Cabinet approves to give out the status of Institution of National Importance to five IIITs

The Union
Cabinet today gave its approval to give out the status of Institution of
National Importance to five Indian Institutes of Information Technology, IIITs.

Briefing
reporters after the Cabinet meeting in New Delhi yesterday, Information and
Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said, the Five IIITs in PPP mode at
Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur will now be able to use the
nomenclature of Bachelor of Technology, BTech or Master of Technology or PhD
degree.

The cabinet
has approved introduction of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology
Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The bill will declare the remaining five IIITs
along with the existing 15 IIITs in PPP mode as Institutions of National
Importance with powers to award degrees.

It will also
enable the institutes to attract enough students required to develop a strong
research base in the country in the field of information technology.