Already we have seven of them. As we increase the number of seats, we will end up decreasing the student quality. The institutes then will no longer epitomize the excellence in education. Also the funda of changing the RECs to IITs sounds cacophonous when it comes to changing the attitude of managemant. The implementation of the IIT class management will take ages because of the prevailing narrow minded professors. I am sure building an altogether new IIT would be a better idea than transforming one. Recruiting better and new professors will be a better option than transforming the mindset of the present professors. I seriously think, that the government should have a second thought on it before executing the same. But where the government itself is narrow minded what significance does my opinion hold...