Odisha HRD

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan says that an IIT may be established in Orissa for creating qualified employees to work in Industries in Orissa: Samaja

Samaja reports that when Union minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan (who was visiting Samaja) was asked if Orissa will improve by having industries where unqualified Oriyas only work in class IV jobs; he said: "To work in various industries qualified Oriyas can be made by establishing an IIT in Orissa. For this if there is desire and demand then the government will provide all help."

March 16th, 2008

Entrance exam for admission to Institute of Mathematics & Applications (IMA) Bhubaneswar

7 comments March 16th, 2008

More details on the 140 positions at Ravenshaw University

 The state governmentt of Orissa has recently sanctioned 140 faculty positions for the  Ravenshaw University. These positions already existed in the strength of erstwhile Ravenshaw College. They have now been created in the establishment of Ravenshaw University, and the process will soon begin for recruitment against them.

 The posts sanctioned, discipline wise, are as follows:

 Faculty constitutes the most critical input in the life of an educational institution. It is they who define the level of excellence and intellect which the university fosters. Great care therefore has to be taken in selecting the faculty at the foundation stage as they will determine the future course of its growth and development.

            The formal notice and advertisement for the faculty recruitment will soon be posted both in this website and elsewhere. This may be treated as an advance intimation of the recruitment process. Through this we are requesting the friends of Ravenshaw, within the country and abroad, to help us select the best faculty for this institution. Any lapse at this stage in choosing the right kind of faculty will be too costly to regret.

            Clearly we need versatile persons who, apart from their academic excellence, will be good at developing an academic culture to cope with contemporary times. They will be institution builders who can give vision and direction to their schools and departments.

            Our recruitment shall be for tenure positions. We would also consider contractual appointments and employment of superannuated persons as well as visiting faculties if their credentials are up to the mark. Academics who love Ravenshaw,  and who had the opportunity of building themselves in other institutions of excellence, both within the country and abroad, may consider taking up short term assignments to lay foundation of the new university. Their contribution, arising out of their exposure and experience, will be greatly valued.

            We shall be happy to receive expressions of intent as well as enquires about these matters by correspondence through ravenshawuniversity@yahoo.co.in. 

10 comments March 15th, 2008

Vacant faculty positions in Orissa universities and colleges to be filled by next academic year: Samaja

The article mentions the status of the three main universities of Orissa:

• Utkal University: Only 187 out of 340 faculty positions are filled
• Berhampur University: Only 113 out of 186 faculty positions are filled
• Sambalpur University: Only 130 out of 150 faculty positions are filled

Note that earlier we mentioned that Ravenshaw University is trying to fill 144 positions.

1 comment March 15th, 2008

Degradable polymer from shrimp scales and PL Nayak research foundation in Cuttack: Samaja article

1 comment March 15th, 2008

Agami Odisha’s plan of action (two rallies) on IIT and other issues

(The following is from http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nis_iiser/message/731)

Dear Friends,

Yesterday, we at Agami Odisha decided that we will no longer remain silent on all such step-motherly attitude of Center. All who are around Bhubaneswar may join in our Rally to Raj Bhawan for our demand of IIT/ making UCE, Burla an IIEST and asking MLA for bringing out comprehensive solution for eradication of Poverty in Orissa Assembly. We must make people aware by going to the street. Let us feel responsible and perform it as a duty to our motherland Odisha.

Programme:

16th March’08: Time 9AM: Place AG Square, Bhubaneswar; 1/2 an hour Rally to Raj Bhawan
19th March’08: Time 5.30PM: Place Lower PMG/ Master canteen Square: 1/2 an hour Mashal Rally
Subsequent action plan for Delhi will be decided.

Yours,
Lalit Pattnaik,
Working President AGAMI ODISHA

1 comment March 13th, 2008

IIT Orissa issue raised in the asembly; CM writes to PM again

See http://tathya.in/story.asp?sno=1697, http://tathya.in/story.asp?sno=1695 and http://www.kalingatimes.com/orissa_news/news2/20080313-Orissa-demands-for-IIT.htm.

4 comments March 13th, 2008

Number of Medical Colleges in India (statewise)

Following is from http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=36337.

1 comment March 12th, 2008

BPUT Orissa JEE 2008 details

(Update on June 17 2008:  For guidance on what you can get with your Orissa JEE rank in 2008, please see https://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1185 I do not have more information than that.)

Following is from http://www.jeeorissa.com/admission2008.html.

FOR ADMISSION TO B.TECH.; B.ARCH.;MBBS; BDS; B.PHARM.; B.HMCT; MCA; AND MBA COURSES AND LATERAL ENTRY TO B.TECH. ; B.PHARM. AND B.HMCT COURSES IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE COLLEGES

Date of Examination Sunday, May 25, 2008 Sale of Application form begins on March 19, 2008        Last date of sale of application form April 08, 2008 Last date of receipt of completed application form April 10, 2008   The Joint Entrance Examination for the year 2008 – 2009, Orissa shall be held on  Sunday, May 25, 2008 at selected centres  for admission to the first year Degree courses in Engineering/Technology, Architecture, Hotel Management and Catering Technology (HMCT), MBBS/BDS, Pharmacy, MCA, MBA and to the Lateral Entry of State candidates to third semester of degree courses in Engineering/Technology, HMCT and Pharmacy.   ELIGIBILITY   (A) For admission to First Year Bachelor programme in (i) Engineering/Technology : Pass or appearing in 10+2 examination of CHSE, Orissa or equivalent with Physics, Mathematics, and one from Chemistry/ Computer Science/Biology/Biotechnology or pass in 10+3 diploma course in engineering including those having less than 60% marks in aggregate from SCTE&T, Orissa or equivalent. (ii) Architecture:  For admission to Architecture candidates are to secure minimum 50% marks in aggregate in 10+2 Examination of CHSE, Orissa or equivalent, with Mathematics as one of the subject OR 10+3 years diploma with 50 % marks in aggregate OR International baccalaureate Diploma, after 10 years of schooling with not less than 50% marks in aggregate and with mathematics as compulsory subject of examination. All the candidates seeking admission to B.Arch course shall have valid NATA score prescribed by Council of Architecture(minimum 80 out of 200) (iii) Pharmacy : Pass or appearing in 10+2 examination of  CHSE, Orissa or equivalent with Physics and Chemistry and one from Mathematics/Biotechnology/Computer Science /Biology or pass in 10+3 diploma course in Pharmacy including those having less than 60% marks in aggregate from SCTE&T, Orissa or equivalent. (iv) Hotel Management and Catering Technology: Pass or appearing in 10+2 examination in Arts/Commerce/Science from CHSE, Orissa or equivalent. (v) MBBS/BDS : Pass or appearing in 10+2 examination of CHSE, Orissa or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Biology with atleast 50% marks in aggregate in these subjects taken together (40% for SC/ST) with age between 17 and 25 years as on 31.12.2008 (relaxable up to 3 years for SC/ST candidates).   (B) For admission to First Year Masters programme in (i) Computer Application (MCA): Pass or appearing in 2008 three years Bachelor’s Degree examination in any discipline with pass in Mathematics at 10+2 level or in +3 level. (ii) Business Administration (MBA): Pass or appearing in 2008 three years Bachelor’s Degree examination in any discipline from a UGC recognized University. (C) For admission to Second Year Engineering/Technology, Pharmacy and HMCT under Lateral Entry Pass or appearing in 3 years diploma course in Engineering, Pharmacy, and HMCT with a minimum 60% marks in aggregate from SCTE&VT, Orissa or equivalent. (D) For admission to Second Year Engineering/Technology under Lateral Entry Pass or appearing  in 2008, for the  Bachelor’s Degree examination of three years duration in Science from any University of Orissa or equivalent recognised by UGC and have passed with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate(First Division) with Mathematics at  +3 level. (E) For admission to Second Year Pharmacy under Lateral Entry Pass or appearing  in 2008, for the  Bachelor’s Degree examination of three years duration in Science from any University of Orissa or equivalent recognised by UGC and have passed with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (  First Division) with Biology at  +3 level. The ratio of distribution of seats under lateral entry for Diploma : B. Sc. is 80:20.   Note : Candidates are to produce their complete result alongwith original marksheet of qualifying examination at the time of counselling for admission.   RESERVATION The percentage of seats to be reserved for different categories is subject to change and the decision of the State Government as on the date of admission will be applicable. OUTSIDE STATE CANDIDATE Outside State candidates are not eligible for admission in Govt. Colleges but they are eligible for admission to Privates Colleges except private Medical (MBBS/BDS) Colleges. HOW TO GET APPLICATION FORM On payment of Rs. 520/- (including Rs. 20/- as service charges) from the following branches of Syndicate Bank / State Bank of India/Post offices. SYNDICATE BANK Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur, Bhadrak, Bhubaneswar (IRC, Kalpana Square, Nayapalli, Utkal University Campus, Vanivihar), Chandikhol, Cuttack (Choudhury Bazar), Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur Road, Jharsuguda, Kavisuryanagar, Kendrapada, Paradeep, Puri, Rourkela, Salipur, Sambalpur, Asansol, Bhilai, Bilashpur, Bokaro, Burdwan, Dhanbad, Durgapur,Deoghar, Hazaribag, Gaya, Guwahati, Hyderabad (Khairatabad), Jamshedpur,  Kharagpur, Kolkata (Dharamtalla, Gariahat, Barabazar, Rasbehari Avenue, Salt Lake), New Delhi (Transport Bhawan), Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Vishakpatnam (main). STATE BANK OF INDIA Angul, Aska, Athagarh, Balangir, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Main), Bhadrak, Bhanjanagar, Bhawanipatna, Bhubaneswar (OUAT Campus, Laxmisagar), Boudh, Chatrapur, Cuttack (Main Branch, Link Road), Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur Town, Jaleswar, Jeypore, Jharsuguda, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khurda, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Nawapara, Nayagarh, Parlakhemundi, Phulbani, Puri, Rairangpur, Rayagada, Rourkela (Main, Uditnagar), Sambalpur (Main), Sonepur, Sundargarh, Talcher. POST OFFICES Angul(HO), Balasore(HO), Bhadrak(HO), Balangir(HO), Bhubaneswar(GPO), Bhubaneswar(BJB Nagar), Berhampur(GM)(HO), Cuttack (GPO), Cuttack (College square Mukhya Dakaghar), Jagatsinghpur (HO), Jajpur(HO), Koraput(HO), Nayagarh(HO), Puri(HO), Rayagada(HO), Rourkela(HO), Sundergarh(HO), Sambalpur(HO), Nimapara(Mukhya Dak Ghar). Candidates can also apply for  Application Form by post on payment of  A/C payee Demand Draft for Rs. 500/- drawn in favour of JEE-2008 on any nationalized bank Payable at Bhubaneswar along with a stamped (Rs.75/-) 30 cm x 25 cm Size cloth lined self addressed envelope from the Office of the Chairman, JEE-2008. Old question papers of JEE-2006 and JEE-2007 for Rs 10/- per booklet will be on sale from the following branches of Syndicate Bank only subject to availability: Angul, Balasore, Baripada, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar (Kalpana Square, Nayapalli, Vanivihar), Cuttack (Choudhury Bazar), Rourkela, Sambalpur and all branches of State Bank of India as mentioned above. HOW TO SEND APPLICATION FORM The completed application form is to be submitted to the Banks/Post Offices from which it is purchased or to be sent by registered/speed post/registered courier service to the address given below. CONTACT ADDRESS Chairman, JEE – 2008 Orissa; JEE Complex Gandamunda, PO : Khandagiri Bhubaneswar-751030   CHAIRMAN, JEE-2008, Orissa

82 comments March 12th, 2008

Women only IIT in Amravati, Vidarbha (Maharashtra)?

Following is an excerpt from a report in Telegraph.

President Pratibha Patil has asked the government to set up an Indian Institute of Technology exclusively for girls.

She has also insisted that it be built in Amravati, her former Lok Sabha constituency. Amravati is in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha, which has seen a spate of suicides by debt-ridden farmers.

None of the country’s top institutes of higher education like the IITs or the Indian Institutes of Management caters only to women. Nor is there any central university meant only for women.

In a letter to the human resource development ministry dated March 7, Rashtrapati Bhavan has said the IIT in Amravati should be set up as soon as possible. A project proposal was attached with the request.

Pratibha’s husband Devisingh Shekhawat hails from Amravati and was once mayor there. She herself represented it in the Lok Sabha between 1991 and 1996.

… The IIT proposal has been prepared by Kamal Singh, vice-chancellor of Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University.

… The proposal suggests that the new IIT offer only “integrated” courses, where students fresh out of school can get postgraduate degrees after five years.

The existing seven IITs have some five-year integrated courses, but Singh said she was in favour of making them mandatory across all streams.

Statistics on IIT recruitment have shown that a larger section of postgraduate students choose work in India over foreign jobs, unlike undergraduate students.

2 comments March 12th, 2008

Scholarships at Ravenshaw University

Following is an excerpt from a report in Pioneer.

A sum of Rs 23. 35 lakh has been earmarked for scholarships to be given to 646 students of Ravenshaw University in the coming academic year, University sources said on Monday.

… At least 24 students will receive the national scholarships of an amount of Rs 1, 12,042 and another 510 students will receive about Rs 20 lakh as post-matriculation scholarship for SC and ST students.

Besides, there are 50 senior merit scholarships and 30 PG merit scholarships are available for students in the ensuing academic year. There are other scholarships like senior merit-cum-means (8), PG merit-cum-means (5), physically challenged (8), mining scholarships (4) and two SEBC scholarships available for the university students in 2008-09 academic
session.

All the annual scholarships will continue including the POSCO scholarship, which is given to four students for an amount of Rs 88, 696.

3 comments March 11th, 2008

BJP MP Rudra Pany urges Rahul Gandhi to bat for an IIT in Orissa: Samaja

2 comments March 10th, 2008

30% reservation for girls in all technical institutes of Orissa

Following is an excerpt on this from a report in Pioneer.

… Henceforth, all the private engineering college and schools will adhere to the principle of giving reservation to women candidates. Earlier, the reservation facilities were available in 25 Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITI), seven engineering colleges and 13 engineering schools. The facilities would be extended to all other technical institutes of the State.

Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Director, Technical Education Srikant Paikray said all the Engineering Colleges, Schools, Industrial Training Institutes (ITI), Poly-techniques and Industrial Training Centre (ITC) will have to reserve 30 per cent seats for the girls students.

The State now boasts of 317 private ITIs, 41 private engineering colleges, 25 engineering schools and poly techniques. Henceforth, 30 per cent seats of the total 48,783 seats of these institutes would be reserved for women candidates.

1 comment March 10th, 2008

KIIT international School: ad in Samaja

Its web page is http://www.kiit-is.org/. Other details:

• Information Brochure
• Application Forms
• Fee Structure

March 9th, 2008

New IITs to have a broad array of disciplines and have a seven year total budget of 760 crores each

Following is an excerpt from a report in Times of India.

The three new IITs in Bihar, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh will teach not only engineering, but also design and creative arts, management, health sciences, humanities and social sciences.

… To be set up at an outlay of Rs 760 crore each over six years, outsourcing will be resorted to in the three IITs for various routine services. In fact, the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) has only approved creation of the post of director and the registrar in each institute along with minimum support staff. The HRD ministry would submit a separate proposal to EFC for support staff.

… Initially, each institute will have an intake capacity of 200 students, but when fully developed, each IIT will have a total student strength of about 3,000 students with approximately 2,000 of them in B Tech, 500 in M Tech, 400 in Ph.D and 100 as post-doctoral fellows.

The new IITs will be mentored by one of the existing IITs to enable them to attain high standards. Each institute will have a faculty strength of 262 at the end of the seventh year of operation and adhere to the teacher-student ratio of 1:9, as in the case of other IITs.

Our earlier article at https://www.orissalinks.com/?p=630 gives numbers related to NISER, IISERs and some of the IITs.

March 6th, 2008

IITs plan to pay handsomely to top-notch researchers

Following is an excerpt from a report in Telegraph.

… The decision, officials at the human resource development ministry concede, indicates a desperate effort to stall the drain of top teachers from IITs to the corporate sector or foreign universities, which offer salaries several times higher than what the government pays.

The ministry has set up a committee under IIT Kharagpur director Damodar Acharya to determine the performance indicators and recommend the raise the best professors will receive.

Quality and quantity of peer-reviewed research and student feedback from classes are likely to be two crucial indicators, sources said.

“The top faculty, who are often wooed by the private sector, will now receive differential treatment and will get salaries close to what they would in the corporate world,” a senior official said.

At present, the faculty are paid a fraction of what fresh IIT graduates earn.

… A separate committee will be set up to revise pay scales for all faculty members at the IITs and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). But the revised scales will be no match for corporate salaries, officials conceded. The increments the Acharya committee recommends will be over and above the hike.

March 6th, 2008