panaji while the union education ministry has begun the process of finding a new director for the indian institute of technology iit goa the term of the current director b k mishra has been extended up tojune till a new director is appointediit goa was established in 2016 and mishra was appointed the director his tenure ended on march 8 but the work of setting up a permanent campus for the iit remains largely unfinished mishra has been closely working with the state government in identifying land for the iit goa campusseveral sites for the campus were shortlisted but eventually scrapped most recently in shel melauli sattari due to opposition from locals for various reasonsthe education ministry has begun the search for directors for its newest iits at goa dharwad palakkad jammu bhilai and tirupati all these institutes were established between 2015 and 2016 an applicant for these posts should be a phd with first class or equivalent at the preceding degree preferably in a branch of engineering heshe should have an outstanding academic record throughout and a minimum of 10 years teaching experience as a professor in a reputed engineering or technology institute or university and should have guided phd students the ministrys advertisement reads an applicant should preferably be less than 60 years of age on the last date of receipt of the applications which will be scrutinised by a panelthree names for every institute will be sent to the office of the president of india which will then give the final nod