Indian institute of technology, Tirupati

Abstract

Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, in the first convocation address of IIT Kharagpur in 1956 said “Here in the place of that Hijli Detention Camp stands the fine monument of India, representing India's urges, India's future in the making. This picture seems to me symbolical of the changes that are coming to India.” The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are autonomous public institutes of higher education, located in India. They are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as institutions of national importance, and lays down their powers, duties, and framework for governance etc. For some inexplicable reason, Indians typically value engineering and medicine above most other professions, that’s why care given to the IITs was not extended to liberal arts and pure science colleges. IITs soon became the place to go to, to get a quality undergraduate education and quickly became the mecca of education. They have excellent residential facilities, recreational facilities and lab facilities. They attract the best faculty, and develop good industry contacts which lead to some of the best job opportunities. Worldwide, the only six institutes in India ranked in the top 300 of the QS World University Rankings of 2015 are IISc Bangalore and 5 IITs. In 2014, six new IITs were announced by the government. In the Union budget presented on 28 February 2015, one more IIT will be set up in Karnataka (at Dharwad); while upgrading of Indian School of Mines (ISM) at Dhanbad, Jharkhand to an IIT was also announced. IIT Tirupati and IIT Palakkad started functioning in June 2015. Other IITs are expected to commence admissions in 2016.