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Working
Group for the formulation of Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007).
Technical
Education
Dated 7th
December 2000
Composition:
| Shri
Ashok Chandra, Spl Secretary Deptt of Secondary & Higher Education |
Chairman |
| Dr.
N.C. Nigam, Chairman AICTE |
Member |
| Shri
R. Natarajan Director of I IT, Madras. |
-do- |
| Director
of MIT Allahabad.U.P. |
-do- |
| Director
IIITM Gwalior |
-do- |
| Prof.
G. Mehta Director IISC, Bangalore |
-do- |
| Prof.
P.V. Indiresan (Retd. Director IIT, Madras) |
-do- |
| Jt.
Secretary Ministry of Information Technology |
-do- |
| Shri
G.S. Sethi DDG(Trg) Directorate General of Employment & Training
M/O Labour. |
-do- |
| Prof.
I.C. Aggarwal Principal Regional Engineering College Allahabad. |
-do- |
Shri.
Kalvivallal T. Kalasalingam, B.Com Founder Secy., A.K. College
of Engineering 14,
Sreeman Srinivas Road Alwarpet Madras-18. |
-do- |
| Shri
N.S. Narpchyal Secretary(TE) UP. |
-do- |
| Secrertary,
Industrial Training Government of Haryana Chandigarh. |
Member |
| Dr.
S. Krishnanmurthy, Principal TTTI Sector 26 - Chandigarh. |
-do- |
| Shri
A. Kachhap, Dy. Adv., Education Division. |
-do- |
| Shri
V.S. Pandey Jt. Secretary (TE) Deptt. of Secondary & Higher |
Member
convener |
Terms
of Reference :
- To critically
examine ways and means of improving quality and relevance of technical
education
- Modernization
of laboratories, development of key areas, creating appropriate
R&D bases.
- To examine
the role of AICTE in improving overall quality of teachers,
maintenance of academic standards and augmenting infrastructure.
- To look into
functioning of REGS, IITs and other Engineering institutions and
examine the demand for setting up new IITs and other Institutes.
- To propose
ways and means of increasing training programmes in the area of
Information Technology and Software Development and overcoming shortage
of faculty in IT area.
- To look into
critical shortages in fields of fundamental/applied sciences other
than IT.
- To assess progress
made by Polytechnics in States/Uts availing World Bank Assistance.
- To assess the
role of TDMs in promoting new development technologies, equipments,
devices and find out ways of strengthening Technology Development
Missions in future.
- To propose
ways and means of developing indigenous curriculum / course material
and for overcoming shortage of training of the faculty in the area
of Management Education
- To study and
suggest alternatives to enhance participation of physically handicapped
in Technical Education.
In the context
of the formulation of the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007), it has
been decided to set up a Working Group on Technical Education under
the Department of Secondary Education & Higher Education, Ministry
of Human Resource Development.
The Chairman of
the Working Group if deemed necessary may constitute sub-groups and/or
may co-opt additional members.
The expenditure
on TA/DA etc. of official members in connection with the meetings
of the Working Group will be borne by the parent department/Ministry/organization
to which the member belongs. Non-official members will be entitled
to TA/DA as admissible to Grade-I officers of the Government of India
and this expenditure will be borne by the Convenor Department.
The Working Group
will finalize its report by June 30th 2001.
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