Sibal suggest review of NITs

Updated on: Wednesday, June 29, 2011

As part its efforts to encourage increased research activities and prepare a roadmap for enhanced quality teaching, the Government has suggested a "review" of the National Institutes of Technology (NIT).

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal suggested review of the NITs under the chairmanship Anil K Kakodkar, who has already submitted a report to the Ministry about the future of the prestigious IITs.

NITs, considered the premier engineering institutes in the country, completes a decade of existence shortly.

At the second NIT council meeting held here, Sibal also stressed on "networking among IITs, NITs and other institutions and annual meeting between the directors of these institutes to discuss larger issues connected with technical education and research," said an HRD Ministry official.

The council decided to constitute a committee for implementing centralized post graduate admissions to the NITs on the pattern of under graduate admissions.

Besides, another Committee was set up to provide merit scholarship to deserving under graduate students.

Streamlining the process of admitting foreign students, the council also decided to conduct the AIEEE on-line examination at international level, the official said.

While reviewing the admission policy for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the council considered foreign student admission through Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) scheme.

The council meeting was attended by its members comprising MPs, chairperson and Directors of NITs and other Council members and senior officials of the HRD Ministry.

Sibal desired that the NIT Council should meet more frequently, said the official, adding that the next Council meeting was fixed for November 15.

The Minister also expressed government's desire to have one single national level examination test for admission to all Engineering institutions on which Ramasamy Committee would be submitting its report by September 2011.

Sibal suggest review of NITs

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