MINUTES of MEETING
Minutes of the 46th meeting of the Council of IITs held on
January 7th, 2013
The 46th meeting of the Council of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) was
held under the chairmanship of Dr. M.M. PallamRaju, Minister of Human Resource
Development on 7th January, 2013 at IIT Delhi. The list of participants is at
Annexure–I.
At the outset, the Chairman welcomed all the participants. He emphasized that both the quality and quantity of faculty were key to improving the standards of technical education in the country.
The issues discussed and decisions taken are summarized below.
Item No. 46.1:
To confirm the minutes of the (i) 43rd meeting held on
14.9.2011; (ii) 44th meeting held on 12.5.2012; and (iii) 45th meeting of the IIT
Council held on 27.6.2012.
Decision Taken:The Minutes were confirmed.
Item No. 46.2:
To Report Action Taken on the Minutes of the (i) 43rd
meeting held on 14.9.2011; (ii) 44th meeting held on 12.5.2012; and
(iii)
45th meeting of the IIT Council held on 27.6.2012.
1.
The Chairman expressed concern that the representatives of the Ministry of
HRDwere often not able to attendBoG meetings as the number of institutions had
greatly increased in the last 4/5 years.He stressed upon the necessity ofMinistry’s
representation on the BoG so that its point of view could be expressed. Dr. Anil
Kakodkaralso observed that on a number of occasions, Ministry’s representatives on the Board made useful suggestions.
1
The issue of Directors’ performance review was also discussed.
i.
The Finance Committee meetings of a group ofIITs could be held in
ii.
Participation of the Ministry’s nominees may be ensured by means of
Decisions taken:
iii.
New Delhi over 2/3 days so that the Ministry’s representative could attend them. The IIT Council Secretariat needs to coordinate in this regard. videoconferencing, which has been validated by Department of Legal
Affairs (DoLA).
Performance
January 7th, 2013
The 46th meeting of the Council of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) was
held under the chairmanship of Dr. M.M. PallamRaju, Minister of Human Resource
Development on 7th January, 2013 at IIT Delhi. The list of participants is at
Annexure–I.
At the outset, the Chairman welcomed all the participants. He emphasized that both the quality and quantity of faculty were key to improving the standards of technical education in the country.
The issues discussed and decisions taken are summarized below.
Item No. 46.1:
To confirm the minutes of the (i) 43rd meeting held on
14.9.2011; (ii) 44th meeting held on 12.5.2012; and (iii) 45th meeting of the IIT
Council held on 27.6.2012.
Decision Taken:The Minutes were confirmed.
Item No. 46.2:
To Report Action Taken on the Minutes of the (i) 43rd
meeting held on 14.9.2011; (ii) 44th meeting held on 12.5.2012; and
(iii)
45th meeting of the IIT Council held on 27.6.2012.
1.
The Chairman expressed concern that the representatives of the Ministry of
HRDwere often not able to attendBoG meetings as the number of institutions had
greatly increased in the last 4/5 years.He stressed upon the necessity ofMinistry’s
representation on the BoG so that its point of view could be expressed. Dr. Anil
Kakodkaralso observed that on a number of occasions, Ministry’s representatives on the Board made useful suggestions.
1
The issue of Directors’ performance review was also discussed.
i.
The Finance Committee meetings of a group ofIITs could be held in
ii.
Participation of the Ministry’s nominees may be ensured by means of
Decisions taken:
iii.
New Delhi over 2/3 days so that the Ministry’s representative could attend them. The IIT Council Secretariat needs to coordinate in this regard. videoconferencing, which has been validated by Department of Legal
Affairs (DoLA).
Performance