Iiit Amethi

A day after Congress uproar over shutting down of institutions in Amethi and Rae Bareli, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today justified the closure of Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Amethi saying law did not permit off-campus centres and it was technically illegal.

After a run of 11 years, curtains came down on IIIT Amethi campus when its 148 students were shifted to the Allahabad campus on Tuesday.

A day after Congress uproar over shutting down of institutions in Amethi and Rae Bareli, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today justified the closure of Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Amethi saying law did not permit off-campus centres and it was technically illegal.

After a run of 11 years, curtains came down on IIIT Amethi campus when its 148 students were shifted to the Allahabad campus on Tuesday.