Saturday, March 29, 2008

MHRD Minsitry Dissapoint on IIM and IISER

This is very unfortunate but not surprising that Bihar has again missed the train.
Govt of Bihar is just happy because they get IIT and a Central univ . Govt of Bihar has established Chandragupta institute of management about which they popularised that this is an institute of( IIM kind).
This is very bad that Bihar Govt doesn't perhaps take effort to demand for IIM in Bihar.Many officers may be happy about chandra Gupta Institute of Management but this is not sufficient.
The same thing is happening with IISER which we were demanding since the announcement of the IISER by Central govt and also submitted report to govt.
Because of our effort, Now Bihar govt is also with us in compaign for getting IISER .But perhaps not much efforts has been taken except once Our Hon'ble CM wrote letter to Hon'ble PM about demanding IISER for Bihar.
This is the exact time for Bihar to get all these institutes as the present govt. in Bihar is serious about development .In addition , we have Sri Fatami jee from Bihar in central ministry (MHRD). Laloo jee is also at good position in cabinet. But it seems they even don't know much about IISER and importance of this institute for Bihar.
Now time has come Leaders of Bihar should come on one front on the issue of the development of the state. They should forget their political enmity .
First develop the state and then take credit of it..

I hope, " Der Ayenge par Durust Ayenge".

Warm Regards,
Bibhuti Bikramaditya
Seoul, S Korea

Friday, March 28, 2008

HRD Ministry Disappoints Bihar on IIM: State to Get A Central Univesrity and also A World Class University

PRESS NOTE - STATES IDENTIFIED FOR LOCATING NEW CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE 11TH FIVE YEAR PLAN
The 11th Five Year Plan, endorsed by the National Development Council in December, 2007, envisages, inter-alia, establishment of the following new higher education institutions in the Central sector:
A Technical Education Institutions
· 8 Indian Institutes of Technology
· 7 Indian Institutes of Management
B Central Universities
· 14 Universities aiming at world class standards
· 16 Universities in States which do not have a Central University at present

2. Out of the above new institutions, location decisions had already been taken in the case of 4 IITs and one IIM. Hon’ble Prime Minister has since approved the proposals made by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, for the location of the remaining institutions as per the details given below.
Location of new IITs/ IIMs.
3. Location of 4 IITs (in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Himachal Pradesh), and one IIM (at Shillong) have already been announced. The Central Government has now decided to locate the remaining 4 IITs and 6 IIMs in the following States :-
IITs - Orissa, Madhya Pradesh (Indore), Gujarat and Punjab
IIMs - Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Uttarakhand and Haryana In addition, it is also proposed to convert the Institute of Technology of the Banaras Hindu University into an IIT. Admission to this Institute is already based on the IIT – Joint Entrance Examination.
Location of 14 World Class Universities
4. As regards 14 Central Universities aiming at world class standards, it has been considered necessary that these are located in or near selected large cities which would automatically have the kind of connectivity and infrastructure which such universities would need. Accordingly, it has been decided to locate one such University in each of the 14 States/Region as shown in the enclosed List, and to request concerned State Governments to identify adequate land in or near the selected cities.
Location of 16 Central Universities in Uncovered States
5. 16 States which do not have a Central University at present, and which will get one Central University each in the 11th Plan are Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Goa. Of these, in three States, existing State Universities will be taken over by the Central Government and converted into Central Universities. These three Universities are Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar (in Madhya Pradesh), Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur (in Chhattisgarh), and Goa University.
6. Establishment of IITs, IIMs and Central Universities in the above States is subject to State Governments offering adequate land at suitable locations, free of cost, for the purpose. Each of the concerned State Government is being requested to offer land accordingly. Actual establishment of these institutions would however depend, among other things, on how quickly the concerned State Governments respond by allotting adequate land at suitable locations.
State-wise List of Cities Identified for locating 14 Central Universities during the XIth Plan which would aim to achieve world class standards
State City
1. Maharashtra - Pune
2. West Bengal - Kolkata
3. Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore
4. Karnataka - Mysore
5. Andhra Pradesh - Vishakapatanam
6. Gujarat - Gandhinagar
7. Rajasthan - Jaipur
8. Bihar - Patna
9. Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal
10. Kerala - Kochi
11. Punjab - Amritsar
12. Orissa - Bhubaneshwar
13. Uttar Padesh - Greater NOIDA
14. North Eastern Region - Guwahati
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Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD
PIB, New Delhi; Chatra 08, 1930,March 28, 2008
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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Department of Atomic Energy and University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai on the occasion of signing of MoU between the two Organisations to

http://www.dae.gov.in/press/uictpress.htm

In the 21st century, where knowledge economy propels a nation, higher education is the major contributor to the economic growth of the country. In India the number of Engineering Technology Ph.D.'s per year 1,000,000 persons is 0.8, which is much smaller compared to other developed countries; for example, the number is 33 in Japan, 30 in the USA and 3 in China. Further, the number of Ph.Ds in Engineering and Technology is dismally small compared to that in Basic Sciences. The number of Ph.D.s that is directly proportional to the GDP of the country needs to be enhanced to 3000. There is indeed a wide gap to be filled up.
The other key driver of the economy is the energy production: each rupee invested in the energy sector increases the output by ten to fifteen rupees. Evidently, India has to harness all forms of renewable and non-renewable energy sources to increase its energy production. Solar, wind, bio energy are as important for widely distributed production and the uses as are coal, hydrocarbon and nuclear energy for centralised production, especially for metropolitan areas and industrial sector. The scenario of energy mix has to gradually shift towards nuclear energy as the major component in order to cut down carbon dioxide emission and reduce global warming. In future, nuclear energy can totally eliminate carbon dioxide emission in the transport sector by producing hydrogen fuel in the most energy efficient manner. The massive R&D programme launched by the Department of Atomic Energy towards design and manufacture of higher capacity power plants and nuclear fuel breeding reactors, commencing the thorium fuel cycle, employing high temperature reactors for direct hydrogen production, and initiating work on the accelerator driven inherently safe nuclear reactor and prototype fusion reactors. These efforts require a pool of talented, motivated and highly qualified personnel: engineers and technologists with deep insight into science, and scientists with competence in engineering to convert research output to technology.
Chemical engineering with a multidisciplinary base has played a major role in shaping the technologies for the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear reactors, and many advanced energy conversion technologies. University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (UICT) is one of the foremost academic institutions in India with a proven track record in training high quality manpower and in conducting research in Chemical Engineering and Technology. While UICT is a major resource institution in terms of technology development and fundamental research at the cutting edge on the global scale, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), in particular, Bhabha Atomic Research· Centre and Indira Gandhi Centre of Atomic Research have demonstrated over decades their ability to conduct multi-disciplinary, mission oriented R&D leading to a large number of indigenous and innovative chemical engineering processes, equipment and instruments, and technologies. DAE and UICT are joining hands to launch the DAE­UICT Centre for Chemical Engineering Education and Research to impart education at the Ph. D. level, where interdisciplinary character of Chemical Engineering Education is the essence. With an annual intake of ,20 Ph. D. students per year from various streams, namely, M.Sc. in basic sciences, M. Tech/B. Tech in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical/Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, the Centre will support 100 Ph. D. students, all engaged in research in the energy sector This scheme will also provide opportunity to the young research scholars, who will be trained with broad based curricula covering basic sciences and chemical engineering, to carry out their experiments in the state of the art laboratories of QAE institutes, especially of BARC and IGCAR.
This Centre has another major function. It will boost the Collaborative Research Programme between DAE institutions and UICT, by adding in a major way to the existing research projects commissioned through the Board of Nuclear Sciences and the Centre for Knowledge Based Engineering (CKBE). Many of the DAE funded projects have been successfully completed. They are in the areas of process simulation of heavy water plants, ion chromatography for zirconium decontamination and recycle, annular centrifugal extractors for efficient solvent extraction, software for non-destructive radiometric investigation of chemical plants, etc. For the Research Projects under the Centre, the scientists of BARC and IGCAR in consultation with the faculty members of the UICT have identified several advanced topics of research in Chemical Engineering, which will provide understanding of various phenomena, and help in developing novel technologies and in improving the efficiency and reliability of the existing processes. 'Examples of such research areas are: Computational fluid dynamics modelling of fluidised bed with chemical vapour deposition on the particles, two phase flow in diverse systems: liquid metal flow in fast reactors, gas driven liquid metal flow in Accelerator Driven System targets, pulsed extraction columns, cavitation in sodium pumps, etc. It also includes the cutting edge technologies, such as, molecular modelling for developing specified solvents and ionic liquids, Development of novel processes for radioactive decontamination by gel, hydrogen generation by iodine-sulphur process for combining with high temperature nuclear reactor, and pyro-electrochemical reduction of actinide oxides and their separation. These knowledge and understanding will contribute immensely to the nuclear energy programmes in Nuclear fuel production, Fuel reprocessing technologies, Radioactive Waste management, Energy conversion technologies, Thermal hydraulics of fast breeder
A new building will be constructed in the existing premises of UICT, which will house teaching laboratories, lecture halls, CAD - CAM laboratory and computer centre, research laboratories, and pilot scale equipment testing facility. The Centre will also support upto six faculty positions. The Centre initially will be funded to the tune of Rs 75 crores by DAE during the XI and XII Five Year Plan periods.
The benefits that will accrue from this centre are manifold. The important ones being several independent research projects will be completed, with deliverables linked with energy programmes; A pool of young talented and dedicated Ph.D. level engineers with a multidisciplinary perspective will be created with a potential to be absorbed in the DAE units. It will provide a platform for interactions between R&D scientists of DAE and academic personnel from UICT. The new knowledge and the technologies generated in the centre is expected to fulfill atleast partially, the urgent need of our country and society in terms of wealth generation and national security in various sectors.

National Defence University on Anvil

http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=35889
The Committee on National Defence University has recommended establishment of an Indian National Defence University. This will include existing institutes namely National Defence College (Delhi), National Defence Academy (Khadakwasia), Institute of Defence Management (Secunderabad) and Defence Service Staff College (Wellington) and new institutes namely National Institute of Strategic Studies, College of National Security Policy, Institute for Advanced Technology Studies (Bangalore). No final decision on location of the proposed university has been taken as yet.
The courses conducted at the tri-Services training institutions, training institutions of the three Services and the National Defence College are recognized for award of diplomas/ degrees by various universities across the country and All India Council for Technical Education. Details are given below:-
National Defence College:
All officers undergoing the NDC Course and possessing a Masters’ degree are eligible for admission to the M. Phil programme of the University of Madras.
Tri-services training institutions:
Sl. No.
Name of the institution
Degree
University
1.
National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla
B.A./B.Sc.
Jawahar Lal Nehru University
2.
Defence Services Staff College, Wellington
M.Sc.
University of
Mumbai
3.
College of Defence Management, Secunderabad
M.M.S.
Osmania University
Higher Command Course:
Sl. No.
Name of the institution
Degree
University
1.
Army War College, Mhow
M.Phil
Indore University
2.
College of Naval Warfare,
Mumbai
M.Phil
University of
Mumbai
3.
College of Air Warfare
M.Phil
Osmania University
(iv) All technical courses being conducted at various training institutions of the three services are also recognized for award of diploma/degree by All Council for Technical Education, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi and by various other Universities across the country.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri A K Antony in a written reply to Dr. K.S. Manoj in Lok Sabha today.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Proposal for of New Institutions in Budget 2008-09

http://indiabudget.nic.in/ub2008-09/eb/po.pdf

1. Department of Biotechnology:

Efforts will be made to start the activities of other institutions in pipelines in the areas of stem cell biology, UNESCO regional centre, agri-food biotechnology, marine biotechnology and animal biotechnology.

2. Department of Higher Education- (Technical Education)

A provision of Rs. 150 crore has been made for Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) which would take care of the requirement of the three IISER at Pune, Kolkata, and Mohali and two new ones to be started at Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) and Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). Apart from the provision for various ongoing schemes in the Technical Education sector, a provision of Rs.50 Crore has been made for setting up of three new IITs, Rs. 8 crore for setting up of new IIMs, Rs. 21.40 crore for setting up of new IIITs, Rs. 15 crore for two new schools of Planning and Architecture at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, and a token provision of Rs. 1 crore for new National Institute of Technology.

3. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting:

Provision for Setting up of National Centre for Excellence in Animation, Gaming & Special Effects.