Prof.M.Anandakrishnan Committee Report February 2006 Cy, Mass 9 Is ry ba REPORT OF THE EXPERT COMMITTEE ON TRANSFORMATION OF SELECTED TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS INTO A NEW SYSTEM OF INSTITUTES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE Submitted toACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Expert Committee gratefully acknowledges the spontaneous cooperation and appropriate support received from the various institutions and their functionaries | deeply appreciates the initial briefings given by senior officials of the Technical Bureau of the Department of Secondary and Higher Education, MHRD, New Delhi ho also provided relevant background documents and made necessary arrangements with the identified Institutions facilitating orderly visits of the Commitiee and collection of necessary data and information. ‘The Committee is gratelul for the excellent arrangements made by the Viee-Chancellors, Directors and Deans of the seven lnstitutions for its visits and for making available detailed mtogmation at a relatively short notice, without exception ’ - The Committee conveys its special gratitude to Prof. S.K. Dube, Director. I'l Kharagpur and his personal assistant Shri Tapan Kumar Dey for providing commendable logistic support for the Commitiee’s visit to the two Institutions in Kolkata, ‘The work of the Committee could not have been accomplished in a reasonable time but for the extensive facilities generously made available by Prof, Sanjay G. Dhande, Director, IT Kanpur and the enabling support provided by KN) Dakhle, Estate Officer. The efficient and mubtfarious assistance rendered by Awl Gangwar in documentation and preparation of different draft versions of the Report has been of immense value to the Committee. The Committee deeply appreciates the Conuibation of the (wo postgraduate students of IIT Kanpur, T.N. Subramanya and Gorky Srivastava who designed the elegant cover of the Report at a very short notice. the services of the guest house and dining hall staff in providing prompt and cheerful service to the Committee is warmly recognized, The Commitee places on record its deepest gratitude to Prof. Dhancle and the members of the staff and students Of IIT Kanpur who extended alround support to the Committee.Letter of Transmittal Dear Shri Ravi Mathur {it has been a valuable opportunity to the three af us in the Expert Committee constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to make recommendations on upgrading sever Institutions identified by the S.K. Joshi Committee to the level of IITs. Taking into account the basic intentions of the mandate of our Committee, we Ihave made suggestions in the light of the concerns of the key stakeholders of the institutions and the data and information made available 10 us. The Commitee perceived that a new concept should be evolved keeping in view the contemporary and foresceable needs of technical education in India. This should take into account the profile and experiences of the leading technical institutions in the country. The Commiitiee has recommended a distinct concept for a new system of Institutions, with 4 distinguishing name, to be established by wanstorming some of the existing Universities/University Departments. We are pleased to submit the attached Report, containing the general recommendations applicable to all the institutions considered for transformation, and specific recommendations relating to the individual institutions as well as further Meps to be initiated for implementation. We will be available for any clarifications on the contents of the Report if the need arises With best regards, Sincerely \ 9) (he NK Dhol vleg MP Aa Rake shenes (Amitabha Ghosh) (D.V. Singh) (M, Anandakrishnan) /3 Ref, 2006 \3 02. dens 13-02-2006