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'IISc can't be substitute to an IIT in Karnataka'
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Thursday, 05 February 2009, 23:47 IST |
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Bangalore: Being the technology hub of the country, the state government has asked the central government to consider the Karnataka for an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). It is despite the fact that central authorities are of the opinion that the state doesn't need an IIT since it already has an Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
Counteracting the union government's view, UR Rao, Former ISRO Chairman, told DNA that IISc can't be a substitute to IIT. "No doubt it is a premium institute but it is for doctoral and post-doctoral education. We need a good technical institute at the graduate-level and only an IIT can be an answer to that," Rao opined.
According to Rao, an IIT also means brand equity apart from being a great institute, which he believes, will help the city. The best thing is that we will get lakhs of students writing entrance exams from whom the best will be chosen.
"An IIT is required in a place which has many industries. The industries can address the major issue of quality education; they can be the places from where we get professors. Moreover with technology making progress almost every day, students need industry exposure on a regular basis. So a place like Bangalore is ideal for housing an IIT," he further added.
Rao also pointed out that the then state government did not show any interest when some Germans came to Bangalore to set up an IIT and finally they stared IIT Chennai in 1964. "If there is political will, I can see IIT happening in Bangalore within two years. They must identify land and place and then can immediately start," Rao said.