Pursuant to Budget Announcements, 2014-15 and 2015-16, six (6) new IITs in Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Palakkad (Kerala), Goa (Goa), Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir), Dharwad (Karnataka) and seven (7) new IIMs in Amritsar (Punjab), Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh), Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Sambalpur (Odisha), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and Jammu (J&K) have been established. IIT-Tirupati, IIT-Palakkad and all IIMs except IIM-Jammu have started their academic session from 2015-16, whereas IIT-Bhilai, IIT-Goa, IIT-Jammu, IIT-Dharwad and IIM-Jammu have started their academic session from 2016-17. All these institutions are functioning from their temporary campuses.
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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