Which of the following is the objective of the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill 2010 passed by the Lok Sabha in March 2011 ?
To allow IITs to launch courses in non-engineering disciplines like Medicine and Economics
To provide IITs autonomy in administration and faculty appointments
To allow IITs to set up campuses overseas
To provide IIT status to eight new institutions
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UPSC CAPF – 2011
The Bill sought to amend the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, which governs the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). The primary purpose of the 2010 amendment was to integrate eight new centrally funded institutes of technology into the fold of the IIT Act, formally designating them as IITs. These were the new IITs established across different states during the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012).