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.
May 13th, 2009
Its web page, currently under construction, is at http://www.nluc.org.in/.
May 13th, 2009
The Department of Higher Education (DHE) of Orissa has a nice new website. This year they are having a joint application for all the +2 government junior colleges and a few private colleges. Following are some links:
- Common Prospectus (pdf). (html)
- Common Application form(pdf).
- Toll Free Number for questions related to the process (it is called e-admission, but I am not sure why): 1 800 345 6770
- Know more about SAMS
- Know more about e-Admission
- Click here for the list of Colleges under SAMS
- Key dates:
- 11-May-09 Downloading CAF & CP from the Website
- 16-Jun-09 Sale of CAF & CP from college counter
- 30-Jun-09 Last date of submission of CAF in any of 60 Junior Colleges
- 12-Jul-09 Publication of FIRST selection list
- 18 & 19 Jul 09 Preliminary Admission of FIRST selection for applicants whose Destination College is different than Applied College
- 20 to 25 Jul-09 Final Admission in Applied-cum-Destination Colleges of First Select List
- 28-Jul-09 Publication of SECOND selection list
- 03-Aug-09 Preliminary Admission of SECOND selection for applicants whose Destination College is other than Applied College
- 4 & 5 Aug 09 Final admission in Applied-cum-Destination Colleges of 2nd Select List
- 6 to 8 Aug 09 Exchange of Documents for outstation college applicants who have taken preliminary admission.
- 10 & 11 Aug 0 Final admission of outstation student in destination colleges
- 12-Aug-09 Classes start for 1st year student (in all 60 Junior Colleges)
The DHE web page has a lot of information including a very nice interactive map of where the government and private colleges are located. Following is a snapshot from that map. The red dots are private aided colleges and the blue dots are government colleges. I have clustered the government colleges to suggest that the government colleges in each cluster can be put together to create a local university.
May 13th, 2009
