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March 06, 2007 14:09 IST
The government has decided to set up three new Indian Institutes of Technology during 11th Five Year Plan, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
In a reply, the Minister of State for Human Resource Development D Purandeswari said the premier institutes will be set up in Bihar in East, Rajasthan in West and Andhra Pradesh in South.
The minister said the government had received a proposal from Kerala to set up an IIT there but Scientific Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister recommended that these should be set up in three states in separate regions.
In another reply, the minister said the government is taking very seriously the reported incidents of suicides at various IITs.
Among the several steps taken by the IIT authorities to check this trend are counselling, holding seminars, creation of helplines and modification of examination schemes so that students do not feel overstressed during the examinations.
The performance of students is also being monitored every semester and mechanisms are being set up so that the families are well informed about the students' performance, the minister said. Are you an IIT-ian? Want to discuss with current students, alumni? Join the IIT Discussion Group.
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