IIIT to be set up in Assam

Emphasis on industry-interface, research and development relevant to Assam, besides skill development benefiting the youths of the state to be employable

PTI | November 22, 2011



An Indian Institute of Information Technology would be set up at Mirza town near Guwahati on the lines of IIT, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Monday. The project has been conceived in public-private mode with the Centre and Assam government and leading industry partners as stake holders, Gogoi told reporters in the state capital.

"This is in response to the Union HRD Ministry's decision to set up 20 new IIITs across the country in addition to the existing four institutes of international standard in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Gandhinagar and Delhi," he said.

With world-class infrastructure for academics and research in the field of information technology and sciences, Gogoi said, "Emphasis would be on industry-interface research and development relevant to Assam, besides skill development benefiting the youths of the state to be employable here and elsewhere".

The Centre would have a share of 57.5 per cent, Assam government 35 per cent and the rest 7.5 per cent would be together held by the Tata Group, Oil India Ltd and Amtron, the chief minister said.

The first board of governors of the IIIT would be decided in consultation with S Ramadorai, Former TCS chief and present adviser to the Prime Minister in the national skill development council.

Ramadorai said, "We want to start classes in August 2012 and students can join the institute after Class 12. We will also focus on undergraduate research and concentrate on local domains and needs on how to bridge the two".

 

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