More IITs in 2009-10 Interim Budget Proposals

An Ordinance has been promulgated by Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, the Finance Minister of India to establish 15 central universities in the country in addition to 6 new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Orissa, Punjab and Gujarat have started functioning in 2008-09 while two more IITs in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh are likely to commence their academic session in 2009-10

Two new schools of Planning and Architecture at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh have also started functioning informed Mukherjee.

"Academic session is also likely to commence from 2009-10 in four out of six new Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) proposed to be established in Haryana, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu during the XIth five year plan," stated an official release.