ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 

75 The Committee could not cover some aspects of interest for lack of data and time. It is recommended that IITs take up or sponsor studies relating to some of these aspects viz.

-cost/benefit analysis of IITs;

-the locational advantages, if any, of each IIT;

-the advantages gained by the IITs through technical collaboration with different countries;

-whether JEE preferentially helps the urban elite;

-data on placement of IIT gradutes in India and abroad;

-IITs' contribution to industrial, economic and social development and to the store of fundamental knowledge as well as its position as a leader;

-technical manpower planning relating to technology development;

-technology and the future. (Para 8)