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Action taken to fill vacancies of directors in higher institutions

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Action taken to fill vacancies of directors in higher institutions

Following is the status of action taken to identify Directors of IIMs, NITs and IITs:

(a) Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)

For six new IIMs at Amritsar, Sirmaur, Bodh Gaya, Sambalpur, Nagpur, Vishakhapatnam advertisement has been issued and Search cum Selection Committee (SCSC) has been constituted for recommending a panel of names for consideration of the Government. The mentor Directors are looking after the six new IIMs till the appointment of regular Director. For IIMs at Ranchi, Raipur, Bangalore and Rohtak, the SCSC has recommended a panel of names, which are under consideration of the Government. For IIM Tiruchirappalli, IIM Udaipur and IIM Kozhikode advertisement for the post has been issued. Till the appointment of regular Director, the tenure of the outgoing Director has been extended or the senior most Professor of the Institute has been given additional charge in these Institutions.

(b) National Institutes of Technology (NITs)

For nine NITs at Allahabad, Durgapur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Kurukshetra, Rourkela, Surat, Tiruchirappalli and Warangal Search Committee has recommended a panel of names for final approval of the Visitor. For four NITs at Hamirpur, Suratkhal, Bhopal and Puducherry advertisement has been issued and applications have been received. The charge of the post of Director has been entrusted either to the Director of another NIT/ IIT or senior most Professor of the Institute.

(c) Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)

For six IITs at Tirupati, Palakkad, Bhilai, Dharwad, Jammu and Goa advertisement has been issued and applications have been received.

This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey today in a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question.

 

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First Published: Jul 28 2016 | 2:31 PM IST

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