[Assam] 12 engg colleges to be opened

Mon Jun 11 12:24:29 EDT 2007

There are others--SCARED STIFF
<. 36/- to a $ > means export will plummet,NRI's will find no JOY in sending $ to Ind. Many will return.Causing more pressure.Air prices will fall in Rs. Hordes will make Holiday Trips and steal out Billions in Hawala to buy Gold/Luxury abroad.
Share prices already sliding down.

<8 % economic growth for the long run>
Nobody is clear on this Government Jargon  NOW--far less on the Long Run.
As I see debates in NDTVProfit/TimesNow.

Clever Chinese never Yielded --took only a small pinch off the peg .
mm

Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:28:58 -0600From: assamrs at gmail.comTo: chittaranjanpathak at yahoo.comCC: assam at assamnet.orgSubject: Re: [Assam] 12 engg colleges to be opened
Thanks Chitta for the info and situation in Kokrajhar.

That is precisly why, sometimes a well-funded (private) college may actually do well. While it will be good to get the State and Central govt to invest in education, it might do well to explore the private funding avenues as well. 

You are correct that there is tendency for many Assamese to go to other states for education (or even overseas - like us) if they can avail the opportunity.  But, after many years, now we keep hearing that an increasing number of Indians are NOT interested in coming to the US/UK to study or work. It seems many find it more fulfilling to study and work in India itself. That is a good sign. Hopefully a similar situation happens in Assam as well. 

BTW: Was talking to someone in India - and their take was - with the $ expected to be around Rs. 36/- to a $ for the forseeable future and lower later, has given Indians a 'psychological' boost and there seems to be a lot about excitement with the 8 % economic growth for the long run. 

--Ram da

On 6/11/07, chittaranjan pathak <chittaranjanpathak at yahoo.com> wrote: 
Ram daIt seems Assam has become giant of a state and ourvision has become very local centric. If an institute comes up at say western Assam district of Kokrajhar,it does not exist for the people of Dibrugarh. Eitherthey would not like to go there or they may not bewelcomed there for not being "local". Assamese people would prefer sending children to Bangalore, Pune or tosome obscure engineering college of Karnataka or MP,but institutes coming up closer at home hardly createsany ripples if it not in your neighborhood. And it seems that's what has happened for Assam's brand newtechnical institute-Central Institute of Technology,Kokrajhar. The institute is centrally funded andmodeled after NERIST. Though right now it does notplan to produce gradates, eventually there is a planto convert the institute to a full fledged engineeringdegree institute.But it seems people of Assam have failed to takenotice of the institute and its very parochial reservation policy. If you are outside the fourdistricts of BTC, the prospect for getting into theinstitute is dim. 60% of the seats are for BTC, 20%for rest of India and a mere 20% is for the rest ofAssam along with all other northeast states. Basically even if you are in Assam, just because you are not inthose four districts of Bodoland, you are clubbedtechnically in the same category as a student fromSikkim or Tripura.As it is centrally funded and modeled after NERIST, there is a potential that it will do better than thetwo state engineering colleges in long run. So it isimperative that the skewed reservation policy ischanged now itself for the benefit of students fromall the corners of the state. It's a fact thatinstitute was part of Bodo accord and was meant forbringing technical education to the backward districtsof Bodoland. But setting aside 60% of seats forBodoland (as if it is a separate state from Assam) and 36% for Bodo students looks highly unbalanced. It issurprising that the student organizations of the stateare silent on this. It seems no body wants toantagonize the groups representing some segments ofBodo people.regardsChittaranjan PathakCENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY(Centrally Funded Institute under MHRD, Govt. ofIndia)Kokrajhar :: Assam -783370INFORMATION BROCHURETHE INSTITUTEThe Central Institute of Technology (CIT) is set up inKokrajhar District (BTC) of Assam by theGovernment of India, initially as a project and "inprinciple" approved by Planning Commission. ThisInstitute is set up to fulfill the aspirations of the Bodo People relating to their cultural identity,language,education and overall economic development of theregion and to impart Bodo youths with requisitetechnological and vocational training to produce the required manpower for the area and to give impetus toeconomic growth of this area and to integrate the BodoPeople into the mainstream of Technical andVocational Education. The institute shall offerseveral vocational and/or Diploma courses each of 3 yearsduration and with an annual intake of 30 students.Thus every year a good number of students will bebenefited. The institute shall be an autonomous bodyregistered under Societies Registration Act 1860 and function under a Board of Governors with the approvalof the Government of India.The Central Institute of Technology will acquire aunique place in the field of technical education inthe country through its modular and innovative academic programmes. The thrust of the programmes hasbeen to encourage a policy for vocationalisation afterclass X/matric and to allow motivated students to gofor higher degrees and/or to enrich their profession with industrial experience.The foundation stone of the institute was laid by ShriTarun Gogoi, the Hon'ble Chief Minister ofAssam, on 19thDec,2006. At present, the goal of the institute is tolaunch technical education offering Diploma courses in Computer Engineering, Electronics &Communication Engineering, Instrumentation &Control and Food Processing Technology. This is afully residential Institution and all the programmes areduly recognized by the DTE (Assam) as well as MHRD,Govt of India.LOCATIONThe Institute is situated at district headquarters ofKokrajhar, under BTC and State of Assam, on NationalHighway 31 between Guwahati and New Jalpaiguri. It is about 250 km away from Guwahati and 370 kmfrom NJP. The district of Kokrajhar is a land of lushgreen hills and has a beautiful natural lake andprovidesan ideal setting for a seat of technical education with a backdrop of quiet and pristine surroundings.Located in a district at about 255 km from Guwahati,the Institute can be accessed by rail and road.Deluxe buses to and fro from Guwahati are available.All trains like Rajdhani Express, North East, etc.havetheir stoppage at Kokrajhar railway station.Page 2OBJECTIVESCIT aims to achieve the following objectives:-i)Developing Human Resources at three levels, i.e.Technician, Supervisory and Executivelevel for the development of North Eastern Region inparticular and the country in general.ii)Imparting quality technician to cater to the needs ofthe region. iii)Develop entrepreneurship base in the region.iv)Facilitate competency building in the North EasternRegion.v)Strengthening R & D activities in the region.vi)An advisory role for the over all development of the North Eastern Region.ACADEMIC STRUCTUREThe academic programmes at CIT consist of three years'duration Diploma courses after class X.The Diploma levels emphasize more on the practicalaspects of engineering which go a long way in helping an individual to become an entrepreneur or toface the day to day problems of industry. The CITdiploma may lead to entry into degree curriculum inengineering to emphasize on R & D, teaching,management and entrepreneurship aspects as well,making an individual more suited for today'sindustriesor institutions.ADMISSION PROCEDUREThe selection of students is done in order of meritthrough CIT Entrance Examination (CITEE) to be held in the last week of May or first week of Juneevery year. This CIT Entrance Exam is for admissionto the Diploma in engineering course for which theeligibility is class X. The notification for theEntranceExam is being done in the Regional and National NewsPapers normally in the month of March. CITEE willbe conducted in two centers at Kokrajhar and Guwahati.RESERVATION OF SEATSOf the total number of seats in each Diploma course (i.e., 30 seats), the distribution of seats foradmission is as follows:-i.60% from BTC (60% ST, 5% SC, 15% OBC and 20% General)ii.20% from N.E. Region excluding BTCiii.17% from All India excluding N.E. Regioniv.03% for Physically Handicapped (By Rotation)Serial Nos. ii, iii & iv will follow Central Govt.reservation norms for SC/ST/OBC and Generalcategories. If any seat remains vacant at ii, iii & iv, the seat will be filled up by a candidate from BTCfrom the same category.____________________________________________________________________________________Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/_______________________________________________assam mailing listassam at assamnet.orghttp://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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