Lok Sabha Question No. 2490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Establishment of IIITs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

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

## LOK	SABHA UNSTARRED	QUESTION	No.2490 TO	BE	ANSWERED	ON	09.05.2016

## Establishment of IIITs

## †2490.		SHRI	SHER	SINGH	GHUBAYA	: DR.	RAVINDRA	KUMAR	RAY	:

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

- (a) whether	the	Government	proposes	to	establish	new	Indian	Institutes	of	Information Technology	(IIITs)	in	the	country;
- (b) if	so,	the	details	thereof,	State-wise/	UT-wise	including	Punjab;
- (c) whether	the	Government	has	sanctioned	any	proposal	for	establishment	of	a	new Indian	Institute	of	Information	Technology	(IIIT)	at	Ranchi	in	the	State	of	Jharkhand and	if	so,	the	details	thereof;
- (d) whether	the	Ministry	has	signed	a	Memorandum	of	Understanding	(MoU)	and	the Memorandum	 of	 Association	 (MoA)	 with	 the	 State	 Government	 and	 also	 some private	players	in	this	regard;	and
- (e) if	 so,	 the	 details	 thereof	 and	 the	 time	 by	 which	 these	 institutions	 are	 likely	 to	 be established	and	become	operational	including	at	Ranchi?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)	to	(e)	:	Details	of	new	IIITs	approved	for	setting	up	are	at Annexure -I .

An	Indian	Institute	of	Information	Technology	(IIIT)	in	Public	Private	Partnership	(PPP) mode	in	Ranchi	was	approved	on	22/04/2015.		There	are	three	Industry	Partners	i.e.	(i) Central	 Coalfields	 Limited,	 (ii)	 Tata	 Consultancy	 Services	 Ltd.	 	 (TCS)	 and	 (iii)	 M/s	 Tata Motors,	identified	for	IIIT-PPP	Ranchi.	The	Memorandum	of	Understanding	(MoU)	and	the Memorandum	of	Association	(MoA)	between	the	State	Government	of	Jharkhand,	Central Government	and	Industry	Partner(s)	for	setting	up	IIIT-PPP	Ranchi,	Jharkhand	was	signed on	12/12/2015.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2490 REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF IIITS ASKED BY SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA AND DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY.

In	 pursuance	of	the	13 th 	 Schedule	of	 the	 A.P	 Reorganization	Act,	2014,	an	Indian Institute	of	Information	Technology	(IIIT)	was	proposed	to	be	established	in	the	successor State	 of	 Andhra	 Pradesh.	 	 	 The	 Memorandum	 of	 Association	 (MoA)	 has	 been	 signed	 in January,	 2016.	 	 The	 Society	 in	 the	 name	 of	 'Indian	 Institute	 of	 Information	 Technology Design	&	Manufacturing	(IIITD&M),	Kurnool,	Andhra	Pradesh'	has	been	registered	and the	academic	session	commenced	during	2015-16.

2. In	addition,	the	MHRD	has	approved	a	total	of	nineteen	(19)	proposals	for	Indian Institute	of	Information	Technology	(IIIT)	in	Public	Private	Partnership	(PPP)	mode	under the	Scheme	of	'Setting	up	of	20	IIITs	in	PPP	mode'	as	per	details	given	below	:-

|   S. No | Name of Institute set up in PPP Mode   | State            |
|---------|----------------------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | IIIT Guwahati                          | Assam            |
|       2 | IIIT Kota                              | Rajasthan        |
|       3 | IIIT Agartala                          | Tripura          |
|       4 | IIIT Bhopal                            | Madhya Pradesh   |
|       5 | IIIT Tiruchirapalli                    | Tamil Nadu       |
|       6 | IIIT Kottayam                          | Kerala           |
|       7 | IIIT Una                               | Himachal Pradesh |
|       8 | IIIT Chittoor                          | Andhra Pradesh   |
|       9 | IIIT Vadodara                          | Gujarat          |
|      10 | IIIT Sonepat                           | Haryana          |
|      11 | IIIT Dharwad                           | Karnataka        |
|      12 | IIIT Kakinada                          | Andhra Pradesh   |
|      13 | IIIT Kalyani                           | West Bengal      |
|      14 | IIIT Lucknow                           | Uttar Pradesh    |
|      15 | IIIT Pune                              | Maharashtra      |
|      16 | IIIT Senapati                          | Manipur          |
|      17 | IIIT Ranchi                            | Jharkhand        |
|      18 | IIIT Nagpur                            | Maharashtra      |
|      19 | IIIT Surat                             | Gujarat          |

The	academic	session	has	commenced	in	twelve	(12)	IIITs-PPP	and	in	three	(3)	IIITs-PPP, including	Ranchi,	the	academic	session	is	scheduled	to	commence	from	the	current	academic year.

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