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Rajasthan uses a balanced approach in choosing locations for its national institutions

Update on 27th April 2011: The Central University location has been changed to Bander Sindri near Ajmer and only 80 kms from Jaipur. The Innovation University (previsouly referred to as National University) aiming for world class is now pushed for Jaipur. [Times of India]

The panel set up by the CM of Rajsthan has picked the following places to recommend to the central government for the various national institutes and universities coming up in Rajasthan. (From a Times of India report and another Times of India report)

• IIT : Jodhpur
• IIM: Udaipur
• National University aiming for world-class: Ajmer 
• Central university: Bikaner.

The committee also recommended:

• a "futuristic" heritage conservation and museology centre in Jaipur
• an institute of Food Technology in Hadoti region of Kota

Currently the following national institutions exisit or are being made in the following places in Rajasthan:

• NIT: Jaipur
• LNMIT (private but top-notch): Jaipur
• National law School: Jodhpur
• AIIMS-like institution (being made): Jodhpur

The institutions are nicely distributed between various cities of Rajsthan, although people of Jaipur and Kota are not happy. The population of these locations are:

• Jaipur (World Gazetteer 2009): 3.1 million (has inetrnational air connectivity)
• Jodhpur (World Gazetteer 2009): 988K  – (332 kms from Jaipur; has air connectivity)
• Udaipur (World Gazetteer 2009): 457K – (400 kms from Jaipur; has air connectivity)
• Ajmer (World Gazetteer 2009):  604.7K – (131 kms from Jaipur)
• Bikaner (World Gazetteer 2009): 624.6K – (321 kms from Jaipur)
• Kota (World Gazetteer 2009): 823 K (242 kms from Jaipur)

In contrast in Orissa the distribution of national institutions are more Bhubaneswar centric. Following is the status:

• IIT: Bhubaneswar
• NISER: Bhubaneswar
• AIIMS-like (being made) : Bhubaneswar
• National Law University: Cuttack (part of Bhubaneswar metroplex)
• IIIT (state-funded) : Bhubaneswar
• National University aiming to be world class: Bhubaneswar
• Vedanta University (private): Puri
• NIT: Rourkela
• Central University: Koraput
• IIIT (centrally funded): state wants it in Berhampur; center has identified as Bhubaneswar

Unfortunately, one of the reason given behind the above selection is the lack of connectivity and the size of places. Following is some information on that.

• Bhubaneswar (World Gazetteer 2009): 1.67 million  (has airport but no inetrnational connectivity)
• Rourkela (World Gazetteer 2009): 551 K  (no air connections) – 334 kms from Bhubaneswar
• Berhampur (World Gazetteer 2009): 403 K (no air connections) – 160 kms from Bhubaneswar
• Koraput-Jeypore-Sunabeda: 200K+ (no air connections) – 499 kms from bhubaneswar
• Puri (World Gazetteer 2009): 185K – 60 kms from Bhubaneswar 
• Sambalpur (World Gazetteer 2009): 258 K (no air connections)  – 321 kms from Bhubaneswar
• Jharsuguda-Belpahar-Brajarajnagar: 200 K (no air connections) – 374 kms from Bhubaneswar; 50 kms from Sambalpur

For the future, following are some of the steps that Orissa government needs to urgently take regarding developing more larger urban areas and having the national institutions more evenly distributed:

• Make sure the centrally funded IIIT is established in Berhampur
• Establish functioing airports in Jharsuguda, Rourkela and Koraput at the earliest
• Push for international flights to Bhubaneswar
• Push for upgradation of UCE Burla (Sambalpur area) to an IIEST (Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology)
• Push for the establishment of a branch of IGNTU (Indira Gandhi National Tribal University) in Phulbani
• Push for the establishment of IIM outside of the Bhubaneswar area
• Push for the establishment of a centrally funded KBK Inst of Engineering and Technology (along the lines of SLIET and ABAGKIET) in Kalahandi or Balangir.
• Push for upgrading another medical college (Berhampur or Sambalpur) to AIIMS level.
• Push for establishing NID in a location outside of Bhubaneswar
• Push for establishing NIPER in a location outside of Bhubaneswar
• Push for a BITS Pilani campus in a location outside of Bhubaneswar

9 comments June 12th, 2009

NISER Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE Mumbai NEST 2009 important notice

Following is from http://nest.niser.ac.in/nest09impnotice.html.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES
OF
NEST 2009 EXAMINATION

All the short listed candidates whose names appear in the list have been sent an email asking for the preference to join NISER on or before 30th June, 2009. Alternatively, candidates whose name appears in the list can also download attached consent form and fill it up and send it to NISER on or before 30th June, 2009. If we do not receive the filled consent form from the short listed candidates before 30th June, 2009 it will be assumed that they are not interested in joining NISER or CBS.

The list of selected candidates based on the rank will be announced on the website of NISER on 2nd July, 2009. Selected candidates are requested to deposit the fee (Rs 19650 for General & OBC candidates and Rs 12150 for SC/ST candidates) in terms of a demand draft drawn in favor of "Director NISER" payable at Bhubaneswar before 10th July, 2009. If we do not receive the demand draft before 10th July, 2009, the admission stands cancelled and seat will be allotted to the lower rank candidates in the merit list.

Students claiming admission under reservation (OBC, SC, ST) should produce authentic certificates at the time of admission. Candidates without authentic certificates will not be admitted.

Please note that NISER has only 52 seats (Gen – 31, OBC – 9, SC – 8, ST – 4)

The consent form can be sent by any of the 3 methods given below.

1. direcly fill the online consent form. (will be available shortly)
2. download, fill and send it as mail-attachment to admissions@niser.ac.in or director@niser.ac.in
3. download, fill and FAX it to 0674-2302436

Choose whichever suits you. No need to send repeatedly.

Sd/-
DIRECTOR

1 comment June 12th, 2009

NISER’s plans

Following are some excerpts from the news report in expressbuzz.com.

• The National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, is set to start PhD programmes from December this year.
• … It would be followed by an integrated PhD programme that would commence from August next year.
• … it plans to introduce new streams like Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environment Science and Computer Science by 2013.
• … the institution would move to its own campus at Jatni by 2013
• …. With the campus complete, the NISER would have about 1,000 UG and 700 PhD students along with 250 faculty members and 500 staff.
• … In the next two years, the intake would be 80 which would further go up to 200 in each wing by 2013.
• … Plans are also afoot to introduce a national combined entrance examination for NISER along with IISERs at Trivandrum, Bhopal, Mohali, Kolkata and Pune on the lines of IIT. At present, the IISERs are taking students from the extended merit list of IIT entrance examinations.
• NISER would also, from the next year, adopt one CBSE pattern school in the State to train its students to be absorbed in it for higher studies  

Following is an excerpt from a report in Orissadiary.

• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to lay the foundation stone for the new campus of the prestigious National Institute for Science Education and Research (NISER) near here next month. Though the exact date is yet to be finalised, the foundation stone for our own campus is likely to be laid by the Prime Minister by the second week of July, NISER director Prof T K Chandrasekhar told the media persons.

Following are excerpts from a report in Business Standard.

• The total cost of setting up the new campus is Rs 770 crore. Construction work on the new campus is expected to commence by February 2010.
• In the beginning NISER would be affiliated to Homi Bhabha National Institute, a deemed university within the Department of Atomic Energy, for the award of degrees. At a later stage it will seek UGC approval to get the status of a deemed university for awarding degrees on its own.

1 comment June 12th, 2009

ICAR operations in Orissa

Following is from http://www.naarm.ernet.in/AgriGateway/RARS&I/Orissa.asp.

 

Orissa – Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bhanjanagar Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Semiliguda Krishi Vigyan Kendra, G. Udayagiri Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Keonjhar, Orissa Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Balasore, Pin -756023, Established in 1983. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sambalpur, Pin – 768102, Established in 1985. Larambha, Bargarh (Dist), Orissa Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kalahandi, Pin – 766001, Established in 1992. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kendrapada, Pin -754211 , Established in 1994. Jajanga, Kapaleswar,  Kendrapara (Dist), Orissa, FAX: (06727)-74962  Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bhubaneshwar, Pin – 751002, Established in 1976. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Cuttack, Pin – 753006, Established in 1992. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dhenkanal, Pin – 759013, Established in 1994. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Angul, Pin – 759122, Established in 1995. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, P.O.Box no:10, Sunabeda, Koraput (Dist), Orissa, FAX:  (06853)-20431 Agricultural Technology Information Centres ( ATICs) Agricultural Technology Information Centre (ATIC), Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Dhauli, Kaushalyaganga P.O., BHUBANESWAR – 751 002, ORISSA  Agricultural Institutes & Regional Stations Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar,Orissa, PIN 751003, e mail: root@uat.ori.nic.in, vc@ouat.ten.nic.in, Phone : (0674)-402769/818/918, FAX : 0674-407780 High Altitude Research Station of Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Pottangi-764039, Koraput (Dist), Orissa,  Phone: (06853)-42565  Jute Research Station of Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Kaleswar, Kendrapara (Dist), Orissa, Phone: (06727)-22266  Regional Research & Technology Transfer Station of Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology,  Keonjhar-758002, Keonjhar (Dist), Orissa, Phone: (06766)-55567  Regional Research & Technology Transfer Station of Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology,  Ranital-756111, Bhandrak (Dist), Orissa, Phone: (06784)-65952  Regional Research Station, P.O. Agricultural College, Chiplima -768025,  Dist. Sambalpur, Orissa, Phone :  83507 Regional Research & Technology Transfer Station of Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, P.O.Box:10, Semiliguda, Sunabeda-763002, Koraput (Dist), Orissa, Phone:  (06853)-20348  Regional Research & Technology Transfer Station of Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology,Central Farm, Bhubaneswar-751003, Khurda (Dist), Orissa, Phone: (0674)-470415   Regional Research and TOT (Sub-station) of Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology,  Kalimela-764047, Malkangiri (Dist), Orissa Regional Research and TOT (Sub-station) of Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Kirei-770073,  Sundergarh (Dist),  Orissa, Phone:(06622)-73245  Regional Research Station of Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Krupasindhupur, Berhampur-761001, Ganjam (Dist), Orissa,  Phone:(0680)-208935 Zonal Agricultural Research Station ( ZARS), Bhadrak, Orissa Zonal Agricultural Research Station ( ZARS), Navrangpur, Orissa Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga Post-751002, Bhubaneswar, Orissa e mail : cifa@tn.nic.in Phone : (0674)-465430/21 Fax : (0674)-465407 Central Rice Research Institute, Bidyadharpur-753006, Cuttack, Orissa, e mail : crri@crri.ori.nic.in Phone : (0671)-642445/450 Fax : (0671)-641744 Central Soil & Water Conservation Research &Training Institute Research Centre P.B No:12,Sunabeda-763002, Koraput (Dist),Orissa, e mail : cswcrti@dte.vsnl.net.in , Phone : (06853)-22418, (06852)-40738, Fax : (06853)-20592 National Research Centre on Water Technology Centre for Eastern Region, Chandrasekharpur, P.O: SE Railway Project Complex, Bhubaneswar-751023, Orissa, e mail : wtcer@stpbh.soft.net/www.wtcer.stpbh.soft.net , Phone : (0674)-300060, Fax : (0674)-301651 National Research Centre  for Women in Agriculture Plot No- 1199, Jagamara, P.O Khandagiri,  Bhubaneswar-751030, Bhubaneswar (Dist) Orissa, e mail : nrcwa@nrcwa.ori.nic.in, Phone : (0674)-471013, Fax : (0674)-471448 Central Avian Research Institute Regional Centre Baramunda housing board, Bhubaneswar -751003, Khurda (Dist), Orissa, Phone : (0674)-563934,  Fax : (0674)-553195 Puri Research Centre of Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture 15 B.S.Nagar, Puri-752002, Orissa,  Phone : (06752)-23381 Burla Research Centre of Central Institute of Fisheries Technology Burla-768017, Sambalpur (Dist), Orissa, Phone : (0663)-430419 Sisal Research Station of Central Research Institute for Jute &Allied Fibres Bamra-768221, Sambalpur (Dist), Orissa, Phone : (0662)-60086 Central Horticultural Experiment Station Aiginia, Bhubaneswar-751019, Khurda (Dist), Orissa, Phone : (0674)-471867, Fax : (0674)-471867 National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Regional Station C.R.R.I. Campus-753006, Cuttack, Orissa, e mail : nbpgrctc@ori.nic.in, Phone : (0671)-642727, Fax : (0671)-642727

2 comments June 8th, 2009

More IITs and IIMs — beyond the ones listed in the March 28 2008 announcement — in the offing?

On March 28th 2008 eight new IIT and seven new IIM locations were declared. The IITs were to be located in Bihar, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Gujarat. The IIMs were to be located in Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Uttarakhand and Haryana. At that time one of the deciding principles was that no state would have both a new IIT and a new IIM.

Since then establishment of a new IIT in Karnataka is often mentioned and because of a typo in the speech of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, a new IIM will most likely be established in Rajasthan. Following is an excerpt from a recent news item about an IIT in Karnataka.

Union Minister for Law and Justice M. Veerappa Moily on Sunday said that an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) would be established at Muddenahalli on the outskirts of Chickaballapur. Addressing a meeting of Congress workers here, Mr. Moily, who represents Chickaballapur in the Lok Sabha, said that he had discussed the matter with Union Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal. Steps would be taken soon to set up an IIT at Muddenahalli, he said. During his election campaign, Mr. Moily had promised that he would strive to get an IIT established at Muddenahalli, the birthplace of the legendary engineer Sir M. Visvesvaraya.

Following is an excerpt from a report about the IIM in Rajasthan.

What seemed to be a typographical error made by the HRD Ministry in Budget papers has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Rajasthan, as Rajasthan will now get a new Indian Institute of Management (IIM) for the error.

In light of these Orissa should continue to vigorously push for an IIM.

3 comments June 2nd, 2009

IIT Bhubaneswar students will stay near Jharpada and take bus to their classes

Update: Dharitri reports that so far 18 faculty have been hired.

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

"Last year, we admitted 120 students to three streams: civil, mechanical and electrical (40 students each). The number would the same this year," IIT-Bhubaneswar registrar B K Ray told TOI. According to him, 240 students (of both batches) would be taught at IIT-Kharagpur Extension Centre building here. "Three laboratories are being set up. Everything should be ready in time," Ray said.

"Since no hostel is available now, we have taken 50 new apartments on rent at SBI Colony in the Jharpada area for students’ accommodation. A private party would do the catering job, while for transportation of students from the apartments to classrooms the distance is seven km we will hire three-four buses," the registrar said.

Around 935 acre has already been earmarked at Kansapada in Jatni, about 30 km from here, for construction of a permanent campus of IIT-Bhubaneswar.

"It will take at least three years to build the new campus. We aim to start classes on the permanent campus in 2011," Ray said….

IIT officials said they have got approval to open courses in different subjects, but as of now they want to concentrate on civil, mechanical and electrical streams to ensure no dilution of quality took place.

"There is no need to rush. We have started recruiting teachers. Apart from IIT-Kharagpur teachers, some retired IIT and Institute of Physics and National Institute of Science, Education and Research (NISER) teachers will join us," Ray added.

May 30th, 2009

New Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will try to speed up the setting up of AIIMS like institutes

Following is an excerpt from a report in thaiindian.com.

Azad said the ministry would also try to speed up the setting up of six institutes on the lines of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The government had announced the plan in 2003, but it was given a final go ahead in 2005.

Under the scheme, such institutes would be set up in Patna, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh. Azad also said the ministry would upgrade 13 other medical institutes in the country.

He said after the six AIIMS like institutes come up, the government plans to start two more such institutes and also upgrade six medical institutes.

May 29th, 2009

150 students from Bhubaneswar are in the IIT JEE list (including the EML); 11 from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalay in Mundali make it

Following is an excerpt from a report in expressbuzz.com.

A preliminary estimate puts the number of successful candidates from the State at about 200 – including those who secured All India Ranks (AIR) and those who figured in the extended merit list announced on Monday.

While 150 students are believed to have cleared the test from Bhubaneswar alone, 11 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mundali, in Cuttack notched up good ranks.

Initial reports said approximately 10 students from Berhampur and another 20 from Rourkela made it to the extended merit list.

This IIT success rate is probably the best ever in the State with one student, …

JNV, Mundali, where about 39 students were given special coaching for IIT, saw its student Abhisek Rai getting AIR 1,948 (placed 258th in OBC category list).

Another student, Pratapbandhu Solanki, has secured 12th rank in Scheduled Tribe (ST) category, whereas Sourav Ginnore got 232nd rank in Scheduled Caste category.

Similarly, Ravindra Chourase (324), Saroj Nayak (437), Ranu Choudhury (543), Rakesh Malick (692), Soumya Ranjan Sahoo (731), Nitesh Patra (831) and Kamlesh Ahirwar (953) are among the successful candidates in the SC list, school principal S B Rao said.

The private IIT tutorial institutions were ecstatic about the results. Akash Institute claimed at least 91 of its students cleared the all-India entrance.

Director A B Singh said 24 of its students were on the merit list, while the rest were on extended list.

Similarly, Vidwan claimed 56 students followed by Naidu with 11 and Kalinga Bharati with about 20 students.

… From Kharagpur zone, of 52,176 students, only 928 students qualified. The result percentage in Kharagpur zone is below 2 per cent. 

3 comments May 26th, 2009

MHRD sends appointment letter to IIT Bhubaneswar director designate

Update: IIT Bhubaneswar web page now lists Prof. Madhusudan Chakroborty as the director.

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

Functioning under temporary arrangement for over a year, the newly-created six IITs have now got their regular directors.

Prof U B Desai, Prof M K Surappa, Prof Sudhir Kumar Jain, Prof Prem Kumar Kalra, Prof Madhusudan Chakroborty and Prof Anil Bhowmick will head the IITs at Hyderabad, Ropar, Gandhinagar, Rajasthan, Bhubaneswar and Patna respectively.

"The Union Cabinet has given its go ahead for the appointment of the directors who were selected by the search committee. We have issued appointment letters to the new directors last week," a senior HRD ministry official said.

May 26th, 2009

OTV says that 300 Orissa students cracked the IIT entrance; Dharitri says 700

Orissatv.com reports in http://orissatv.com/NewsDetail.asp?newsId=NS3601 that 300 Orissa students cracked the IIT entrance. If that means they qualify for the IIT then it is a great improvement over previous years. If the 300 includes the exttended merit list then one needs the data  regarding how many are in the EML and how many qualified for the IITs. If even half of the 300 qualified for IIT then also it is an improvement over the previous years. The article goes on to say:

The state students performed well only after the establishment of an IIT in Bhubaneswar recently.    

However, Orissa is still far behind other states. For example, 2000+ qualified from Andhra Pradesh. Comparable to Orissa is Gujarat from where 167 qualified to the IITs and 175 are in the extended merit list.

Update: Dharitri says 700 qualified from Orissa.

May 26th, 2009

Special Benefit for NISER students

Following is from http://niser.ac.in/notices/2009/benefits4NISER.php.

M.Sc. graduates of NISER who are interested to join BARC, will be given exemption from writing the Training School examination and will be directly eligible for interview.

Furthermore, NISER students interested in pursuing Ph.D. programme can be considered for K.S. Krishnan fellowship directly in any DAE institution.

1 comment May 21st, 2009

Institute of Mathematics and Applications to train 52 tribal students from KBK for IIT/NIT/NISER: Ad in Dharitri

2 comments May 14th, 2009

IIT Hyderabad to start Masters and PhD this year

Update: The comment below is correct. They have had the Ph.D program since January 2009. Perhaps the MHRD found out about it recently and put out a PIB release and as a result various news items came about.

Following is from http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1255708.

The newly-created Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, will offer Masters and PhD programme from the coming session.

It will offer Masters of Technology (M Tech) Degree in five subjects — Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, the HRD Ministry said in a statement today.

Similarly, students can pursue PhD in nine subjects. These are Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering and Physics.

Meritorious candidates can avail scholarships. The institute will entertain only on-line applications. The last date for applying for the courses is May 20.

I have not heard about similar offering of post-graduate courses in the other new IITs.

16 comments May 13th, 2009

Thank you Digambara, Sandeep babu, Braja babu and the others: Looks like CUO Koraput will start in Koraput because of your efforts

Following are excerpts from a report in tathya.in.

Professor Banerjee met the Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here to apprise him the developments on the new varsity front. 

She is clearly defensive and said that the campus will be at Koraput and classes will start in August next.  …

During the meeting with Chief Minister, she made it clear that the Campus will be at Koraput. 

She said that there seems to be some misgivings about the Second Campus at Bhubaneswar. 

Prof. Baneerjee seems defensive and said that all out efforts are being made to start the Campus at Koraput.

Mr.Dasverma was outraged over the decision and demanded action against the people concerned.

Young NROs led by Digamabara Patra created huge stir in both the state and at national level. 

Professor Patra wrote it to the Prime Minister, Minister HRD and Chief Minister.

More than 100 students, teachers, educationists and members of the civil society demanded immediate action by sending e-mails. 

All of them demanded that if et al the second campus will be opened it should start at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi. 

The Chief Minister’s Office(CMO), was flooded with e-mails from all parts of the world and the mandarins were worried over the matter. 

Bijay Kumar Patnaik, Principal Secretary to CM took up the matter seriously. 

And Prof.Banerjee was summoned to clarify the factual position. 

Madhu Sudan Padhi, Secretary Higher Education department, who did not buy the idea of Second Campus of CUO here, before starting the original campus at Koraput.

Mr.Padhi asked her to make arrangements in Koraput. 

Prof. Banerjee is now under pressure to start classes at Koraput.

Following is from Samaja.

May 8th, 2009

Some National and Six Regional Institutes of Paramedical Sciences are being established

Following is an excerpt from a report in Expressbuzz.com. 

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institution (BMCRI) will soon house the Regional Institute of Para-medical Sciences (RIPS), which is aimed at ensuring a steady supply of qualified paramedical staff in the state and across the country.

The proposed RIPS is one of the six such regional training centres proposed by the Centre to augment shortage of men in the health sector.The work on the two National Institute of Para-medical Centres at Najafgarh, Delhi and Chengalpet in Tamil Nadu is going on at brisk pace.The BMRCI already runs six courses in the paramedical discipline. “Once the RIPS starts, about 10 new courses will be introduced.

The institute will have a capacity of 1,000 students and the admission will be through the CET.In the line of IITs, IIMs and AIIMS, these institutions will become a model training institutions for paramedical education in the country.” said,Dr G T Subhash, Dean and Director, BMCRI.“

… According to an official estimated, there is 4.3 million shortage of para-medical staff world-wide with acute shortage in South-East Asian region.According to WHO report India needs to invest at least US$2 billion per annum to for the next six years. India faces a crunch of about 60-70 percent paramedical staffs, as the paramedical education system seems to be unorganised and as such there is no paramedical council and accreditation system. …

Paramedicals are persons trained to assist medical professionals in thediagnosis and treatment of patients. These includes:

● Medical laborotory technologists, blood bank technologists.

● Nurses, skilled birth attendants, operation theatre assistants.

● Radiographers, radiotherapy technologists, perfusion technologists, ECG, EEG and EMG technologists.

● Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, audiology and speech therapists, orthotists/ prosthetists.

● Optometrists, pharmacists, clinical psychologists, pre hospital trauma technicians, dental mechanics, dialysis technologists and medical records technologists.

Besides the above,  a Regional institute of Paramedical and Nursing Sciences (RIPANS) is already established in Aizawl and one is being tried in Kozhikode, Kerala. Following is an excerpt about the later from a news item in oneindia.in.

Kerala Health Minister P K Sreemathy today said the government was expecting a formal approval from the Centre for the proposed Regional Institute of Paramedical Sciences(RIPS) at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital within three months.

Talking to reporters here, she said the government had allotted 25 acres of land for the purpose and the expert team, which inspected the site, had expressed satisfaction.

The institute, to be set up at a cost of Rs 90 crore, would conduct 57 new courses, she said and added that the project would be implemented as part of the second anniversary of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in the state.

Ms Sreemathy said the Health Department would start three nursing colleges in Malampuzha, Uduma and Pallurthy and the government was waiting a formal approval from the Medical Council.

Why is not Orissa pursuing one of these?

2 comments May 7th, 2009

IMMT offers a 1 year PG Diploma in Mineral Engineering

The details of the course is at http://www.immt.res.in/academic/. It looks like a very good program to pursue and should lead to jobs in the various mining and mineral processing plants (including steel and aluminum plants) in Orissa. Following is the program structure.

Duration : The PG Diploma programme will be of one year duration, consisting of two semesters. Both theory classes and practical demonstrations will be taken up during the 1st semester for six courses. During the 2nd semester, the students will be carrying out project work.

May 5th, 2009