thanks for sharing this news source. But I have some questions. 1. Which kind of engineer cource they provide? 2. The qualification must be study science in 11th and 12th standard? Before giving seat they conduct C E T exam? Any idea?
On 7/10/13, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > Aha! Wonderful project is in the offing.. > As about to lost in the dreams in this rainy night in Delhi on the > bed, just got alerted this link by my roomy.. So I thought, why to > delay, let this known to hundreds waiting for this dream to come true. > This university, if gets in to existence, will change the entire > conventional understanding about education among visually challenged. > Courtesy Saket Arya > http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-04/news/40370658_1_engineering-college-devnar-foundation-bits-pilani > > HYDERABAD: The students are waiting and the software and syllabus is > ready for the world's first engineering college for the visually > impaired, but a search for suitable land to set up the multi-crore > campus that could empower hundreds of special children is where the > project is stuck. > > An ambitious blueprint to set up an engineering college by the Devnar > Foundation, with help from professors of BITS Pilani, along with 20 > different digital and Braille software and initial funding arrangement > is however ready. > > Andhra Pradesh has a caseload of 10,000 visually impaired children > below 10 years and only 2,000 manage to go to a special school, a > scenario which reflects a nationwide issue, prompted Devnar > Foundation, which also runs the world's biggest blind school to do > more. > > Since eight students from their school completed engineering from > mainstream engineering colleges and one doing further studies in > Boston, USA, Devnar's ophthalmologist founder A Sai Baba Goud decided > to propose setting up an engineering college. Goud says visually > challenged students often encounter pervasive and ongoing > discrimination and lack of facilities. It is due to the same reason > why only a meagre figure is enrolled in schools in the state. > > Despite being visually challenged, such students are brilliant with > recent instances of people clearing chartered accountancy and going > for higher studies in the US. > > Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of engineering colleges in the > country with the total number crossing 700. But not a single college > is customized to cater to the needs of the differently-abled. > > "We need a small plot of about 2-3 acres. We have told the government > that we have donors ready to help and also the faculty to teach," said > Goud. > > Goud said he is ready with the syllabus and required softwares and > authorities have identified land in Mahindra Hills in Secunderabad and > have intimated the same to the government. > > He said getting affiliation from both Jawaharlal Nehru Technical > University and BITS, Pilani won't be difficult. "But lack of land is > the major stumbling block for the project," said Goud. > > "Many students are enthusiastic and eager to study after intermediate > but they have problems in mainstream colleges," he added. > > The move had rekindled hopes of hundreds of parents who dreamt of > seeing their sons and daughters holding the coveted engineering > degrees despite their disability. > > The Devnar School for Blind has been offering English medium education > right from primary school up to intermediate, and has been shaping > lives of hundreds of students who are challenged by vision loss ever > since 1992. > > Currently, there is not a single college for the blind offering > courses in engineering. The school authorities say that if they start > a college in Hyderabad, not just locals but also those from other > parts of the country will get a chance to fulfill their cherished > dreams. > > -- > Avinash Shahi > MPhil Research Scholar > Centre for the Study of Law and Governance > Jawaharlal Nehru University > New Delhi India > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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