IIIT construction to be completed in two years
December 26th, 2007
Following is an excerpt from a report in The Statesman.
IIIT, Bhubaneswar, a state initiative project, similar to ones which have been established in other states since long is expected to meet the growing need for appropriate human resource, one of the crucial factors of IT and ITeS sector. The institute aims to be a world-class institute with an objective to impart higher education and undertake advanced research in the field of Information and Communication Technology.
A completely autonomous institute with full academic autonomy and sustained support from industry, IIIT (Bhubaneswar) shall offer M Tech and Doctoral programme in Computer Science.
The state government has already allotted 23.24 acre at Gothapatna, on the outskirts of the capital city. It has also committed a financial grant of Rs 10 crore towards start up capital expenses and a recurring annual grant of Rs 2 crore for the first three years. It may here be mentioned that the departmentally-related Standing Committee-IV of state assembly has also recommended a provision of further Rs 40 crore for the institute to create full-fledged infrastructure including hostel, residential facilities.
Infosys Technologies Limited has also paid Rs 1 crore for instituting a chair professor. State IT minister Surya Narayan Patro today presided over a review meeting of the progress of the institute. He said construction for the institute will commence soon and will be completed in two years time. It will cost around Rs 48 crore, he said. Mr Patro informed that till such time the institute will function at the Orissa Computer Application Center ( OCAC) building.
The selection process of M Tech programme shall be based on an entrance test, followed by interview. Students of BE/B Tech (any stream), MCA and MSc
(Computer Science/ Electronics /Mathematics/ Physics) are eligible to pursue the course. The students will pay approximately Rs 1 lakh annually besides accommodation and other expenses. Few scholarships to eligible students will be given in the second year of the course.
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