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Kochi, Feb 23: The proposal to raise the present Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) to an IIT status, a long-pending demand of the state, comes at a time when Kochi, the industrial capital of Kerala, is all set for a development boom.
It was recently that the expert committee headed by former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan submitted a report to the Union human resource development ministry stating that this university of excellence could be raised to the level of an IIT. A commitment on this is likely to receive mention in the coming Union Budget, top sources said. The Banaras Hindu University and the Osmania University are among the others expected to be raised to this level.
The demand of the state for an IIT has been there for quite sometime and though a separate institute was expected, the government has welcomed the proposal.
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