The IIT Council on Tuesday approved in principle an increase in number of seats by 2020, subject to each IIT’s assessment of its preparedness. Our vision for 2020 is one-lakh seats, though it is up to the institutes to decide how to go about it,” a senior official said. As of now, the IITs admit 10,500 UG students, 8,000 PG students and 3,000 Ph.D students. This apart, plans for global collaborations have also got the nod of the IIT Council. “Under the Global Research Interactive Network, we will have research collaborations with other countries,” Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar said after the meeting, which he chaired.

Source: The Hindu August 23, 2016 20:55 UTC