Operationalisation of new IISER at Tirupati
After the creation of the new state of Telangana, Government of India had decided to establish an the IISER, an Institute of National Importance, in the residual state of Andhra Pradesh.
Accordingly, the Andhra Pradesh government has earmarked 244 acres of land at Srinivasapuram, Pangur and Chindepalli villages of Yerpedu Mandal for construction of the permanent campus.
But as the construction will take some time, the Site Selection Committed had recommended that the campus at Sree Rama Engineering College, Tirupati be used as a transit/temporary campus.
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the operationalisation of IISER at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, from the Academic Year of 2015-16 from a transit / temporary campus, at an estimated cost of Rs. 137.30 crore for the initial three years (2015-18).
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