IIT

The central government is planning to set up an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Andhra Pradesh and has decided to upgrade two other technical institutes in the state to IIT level.Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh has informed the Rajya Sabha that the Andhra Pradesh government had offered 1,000 acres of land free of cost along with civic amenities at Basara in Adilabad district if the centre agreed to its proposal to set up an IIT there.The two institutes to be upgraded are the Osmania University College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad and the Andhra Pradesh College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam.