With 103 students, IIT Gandhinagar opens Aug 2
New Delhi: As plans to set up eight more Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) get going, IIT Gandhinagar will open Aug 2 with three specialisation subjects and 103 students.
To start operations from the Vishawkarma Government Engineering College (VGEC) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the new IIT will get able guidance and study aide from IIT Bombay that last week celebrated its golden jubilee.
The classes for the four-year B. Tech courses in chemical engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering will commence with an orientation programme Aug 2.
According to the authorities at IIT Bombay, which is the mentor of IIT Gandhinagar, there are 31 students in chemical engineering, 37 in electrical engineering and 35 in mechanical engineering.
"On arrival at VGEC, Gandhinagar, students will be provided with residential and other facilities at a temporary location," an IIT Bombay official told IANS on phone.
All students will be accommodated in one building complex and a faculty member will manage it.
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Comment 1: its a shame that , the new IIT in gandhinagar doesnt evn have enuf facilities. I thought the governement adopted a few well established engineering college and then convert them to IIT's. But now its like evn a poorer start.
This is truly political...God damn the whole system!!
Posted by : hulgeek - Friday, July 25, 2008
This is truly political...God damn the whole system!!
Posted by : hulgeek - Friday, July 25, 2008
Comment 2: In order to address the issue that “there are not enough laboratories of IIT standard to support the study,” I suggested to Indian academic leaders a concept of virtual Experiment Farms. Good laboratories built at one place can be shared by several other colleges per schedule via Internet links and video pictures. Students can conduct experiments, obtain results, and analyze them on their PCs. They can get hands on skills by actually playing with real machines, equipment, and plants. Modern trend is to conduct tests in cells with experimenters and testers staying outside with remote controls.
Posted by : Som Karamchetty, PHD - Thursday, July 24, 2008
Posted by : Som Karamchetty, PHD - Thursday, July 24, 2008
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