[Assam] Gujarat State Technical Education Board (GSTEB) introduce 14 engineering colleges

[Buljit Buragohain]

State to get 14 new engg colleges from next year.
30 Aug 2008, 0308 hrs IST, Bharat Yagnik,TNN
 
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat State Technical Education Board (GSTEB) has decided to introduce 14 engineering colleges in various districts of the state. The reason behind this is to keep a particular trend going on: The number of students enrolling in class XII science stream has been steadily increasing for the last two years. The state technical education board has realised that it will have to give students enough reasons to continue the trend. 
 
The technical education board has already identified 14 districts where engineering colleges will be started. These districts are those which do not have a government engineering college yet. 
 
With the introduction of these 14 colleges, 4,200 engineering seats will increase in the state since every college has been approved with 300 seats. To make these colleges different from others, subjects related to the area where the college is located will be taught as part of curriculum, besides regular subjects. 
 
The technical education board aims to commence these engineering colleges from the next academic year, for which Rs 1 crore has already been sanctioned. Sites for these colleges have also been identified in Porbander, Palanpur and Narmada. 
GSTEB director Manish Baradwaj said, "These colleges will start from the next academic year. Recruiting the staff will not be a problem since we plan to hire teachers on a contract basis." 
 
In the academic year, started June 2008, there were 1,225 more seats offered in government engineering colleges and about 1,000 seats were increased in self-financed institutes. In the next academic year, increase in the number of SFI seats is expected to be about the same number.  
 

 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ahmedabad/State_to_get_14_new_engg_colleges_from_next_year/articleshow/3423917.cms
 



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