Getting a national institute to the Sambalpur area; upgrading VSSUT to an IIEST
August 18th, 2010
I think the best possibility is to work on upgrading VSSUT, Burla (formerly, UCE Burla) to an IIEST. UCE Burla alumni is fully supportive of this. In general, such a proposal has and will continue to have support from all circles of Odisha. Also, the CM has in the past written to Delhi about upgrading this.
To do this first the state government needs to be pushed to give a one time allocation of a significant amount (say 100 crores) to improve the infrastructure. In addition the faculty size needs to be increased to be at the level of the colleges mentioned below. Simultaneously there should be a campaign to convince the central government to upgrade it to an IIEST.
The Congress MP from Sambalpur should do all he can for this.
For some background on IIESTs see http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/psearch/QResult15.aspx?qref=89897. Following are screen capture of that page.
Entry Filed under: IIESTs,Sambaplpur-Burla-Jharsuguda-Baragarh area (4),Upgrading UCE Burla to IIT level,VSS University of Technology (formerly UCE Burla)
4 Writeup
1. PRABHAT PUROHIT | August 19th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
I would like to tell to my whole alumni association in India or in foreign …
Please come forward this is the last chance don’t miss it………..
State university has no meaning without funding……………..
Hear the cry of mother UCE(VSSUT)………………………
prabhat purohit 2010 batch
2. Chitta Baral | August 19th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Prabhat:
Please do. The alumni need to get behind this. Just the label of a university does not help much.
You have a good VC. If he is given funds and faculty positions he can bring VSSUT to the level of BESU/NIT in 1-2 years and then if the Odisha government goes to the center and argues AND shows them the data of why VSSUT should be made to an IIEST, it will be successful.
3. Dillip Kumar Mohanty | August 22nd, 2010 at 12:49 am
Please upgrade Sambalpur University combined with VSSUT to IIEST
This will make more scope for Western Odisha
4. Radhamohan Mohanty | August 30th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
I request the alumni association of VSSUT to take this opportunity for converting VSSUT into an IIEST. VC and office bearer of alumni association should take this mater up.
Thanks