Lok Sabha Question No. 1176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: NIT Calicut
Ministry: Education
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1176 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## NIT Calicut

## 1176.  SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the growth in academics and research of NIT Calicut;
- (b) whether Government plans to provide any impetus in accelerating the potential of NIT Calicut;
- (c) the current staff strength of the faculty and other staff at NIT Calicut;
- (d) whether the Government foresees any enhancement in staff pattern for ensuring quality and campus placement at NIT Calicut;
- (e) the  current  staff  pattern  and  student  strength  of  IIM  Calicut  and  whether  the Government plans any more collaboration with international institutions of repute for accelerating growth IIM Calicut;
- (f) the current position of much needed and much represented infrastructure project of KV I Kozhikode after demolishing decades old unsafe buildings; and
- (g) the present status of KV III at Ulliyeri in Kozhikode?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) & (b):  There has been a substantial growth in the academic and research activities at  the  National  Institute  of  Technology  (NIT),  Calicut  (Kerala)  over  past  few  years. During  2019-20,  the  student  intake  was  1206  in  Under-graduate  and  627  in  Postgraduate.  Number  of  students  enrolled  for  Ph.D  are  714.    Number  of  Ph.D  students graduated in 2019-20 is 102. NIT, Calicut has also improved its placements, which are approximately  87%  with  Rs.8.91  lakh  median  salary  achieved  in  placements.  A  total number of 640 publications have been added by the Institute in the year 2019 - 2020. As  a  result,  NIT  -  Calicut  has  improved  its  ranking  from  50 th place  (in  2018)  to  23 rd place  (in  2020)  amongst  the  top  200  best  engineering  Institutions  ranked  by  the National Institutional Ranking Framework - 2020.

(c) & (d):  At present, a total number of 322 faculties (including adhoc) are engaged in academic and research activities at NIT, Calicut. The Institute also has 458 (including adhoc) non-faculty staff strength. Enhancement of staff are based on norms prescribed by the Ministry of Finance and the Institute is conducting recruitment drives at regular intervals for filling up of various vacant positions.

(e): Indian  Institute  of  Management  (IIM),  Kozhikode  has  103  faculty  and  88  nonfaculty  staff  in  position.  IIM,  Kozhikode  has  1184  students  in  regular  postgraduate programmes and 894 students in executive programmes. After being the 1 st IIM to get AMBA (Association of MBAs) accreditation in 2010, IIM Kozhikode is now in the process of acquiring EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) Accreditations and thereby attaining Triple accredited  status.  Triple-crown  Accreditation  will  help  the  Institute  to  enhance  its collaboration  with  international  Institutions.  IIM,  Kozhikode  is  planning  to  become member  of  Partnership  in  International  Management,  (Partnership  in  International Management PIM, is a consortium of leading international business schools, founded in 1973).

'(f) A  proposal  for  undertaking  major  repairs/reconstruction  of  some  dilapidated Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) buildings was considered by the Delegated Investment Board (DIB) and six projects were approved which includes KV No.1, Kozhikode also.  This decision would now facilitate taking up of construction work of these KVs.

(g) A proposal has been received in the prescribed proforma for opening of a new KV at Ulliyeri in Kozhikode which has been found to be fulfilling the prescribed norms of KVS.    Proposals  meeting  the  pre-requisites  as  per  norms  of  KVS  have  to  compete among  other  proposals  under  the  'Challenge  Method'  and  subject  to  approval  of Competent Authority'

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