IITs are funded by the Ministry of Education and the minister is the chairperson of IIT Council. Apart from providing the funding, the ministry takes initiatives from time to time in partnership with IITs. Some of major ones are listed below . External Peer Review Guidelines Guidelines for Appraisal of IIT Directors TEQIP Conclave of Educators Science and Heritage - A compilation of workshops on Culture, Science and Technology Design Manifesto Quality Circles at IITs Green Policy and SandHi Initiatives
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