CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Every year thousands of students crack the prestigious JEE exam, the top ranker obviously opt for the First generation of IITs like IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -This is considered to be the first conceptualization of the Indian Institutes of Technology. Dr. Humayun Kabir played an important role in establishing IITs. He encouraged Dr B. C. Roy, the Chief Minister of West Bengal to work on Sir Ardeshir’s proposal for a IIT.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are 23 total IITs present in India governed by the Institute of Technology Act 1961 and are declared as important institutes of the nation by the Indian parliament.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the recommendations of the Sarkar Committee, four campuses were established at Bombay (1958), Madras (1959), Kanpur (1959), and Delhi (1961).