|       13 | KARNATAKA         | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA-SURATHKAL          |
|       14 | KERALA            | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-CALICUT                      |
|       15 | MADHYA PRADESH    | MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-BHOPAL          |
|       16 | MAHARASTRA        | VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-NAGPUR          |
|       17 | MANIPUR           | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MANIPUR                      |
|       18 | MEGHALAYA         | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MEGHALA                      |
|       19 | MIZORAM           | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MIZORAM                      |
|       20 | NAGALAND          | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-NAGALAND                     |
|       21 | ODISHA            | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-ROURKELA                     |
|       22 | PUDUCHERRY        | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-PUDUCHERRY                   |
|       23 | PUNJAB            | DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY- JALANDHAR |
|       24 | RAJASTHAN         | MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-JAIPUR              |
|       25 | SIKKIM            | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-SIKKIM                       |
|       26 | TAMIL NADU        | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-TIRUCHIRAPPALLI              |
|       27 | TELANGANA         | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-WARANGAL                     |
|       28 | TRIPURA           | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-AGARTALA                     |
|       29 | UTTAR PRADESH     | MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY- ALLAHABAD     |
|       30 | UTTRAKHAND        | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-UTTRAKHAND                   |
|       31 | WEST BENGAL       | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-DURGAPUR                     |