In the words of V S Raju, retired IIT-Delhi director, "The IITs at Kharagpur, Chennai, Mumbai, Kanpur and Delhi also started in a small way. For a population of 1.3 billion, we need 100 more such quality institutions. Job vacancies at new IITs are natural as India lacks quality human resources at all levels".

Pramath Raj Sinha, founding dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB) and IIT Kanpur alumnus, was quoted saying, "There is the fear of Brand IIT getting affected if the new IITs do not meet the standards set by the established ones. Similar apprehensions were there when IIT-BHU and IIT Roorkee came into existence. But they have not affected the brand and I hope the new IITs will also not disappoint. They just need to get adequate high-quality members”.

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