Govt to set up six new IITs: Smriti Irani
The Government has decided to set up six new IITs, HRD Minister Smriti Irani said in a written reply in the Parliament on Monday. IITs will be set up at Goa, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Palakkad (Kerala), Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Khanpur Nagrota (J&K) and Dharwad (Karnataka). A cost of ₹1,411.80 crore will be incurred between 2015-16 and 2018-19 to run these institutions.