Bill allowing IIITs to award MTech, PhD degrees passed in LS
A bill was passed in Lok Sabha on Wednesday that proposed the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) be allowed to award degrees, including MTech and PhD degrees. The bill also enables the Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) to award degrees to students. Once enacted as law, IIITDM will become the fifth centrally funded IIIT.