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Now
the matter of opening of an Indian Institute of
Science for Education and Research (IISER) in
Bihar is gaining political support. Efforts are
on the ways and now political system of Bihar
has started to take notice of it. I have been
writing to all concerned political VIPs from our
state since 2004. Hon'ble MP Sri Ramkirpal Yadav
took notice of my application and put the matter
in the Parliament. On Nov.27, hon'ble MP Sri Ram
Kirpal Yadav placed the matter in Lok Sabha
saying in crystal clear tone that central
government should open an IISER in Bihar in the
next financial year 2007-08. The statement he
made on the floor of parliament is as follows:
"Need to set up an Indian Institute of Science
for Education and Research (IISER) in Bihar:
There is a proposal to set up National Institute
of Science (NISC) in different parts of the
country through UGC. To avoid regional imbalance
in the distribution of higher educational
institutes in the country, there is need for
establishment of IISER (Indian Institute of
Science for Education and Research) in Bihar
immediately as Orissa, Kolkata, Pune and
Chandigarh have already got IISER/NISC. After
bifurcation of Bihar, almost all institutes of
excellent education and research went into
Jharkhand and thus in the remaining Bihar
reestablishment of excellent centres of
education and research in science and
engineering is urgently needed. Now, it is well
known that in Bihar there is not a single
institution like IIT (Indian Institute of
Technology), IIM (Indian Institute of
Management), IIIT (Indian Institute of
Information Technology), ISI (Indian Statistical
Institute), IIS (Indian Institute of Science),
CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research), DRDO (Defence Research and
Development Organisation), Central University or
other institutes of National and International
repute. Establishment of IISER in Bihar will be
a step towards minimization of prevailing
regional imbalance in the distribution of
educational institutes across the country. My
request with the Hon’ble Prime Minister through
this House is to allow for establishment of
IISER in Bihar in the next financial year
2007-2008" (Source
here).
As per telephonic talk with hon'ble MP, reply
from the government is still awaiting, however,
this is one of the best efforts taken so far for
the establishment of IISER in Bihar. It will be
not out of place to mention that a few months
back Hon'ble minister Sri Ram Vilas Paswan too
had promised to bring an IISER in Bihar. The
hon'ble union minister S&T Dr. Kapil Sibbal, who
also enjoyed membership of the upper house from
Bihar, has also replied in positive for opening
an IISER in Bihar and the most important thing
in this direction is the prescription of hon'ble
President in which he has recommended
establishment of IISER, IIT like institutes in
Bihar. Fortunately, state government is also
considering report submitted by core committee
members, formed under the BiharBrains, the dream
of getting an IISER in near future may become
true if the political system from the state
works in tune. Very recently there have been
announcement that central government is going to
open an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in
Bihar. That’s one of our pending demands and
political system from state should not be
content with that as IIT will serve as COE in
the area of technology. Our state government and
other political figures from sate should keep in
mind that state needs COE for science education
too that can be full filled by establishment of
an IISER. I mean to say that there should be no
development of thought like that Bihar should
stop making demand for IISER as IIT has been
given in the name of central institute. Both are
different and Bihar is in the urgent need of
both. Thus now the ball is in the hands of
political system of the state. We are to see how
our political VIPs kick it to the goal post.
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