After 1961, 8 new IITs were suddenly announced in 2008/9. These took about 7 years to get their infrastructure set up - while severely inconveniencing their mentor IITs & host institutions. Exceptions aside, the faculty they attracted hasn't been as good as the older IITs.
It would have made far more sense to open an IIT every 5 years with due planning and consolidate systematically. We would've still set up 10 new IITs between 1961 - 2011. And each would have come about thoughtfully and carved out an impactful identity of its own.
The same mistake was repeated in 2015/16 when seven more IITs were again suddenly set up. These are still struggling and will almost certainly end up as "lesser IITs".
Why is this happening? 👇
Because politicians & bureaucrats who haven't taught a single class, set up a single lab, guided a single thesis, executed a single research grant, are making academic decisions.
Our public higher education system is a case study in public money ill spent.
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