Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Status of IITs established with Foreign Collaboration
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Y S Avinash Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 63 ANSWERED ON-22/07/2024

## Status of IITs established with Foreign Collaboration

## 63 Shri Y S Avinash Reddy:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  number  of  IIT  have  been  established  with  the  partnership  of  top  foreign technological universities like United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and Germany  to  achieve  both  excellence  and  reputations  in  line  with top  foreign universities, If so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  these  institutions  are  struggling  to  meet  the  desired  high  standards  of  the foreign traditional institutes as they were located away from major metropolitan centres such as the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, while others were 'greenfield' start-ups;
- (c) whether top professors are often unwilling to work in isolated places, and students are also hesitant to enroll themselves as a result 361 undergraduate, 3,083 postgraduate and 1,852 Ph.D seats were empty in 2021-22 in the new IITs and facing faculty challenges; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to overcome the challenges?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a): During the early years, the IITs benefited in varying degrees from material assistance and academic cooperation from foreign countries such as IIT Bombay from the then Soviet Union, IIT Madras from Germany, IIT Kanpur from the United States, and IIT Delhi from the United Kingdom.

(b): No sir. The Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) have been designed with the necessary dynamism, flexibility of organization and capacity to adapt in the light of expanding knowledge and changes in the socio-economic requirements of modern society. Over the years, IITs have created world class educational platforms, dynamically sustained through internationally recognized research based on excellent infrastructural facilities. The faculty and alumni of IITs have made huge impact in all sectors of society, both in India and abroad. The institutes are globally recognized as centres of academic excellence, and are reputed for the outstanding

calibre of the students graduating from them. In the QS World University Rankings 2025, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have achieved notable positions. IIT Bombay has been placed at 118 th (149 th in 2024), IIT Delhi at 150 th (197 th in  2024),  IIT Kharagpur at 222 th (271 th in  2024),  IIT Madras at 227 th (285 th in 2024), IIT Kanpur at 263 th (278 th in 2024), IIT Roorkee at 335 th (369 th in 2024). These ranking reflects  the  growing  global  recognition  of  the  quality  of  education  and  research  at  these institutions.

(c)  &  (d):  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  (IITs)  are  premier  institutes  and  have  the  most distinguished and accomplished academicians in India. The new IITs viz 3rd Generation IITs (IIT Palakkad, IIT Tirupati, IIT Jammu, IIT Bhilai, IIT Goa and IIT Dhrawad) have already achieved the student strength of more than 6800 in their first phase with a faculty strength of more than 560.

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