GUWAHATI: The Union cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for setting up an IIT (Indian institute of Technology) in Agartala along with four other places in the country.
The five IITs will be established in PPP (Public Private Partnership) mode at Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur and will now be able to use the nomenclature of Bachelor of Technology (BTech) or Master of Technology (MTech) or PhD degree.
The cabinet approved the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
"The bill will declare the remaining 5 IIITs-PPP along with the existing 15 IIITs in PPP mode as 'Institutions of National Importance' with powers to award degrees. This will entitle them to use the nomenclature of Bachelor of Technology (BTech) or Master of Technology (MTech) or PhD degree as issued by a university or institution of National Importance," an official statement said.
(With inputs from PTI)