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Is IIT valued outside India?
IITians are highly valued in all developed countries, and is of foremost repute. The top 5 IITs generally are featured in top 500 colleges in Engineering field across the globe and hence, international word of mouth is great. In fact, students outside India have huge respect for IITians and so do professors.
Are IITs world famous?
IITs are world class institutes, and the impact of IIT has been worldwide- Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft. IIT is a world treasure -Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate.
What is the reputation of IITs in the international market?
The reputation of the IIT is extremely good in the international market because of the success and skills shown by the IITians in the past. Whether it is America or Europe, IITians are placed at top posts in leading companies. Almost every big company in the world has one or more IIT pass out in their management wing.
What is the budget for Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)?
The entire allocation by the central government for 2017-18 budget for all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) was slightly over ₹ 70 billion (US$980 million). However, the aggregate money spent by Indian students for tertiary education in the United States was about six times more than what the central government spends on all IITs.
What is the postgraduate degree awarded by the IIT?
The postgraduate degree awarded by the IIT is M.Tech and the admissions are given on the basis of the marks obtained in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). The IITians are known to achieve greater opportunities and success than engineers from other institutes in India.
When did IIT Kharagpur become an Institute of national importance?
On 15 September 1956, the Parliament of India passed the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Act, declaring it as an Institute of National Importance. Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, in the first convocation address of IIT Kharagpur in 1956 said: