Jaipur: A committee appointed by the State Government would visit all the six divisional headquarters in the state to find an ideal location to set up the Indian Institute of Technology, Rajasthan (IIT), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), a central university and a world-class university in Rajasthan.
The high power committee is headed by Vijay Shankar Vyas, former chairman of the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur. Its other members are LK Maheshwari, vice-chancellor, BITS, Pilani, Vishwananth Sinha, professor and advisor, LNMIT, and Parvindra Singh, principal secretary (higher) and technical education of Rajasthan. The committee will submit its report on June 15 after their visit and considering the factors such as availability of land and other amenities before selecting the site for institutions of higher learning.
The proposed world-class university in Rajasthan would be based on the recommendations of the Knowledge Commission. IIT Rajasthan has already commenced from last year at the campus of the IIT Kanpur, the guiding institute of the IIT Rajasthan. The other three institutes would start their enrolment process only after the locations are finalized.
