HRD Ministry okays IIT, IIM, 3 central universities for Seemandhra

The move is aimed at striking a balance between the two regions—Telangana and Seemandhra—as far as establishment of premier institutes are concerned, though the end objective is to ensure that students derive maximum benefit, they said.  

Rough estimate suggests an investment in the range of Rs 6000 to Rs 7000 crore for establishment of the institutes in the Seemandhra region.

The ministry's decision assumes significance as the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh will leave the Seemandhra region without any of the elite higher educational institutes which are mostly concentrated in Hyderabad in the Telangana region.