Setting up of World Class Universities
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Lok Sabha   The Government proposes to establish 14 National Universities aiming towards world-class standards the 11th Plan period.  A State- wise list of cities identified or locating these universities is annexed.  A preliminary draft of the Concept Paper on setting up of these universities was prepared by an Expert Committee constituted by the University Grants Commission.  The Expert Committee has held extensive consultations with eminent educationists, academics and policy makers.  The relevant recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission have also been taken into consideration by the Expert Committee while revising the draft Concept Paper. The Concept Paper is, however, yet to be finalized by the Committee. SI.No. Name of the State Name of the City 1 Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam 2 Assam Guwahati 3 Bihar Patna 4 Gujarat Gandhinagar 5 Karnataka Mysore 6 Kerala Kochi 7 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 8 Maharashtra Pune 9 Orissa Bhubaneswar 10 Punjab Amritsar 11 Rajasthan Jaipur 12 Tamil Nadu Coimbatore 13 Uttar Pradesh Greater Noida 14 West Bengal Kolkata   This information was given by Shri Arjun Singh, the Minister of Human Resource Development in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. ……… VL/PB