Likewise, the land required to set up a central university could be brought down to 250 acre as against the present requirement of 500 acre and the optimum land required for setting up an NIT would be 150 acre as against the present requirement of 300 acre.
The proposal of the committee assumes significance in light of delays in execution of the new centrally funded technical institutes due to paucity of land in the ever expanding city limits and land acquisition issues.
The six-member committee had even sought suggestions of famed architect Hafeez Contractor to develop a model architectural plan for setting up new IITs and IIMs.
The case study prepared by contractor included a detailed analysis of the location, land parcel, students enrolled, faculty available, courses offered and facilities provided at select institutions.
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The concept developed by him also included prescribed requirements of regulatory bodies and calculations based on floor plans, administrative, academic blocks, faculty and staff accommodation and hostels in IIMs, IITs and NITs.
In case of IIMs, the committee has proposed that such institutes could be set up in five to 10 acres in urban areas and within 60 acreas in non-urban areas.
At present the land requirement to set up an IIM is roughly about 200 acres.