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The 11th
Five Year Plan, endorsed by the National Development Council in December, 2007,
envisages, inter-alia, establishment of the following new higher education institutions
in the Central sector: A Technical Education Institutions ·
8
Indian Institutes of Technology ·
7
Indian Institutes of Management B Central Universities ·
14 Universities aiming at world class standards ·
16 Universities in States which do not have a Central University at present 2. Out of the
above new institutions, location decisions had already been taken in the case
of 4 IITs and one IIM. Hon’ble Prime Minister has since approved the proposals
made by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, for the location of the remaining
institutions as per the details given below. Location of new IITs/ IIMs. 3. Location of
4 IITs (in Andhra
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Himachal Pradesh), and
one IIM (at Shillong) have already been announced. The Central Government has
now decided to locate the remaining 4 IITs and 6 IIMs in the following States
:- IITs - Orissa, Madhya Pradesh
(Indore), Gujarat and Punjab IIMs - Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Uttarakhand and Haryana In addition, it is also
proposed to convert the Institute of Technology of the Banaras Hindu University into
an IIT. Admission to this Institute is
already based on the IIT – Joint Entrance Examination. Location
of 14 World Class Universities4. As regards
14 Central Universities aiming at world class standards, it has been considered
necessary that these are located in or near selected large cities which would
automatically have the kind of connectivity and infrastructure which such universities would need. Accordingly, it has been decided to locate one such University in each
of the 14 States/Region as shown in the enclosed
List, and to request concerned State Governments to identify adequate land in
or near the selected
cities. Location
of 16 Central Universities in Uncovered States
5. 16 States which
do not have a Central University at present,
and which will get one Central University
each in the 11th Plan are Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka,
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Goa. Of these, in three States, existing State Universities
will be taken over by the Central Government and converted into Central Universities.
These three Universities are
Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar (in Madhya Pradesh), Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur (in Chhattisgarh), and Goa University. 6. Establishment
of IITs, IIMs and Central Universities in the above States is subject to
State Governments offering adequate land
at suitable locations, free of cost, for the purpose. Each of the concerned State Government is being
requested to offer land accordingly. Actual
establishment of these institutions would however depend, among other things,
on how quickly the concerned State Governments respond by allotting adequate land at suitable
locations. State-wise
List of Cities Identified for locating 14 Central Universities during the XIth Plan which
would aim to achieve world class
standards State
City 1.
Maharashtra
- Pune 2.
West Bengal
- Kolkata 3.
Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore 4.
Karnataka - Mysore 5.
Andhra Pradesh
- Vishakapatanam 6.
Gujarat
- Gandhinagar 7.
Rajasthan - Jaipur 8.
Bihar
- Patna 9.
Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal 10.
Kerala - Kochi 11.
Punjab
- Amritsar 12.
Orissa - Bhubaneshwar 13.
Uttar Padesh - Greater NOIDA 14.
North Eastern Region
- Guwahati
..... Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD PIB, New Delhi; Chatra 08, 1930,March 28, 2008 HB/VL/SB/conference28.3
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Press Note - States Identified for locating New Central Institutions of Higher Education in the 11th five year plan
