A panel has recommended reservation for girl students in IITs to address the issue of slump in the number of female students entering the prestigious institutes. The committee is learnt to have suggested creating up to 20 per cent supernumerary seats for girls out of the total number of seats.<br/><br/>The recommendation of the committee will be taken up in the meeting of the Joint Admission Board, JAB for a final decision, which will decide whether the reservation will come in effect from this year or from 2018.<br/><br/>The number of seats for male candidates will not be affected and this will help IITs achieve the one lakh target by 2020.<br/>