Indian Institutes of Technology
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are a network of engineering and technology institutions in India. Established in 1950, they are under the ownership of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India and are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. The Act declares them as Institutes of National Importance and lays down their powers, duties, and framework for governance as the country's premier institutions in the field of technology. The act currently lists twenty-three IITs. Each IIT has autonomy and is linked to others through a common council called the IIT Council, which oversees their administration. The Minister of Education of India is the ex officio chairperson of the IIT Council.
Nalini Ranjan Sarkar, who recommended the set up of IIT's, along the lines of the MIT
The office of the Hijli Detention Camp served as the first academic building of IIT Kharagpur.
Library at IIT BHU
IIT Guwahati, established in 1994
Nalini Ranjan Sarkar was an Indian businessman, industrialist, economist, and public leader. He was greatly involved in the political and economic regeneration of Bengal. Sarkar was Finance Minister of West Bengal in 1948. The Sarkar Committee Report was instrumental in the subsequent establishment of the four Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) by the Government of India.
Nalini Ranjan Sarkar
Nalini Ranjan Sarkar Avenue named after him at IIT Kharagpur