Indian Institutes of Technology

New IITs hit by poor infrastructure: Sibal

New IITs hit by poor infrastructure: Sibal Hyderabad: The eight new IITs that were permitted to set up in 2008 do not have the necessary infrastructure and are not up to the mark making it difficult for the country s prestigious institutions to retain faculty, said Kapil Sibal, Minister for HRD, Science and Technology and Telecom here on Tuesday. The Minister blamed the state governments for not allotting the required land for setting up permanent campuses for...
05:38 PM, Jan 18, 2011

Short of faculty, IITs may hire foreign teachers

Short of faculty, IITs may hire foreign teachers New Delhi: Facing a massive shortage of well-qualified teachers, the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) have mooted a proposal for hiring foreign nationals as permanent faculty members. With one-third teaching positions lying vacant, the proposal as a solution to meet the unprecedented staff crunch is expected to be deliberated at the next IIT council meeting here on Friday, IIT officials said today. The move, if accepted, would enable the...
04:24 PM, Sep 08, 2010

IITs precious, I'll not interfere with them: Sibal

IITs precious, I'll not interfere with them: Sibal HRD Minister says on Devil's Advocate the institutes have to improve. ...
01:18 AM, Sep 28, 2009
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