(News) IIT Gujarat to begin courses this year

NEWS : IIT Gujarat to begin courses this year

Here is some good news for all engineering students. The elite Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) will soon launch its new branch in the state of Gujarat.


IIT Bombay, which set up its extension centre at Government Engineering College (GEC), Chandkheda, six months ago, with support from the state education department, will help in the entire process of setting up a full-fledged IIT here, including faculty recruitment.

The IIT will function from GEC Chandkheda- the institute from where IIT Bombay currently conducts 12 short-term courses under its continuing education programme

According to Principal Secretary, education department, Hasmukh Adhia, "After the media came up with its report on the decision to set up an IIT in Gujarat, we received a letter from the union HRD ministry. We have expressed to the ministry that we have readymade infrastructure at GEC, Chandkheda, which fulfils all infrastructural requirements as required, so we came to a conclusion to set up an IIT".

Pointing out the grey areas Mr. Adhia said, "We have the entire required infrastructure in place. But the only thing which is missing here is the hostel facility for students. GCE, Chandkheda has excellent housing projects in place and the problem of hostel requirement will be easily sorted out."

The HRD ministry's decision to set up four IITs each in Gujarat, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab, comes months after finance minister P Chidambaram's declaration during his union budget speech about setting up IITs in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Initially, the IITs in the three states will admit 120 students each for three undergraduate programmes in Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. 

Courtesy : indiaedunews.net

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