The planning commission’s web pages on Education related working groups and steering committees are given at http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/11thf.htm and we copy and paste them below.
Some of the links that are of immediate interest to me are: (a) the constitution of the technical education working group (their report is not out yet) (b) the constitution and report of the higher education working group and (c) the constitution and report of the science and technology working group. I will post excerpts from them in the coming days.
Continue Reading April 2nd, 2007
The land for NISER has been located near Bhubaneswar/ Khurda near the Private Engineering Colleges / Barunei Hill. Dr Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, visited the plot of land on 30.03.2007 along with other members of the Steering Commiittee of NISER Project. The State Govt. has agreed to give 300 acres of land free of cost. Govt. has also agreed to give about 44 nos of new flats near Institute of Physics for hostel / staff quarters of NISER till the permanent campus comes up.
The first batch of students for NISER will join in September, 2007. Atomic Energy Commiision has approved the NISER Project at approximately Rs 823 / crores for a 7 year period. It will now go to the Union Cabinet for approval.
April 1st, 2007