IIT... a name which is respected all over the world...IIT is not an abbreviation for Idiot's Institute of Technology that our govt has decided to convert it in. Opening 7 IITs straightaway means the davastating dilution of the strong brand equity that IIT name holds today...and the enlisted colleges for this upgradation dont seem to be in a state to get the tag IIT.
and even if there is ardent desperation to change their status, why not to NIT then?? Roorkee which was converted to IIT in 2001 has still not been able to reach the standards of other IITs when it already had reputation and infrastructure at par with them. But these are not the only measures, what matters more is good students at an institute which roorkee lacked before becoming an IIT and the coming batch suffered.
So Our authorities should not be so sophomoric and think for the welfare of the present and potential IITians before taking this inane action...or else I can simply pity those poor students whose future is doomed...
RE:7 more IITs???
by Prabal K Choudhury on Aug 23, 2005 09:17 PM Permalink
Among the seven, ITBHU(1911) and Bengal Engg.College(1856) Sibpore are the two institutes which provided all the faculties or even Directors needed during the formative stages of IITs and thereafter. Because of lack of funds,these two institutes could not come upto the IIT level. In sixties, there were many students including myself who opted for these two institutes inspite of qualifying in IITJEE, only because either they did not get the desired discipline or could not afford the cost of IIT education. BEC Sibpore have produced IIT Directors like Dr.S R .Sengupta and Dr. Amitabha Ghosh who made IITKgp the best IIT for four cosecutive years (2000 to 2003) and also the Director of SPA New Delhi Prof. Mitra. Do you need further credentials to make BEC an IIT ? Prabal K Choudhury Director Strategic Management and Financial Services Inc.Toronto
