The IITs were created to train scientists and engineers, with the aim of developing a skilled workforce to support the economic and social development of India after independence in 1947.
In order of establishment, they are located in
Kharagpur (1950; as IIT 1951),
Mumbai (1958)
Chennai (1959),
Kanpur (1959),
Delhi (1961; as IIT 1963),
Guwahati (1994),
Roorkee (1847; as IIT 2001),
Bhubaneswar (2008),
Gandhinagar (2008),
Hyderabad (2008),
Patna (2008),
Punjab (2008)
Rajasthan (2008).
The Government of India has announced plans to add three more IITs, to be established at
Indore,
Mandi
Varanasi (via conversion of the IT BHU).
IIT Muddenahalli, the first in Karnataka, is located at the birthplace of legendary engineer and statesman Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya, and will be completed by 2012 as part of the 11th Five Year Plan.
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