Institute of National Importance

An Institute of National Importance, in India is defined as one which serves as a pivotal player in developing highly skilled personnel within the specified region of the country/state. Institutes on the list are usually supported by the Government of India. The Department of Higher Education's list includes 33 institutions^[1] which are listed below, together with other institutes were declared later.^[2][3] The Institutes of Information Technology Bill 2010 seeks to add the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) to the list.^[4]. As of June 2011^[update] the bill was not approved yet.^[5]

Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT)

• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati^†
• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi^†
• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay^†
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras^†
• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur^†
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee^†
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur^†

National Institutes of Technology (NIT)

• National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra^†
• National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur^†
• National Institute of Technology, Srinagar^†
• National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur^†
• National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli^†
• National Institute of Technology, Agartala^†
• National Institute of Technology, Silchar^†
• National Institute of Technology, Warangal^†
• National Institute of Technology, Patna^†
• National Institute of Technology, Raipur^†
• National Institute of Technology, Calicut^†
• National Institute of Technology, Durgapur^†
• National Institute of Technology, Rourkela^†
• National Institute of Technology, Karnataka^†
• Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat^†
• Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal^†
• Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur^†
• Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar^†
• Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur^†
• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad^†

Other

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences^†
• Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha^†
• Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram^[3]
• Indian Statistical Institute^†
• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research^[2]
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research^†
• National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences^[2]
• Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research^†
• Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology^†

^† - in original list.^[1]

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