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| Wednesday, September 01, 2008
Four integrated M. Tech. courses launched
- Bharathidasan University revives School of
Engineering and Technology
Tiruchi: Bharathidasan University formally revived its School
of Engineering and Technology on Monday, offering four Integrated
M.Tech programmes.
The six-year programmes in Biotechnology, Computer Science and
Engineering, Bioinformatics, and Geotechnology and Geoinformatics,
offered under Choice-Based Credit System, provides scope for
candidates to complete their studies in five years in a fast
track mode. Candidates can also opt out after completing B.Tech
in four years. They can obtain B.Tech in three years, provided
they complete the specified number of credits. The university
had also made a provision for lateral admission of candidates
with relevant B.Tech and M.Sc. for the M.Tech programmes, M.A.
Akbarsha, Coordinator, M.Tech Programmes, said.
According to the Vice-Chancellor M. Ponnavaikko, more M.Tech
programmes are in the offing. The programmes will be offered
both in English and Tamil Medium. He announced 33 per cent fee
concession for those opting for Tamil media and the university’s
guarantee for their placement.
Aiming for a composite character, Bharathidasan University was
the first general university in the State to start a School
for Engineering and Technology in the mid-nineties with B.Tech
programmes in unconventional areas such as Pharmaceutical Engineering,
Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology and Automobile Engineering.
The University’s decision to start the programme without
the consent of All India Council for Technical Education was
challenged in the court of law and the High Court judgement
went in favour of the petitioner. However, the University subsequently
obtained a ruling in its favour in the Supreme Court. As per
the order, it is not necessary for a general university to obtain
prior permission of the AICTE for starting engineering programmes.
In the recent years conventional engineering programmes were
added in the School and AICTE approval was also obtained.
It was christened as Bharathidasan Institute of Technology after
upgradation with quality infrastructure and faculty by the former
Vice-Chancellor C. Thangamuthu.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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