I'm not sure how the entire process of converting a college into an IIT will be executed. But I hope that they are not going to be given an IIT status first, and then enhance and develop the environment and infrastructure.
I think that a few colleges should be handpicked, and their facilities should be enhanced from the perspective of converting it into an IIT. Even if all the colleges upgrade themselves to the same level, there are several subjective factors like students preferences, faculty standards, location, access to transportation, etc which will make some places more or less favourable.
The important thing is to make the process gradual, rather than sudden or quick.
Whatever be the timeline and process followed, a college should not be given an IIT status before it has the facilities of an IIT level institution. It would be ridiculous if the IIT status is granted first, and then the institution is upgraded to that level.
