Rajasthan University to conduct Engg. Entrance Exam for enrolled students

Jaipur: Clarifying the controversy over conducting of engineering exams for the students who are enrolled in the Rajasthan University, Vice Chancellor N.K. Jain assured today that exams for enrolled students would be conducted by the Rajasthan University.

The issue of conducting engineering exams for the students who were enrolled in the Rajasthan University was caught in controversy again as a local newspaper published a senior administration official as saying, "We don't have any staff and infrastructure now. How are we supposed to conduct exams? We will provide affiliation fees to the RTU. RTU should conduct engineering exams for engineering students as it is doing for the medical students now."

When the Rajasthan Technical University was set up two years before, the Rajasthan government has issued clear instructions that RTU would conduct the examination only for the students who will be admitted from the new academic year. Responsibility to conduct exams for the students who were already enrolled would lie with the Rajasthan University.

Tamil Nadu to set up 20 new engineering colleges at cost of 33 colleges

Chennai: As many as 33 private engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu have been ordered to be closed down for collecting high tuition fees from students, education minister K. Ponmudi said here on Saturday.

However, the government plans to set up 20 new engineering colleges.

It has written to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) recommending it to de-affiliate 33 engineering colleges and to take action against them.

"We have written to the AICTE to take action against these colleges for collecting fees more than the amount fixed by the government, Ponmudi said.

The government is also planning a Common University Act to "streamline the functioning of institutions," he added.

The 20 new engineering colleges planned will be under the new Act.

These colleges "will fulfil the long-felt need for an engineering college in each district of Tamil Nadu," Ponmudi said. IANS

20 New IIIT's To Be Set up

The Government has proposed to set up 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) in the country during the 11th Five Year Plan.

As advised by the Planning Commission, a Task Force has been constituted to deliberate on the setting up of new IIITs in a Public-Private Partnership mode. The Task Force is yet to submit its Report.

Details regarding places, time schedule, location etc. will be finalized after getting "in principle" approval of the Planning Commission.

At present, there are four IIITs set up by the Government of India and operating in the Country. These institutes are: - Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad; Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior; Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur and Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, An extension Centre of IIIT Allahabad has also been set up at Amethi