The government today gave its nod for the commencement of academic session at new Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, from the temporary campus of Sree Rama Engineering College.
At a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the approval was granted for the operationalisation of IISER at Tirupati from the transit or temporary campus, at an estimated cost of Rs 137.30 crore for the initial three years (2015-18), an official statement said.
As a sequel to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, bifurcating the then state into Andhra Pradesh and Telengana, the Centre had decided to set up an IISER, an institute of national importance, in the residual State of Andhra Pradesh, the statement said.
Consequently, the Andhra Pradesh government has earmarked 244 acres of land at Srinivasapuram, Pangur and Chindepalli villages of Yerpedu Mandal for construction of the permanent campus of IISER, Tirupati.
Pending construction of the permanent campus for the Institute, on the recommendation of the Site Selection Committee, it has been decided to commence its functioning from the academic session of 2015-16 from the transit or temporary campus at Sree Rama Engineering College, Tirupati, the statement added.
