Pitroda wants IITs to adopt engineering colleges
Existing IITs could mentor the new ones being established. The latter, in due course, could play a similar role vis-a-vis others. Mid-career crisis
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NEW DELHI: Concerned over the "glaring regional imbalance" in engineering education, the National Knowledge Commission has suggested that the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology should adopt some lesser known engineering colleges to raise their standard.
In a letter to PM Manmohan Singh, NKC chairperson Sam Pitroda has also suggested integration of science and engineering education.
Pitroda pointed out that two-thirds of the engineering institutions were located in the four southern states and Maharashtra.
In a letter to PM Manmohan Singh, NKC chairperson Sam Pitroda has also suggested integration of science and engineering education.
Pitroda pointed out that two-thirds of the engineering institutions were located in the four southern states and Maharashtra.
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Therefore, he said, a framework of public-private partnership was needed to establish new quality institutions.
Therefore, the IITs should "mentor" new institutions to raise their standards, he said. "Mentoring by its definition is a voluntary activity, but if we can create an atmosphere where institutions of distinction feel a sense of calling in the interest of the larger national good, it would transform our education," Pitroda said.
Therefore, institutions like IITs should bear some additional responsibilities. "In particular, the existing IITs could mentor the new ones being established. The latter, in due course, could play a similar role vis-a-vis others," he said.
As for integration of science and engineering education, Pitroda said, "We have entered a period in history where the distinction between sciences and engineering has all but disappeared."
In order to reduce the perceived gap between sciences and engineering, there was a need to create mechanisms that allowed mobility between the two streams, he said.
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In this regard, Pitroda said that one option could be to start four-year undergraduate programmes in sciences, initially in institutes of excellence where facilities for such courses already exist. It would enable pursuing doctoral programmes in science and technology, without a master's degree.Courtesy: timesofindia.com
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