Narendra Modi approves permanent campuses of Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research at Tirupati and Berhampur

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has approved establishment and operationalistion of permanent campuses of the two new Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research (IISERs) at Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) and Berhampur (Odisha).nnThe total cost likely to be incurred is Rs. 3074.12 crore (Non-Recurring: Rs.2366.48 crore and Recurring: 707.64 crore).nnCreation of two posts of Registrar, one in each IISER in Level 14 of 7lh CPC has also been approved by the Cabinet.nnDetails:nnThe total cost is assessed at Rs. 3074.12 crore, out of which 2366.48 crore will be spent for construction of permanent campuses of these institutes, as per the following details:n

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nBoth the IISERs will construct an area of 1,17,000 sq. m which will have complete infrastructural facilities for 1855 students in each IISER.nnThe construction of permanent campuses of these institutes shall be completed by December, 2021.nnBenefits:nnThe IISERs will provide top quality science education at the Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate levels, PHDs & Integrated PHDs. They will carry out research in frontier areas of science. They will enable India move towards being a knowledge economy by attracting the best scientific talent as faculty and prepare a strong base of scientific manpower in India.nnBackground:nnIn 2015, IISER, Tirupati was established in pursuance to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, while IISER, Berhampur was established in 2016 in pursuance to the announcement made by the Union Finance Minister in his Budget speech, 2015. These institutes are presently functioning from transit campuses.nn