UP embarks on making its own state-funded institutes in the lines of IIT and IISc: Orissa should follow the examples of UP and Maharashtra
October 22nd, 2007
Following is an excerpt on this from Business Standard. An earlier article on this appeared in Times of India.
The Uttar Pradesh government has started the process for setting up Manyawar Sri Kanshiram Uttar Pradesh Institute of Technology on the lines of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on the pattern of the prestigious Bangalore institute.
The Kanshiram institute is proposed to be set up in Lucknow while the IISc will be set up in Greater Noida. An eleven-member committee has been set up under the chairmanship of the chief secretary for the projects.
For the Kanshiram institute, the Lucknow Development Authority would provide 200 acres, while the Greater Noida Authority would give 200 acres for IISc. Both these institutes would be set up by the Rajkiya Nirman Nigam.
In a recent meeting presided over by Principal Secretary to the chief minister Shailesh Krishna, it was decided that the proposed institutes would be centres of excellence and set up under the Acts passed by the state legislatures.
With the help of TCS, Maharashtra has made a plan (3 MB file) to upgrade couple of its state engineering colleges to "IIT level." (See this 3 MB presentation for what is meant by "IIT level.") The initial colleges they have shortlisted for this are VJTI Mumbai, College of Engineering, Pune and Guru Govind Singh College of Engineering, Nanded.
Orissa should follow Maharashtra’s example and take a PPP approach to upgrade UCE Burla and CET Bhubaneswar to IIT level. (Orissa did initiate a plan to upgrade the Keonjhar School of Mines to the ISM level; but that plan has not progressed much.)
Entry Filed under: Odisha goals for the future,Odisha, others and the center,Upgrading CET Bhubaneswar to IIT level,Upgrading UCE Burla to IIT level
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1. Debu | October 22nd, 2007 at 6:29 am
By the way what is this IIT level ????? IITs are IITs and even the IITG is not considered to be IIT as par education/student/faculty etc… Its just a farce for politics. Who is \”Kansiram\” and what is his contribution to education or academic !! Its a shame to be a part of the academic group of India where such nasty politics is going on !!! [Editor: One sentence edited out for a disrespectful remark.]
2. Chitta Baral | October 22nd, 2007 at 9:51 am
I gave the link of Maharashtra’s plan on upgrading some of its engineering colleges to “IIT level.” I borrowed the phrase from them. Here is the link again: http://www.orissalinks.com/bigfiles/maharashtra-engg-plan.pdf
3. R. K. Ghosh | October 22nd, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Well, I am glad to see this posting related to UP govt’s plan. I was in fact hinting at this approach in respect of IIT in Orissa, see my post (http://www.orissalinks.com/?p=736.comments). Come next election, UP CM is all set to play a very decisive role in role of making central govt. So, I see this plan of UP CM to set up another IIT and an IISc in UP as a smart move. May UP CM does not have a following among “intellectuals”, but she surely know where the chips are.
4. abhisek dash | June 14th, 2009 at 10:22 am
WHAT IS THE RANKING OF UCE, BURLA AND CET, BBSR AMONG THE ENGINEERING COLLEGES INDIA????