<Was talking to someone in India - and their take was - with the $ expected to
be around Rs. 36/- to a $ for the forseeable future and lower later, has given
Indians a 'psychological' boost and there seems to be a lot about excitement
with the 8 % economic growth for the long run.>
There are others--SCARED STIFF
<. 36/- to a $ > means export will plummet,NRI's will find no JOY in sending $
to Ind. Many will return.Causing more pressure.Air prices will fall in Rs.
Hordes will make Holiday Trips and steal out Billions in Hawala to buy
Gold/Luxury abroad.
Share prices already sliding down.
<8 % economic growth for the long run>
Nobody is clear on this Government Jargon NOW--far less on the Long Run.
As I see debates in NDTVProfit/TimesNow.
Clever Chinese never Yielded --took only a small pinch off the peg .
mm
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:28:58 -0600From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL
PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [Assam] 12 engg colleges to be opened
Thanks Chitta for the info and situation in Kokrajhar.
That is precisly why, sometimes a well-funded (private) college may actually do
well. While it will be good to get the State and Central govt to invest in
education, it might do well to explore the private funding avenues as well.
You are correct that there is tendency for many Assamese to go to other states
for education (or even overseas - like us) if they can avail the opportunity.
But, after many years, now we keep hearing that an increasing number of Indians
are NOT interested in coming to the US/UK to study or work. It seems many find
it more fulfilling to study and work in India itself. That is a good sign.
Hopefully a similar situation happens in Assam as well.
BTW: Was talking to someone in India - and their take was - with the $ expected
to be around Rs. 36/- to a $ for the forseeable future and lower later, has
given Indians a 'psychological' boost and there seems to be a lot about
excitement with the 8 % economic growth for the long run.
--Ram da
On 6/11/07, chittaranjan pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ram daIt seems Assam has become giant of a state and ourvision has become very
local centric. If an institute comes up at say western Assam district of
Kokrajhar,it does not exist for the people of Dibrugarh. Eitherthey would not
like to go there or they may not bewelcomed there for not being "local".
Assamese people would prefer sending children to Bangalore, Pune or tosome
obscure engineering college of Karnataka or MP,but institutes coming up closer
at home hardly createsany ripples if it not in your neighborhood. And it seems
that's what has happened for Assam's brand newtechnical institute-Central
Institute of Technology,Kokrajhar. The institute is centrally funded andmodeled
after NERIST. Though right now it does notplan to produce gradates, eventually
there is a planto convert the institute to a full fledged engineeringdegree
institute.But it seems people of Assam have failed to takenotice of the
institute and its very parochial reservation policy. If you are outside the
fourdistricts of BTC, the prospect for getting into theinstitute is dim. 60% of
the seats are for BTC, 20%for rest of India and a mere 20% is for the rest
ofAssam along with all other northeast states. Basically even if you are in
Assam, just because you are not inthose four districts of Bodoland, you are
clubbedtechnically in the same category as a student fromSikkim or Tripura.As
it is centrally funded and modeled after NERIST, there is a potential that it
will do better than thetwo state engineering colleges in long run. So it
isimperative that the skewed reservation policy ischanged now itself for the
benefit of students fromall the corners of the state. It's a fact thatinstitute
was part of Bodo accord and was meant forbringing technical education to the
backward districtsof Bodoland. But setting aside 60% of seats forBodoland (as
if it is a separate state from Assam) and 36% for Bodo students looks highly
unbalanced. It issurprising that the student organizations of the stateare
silent on this. It seems no body wants toantagonize the groups representing
some segments ofBodo people.regardsChittaranjan PathakCENTRAL INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY(Centrally Funded Institute under MHRD, Govt. ofIndia)Kokrajhar ::
Assam -783370INFORMATION BROCHURETHE INSTITUTEThe Central Institute of
Technology (CIT) is set up inKokrajhar District (BTC) of Assam by theGovernment
of India, initially as a project and "inprinciple" approved by Planning
Commission. ThisInstitute is set up to fulfill the aspirations of the Bodo
People relating to their cultural identity,language,education and overall
economic development of theregion and to impart Bodo youths with
requisitetechnological and vocational training to produce the required manpower
for the area and to give impetus toeconomic growth of this area and to
integrate the BodoPeople into the mainstream of Technical andVocational
Education. The institute shall offerseveral vocational and/or Diploma courses
each of 3 yearsduration and with an annual intake of 30 students.Thus every
year a good number of students will bebenefited. The institute shall be an
autonomous bodyregistered under Societies Registration Act 1860 and function
under a Board of Governors with the approvalof the Government of India.The
Central Institute of Technology will acquire aunique place in the field of
technical education inthe country through its modular and innovative academic
programmes. The thrust of the programmes hasbeen to encourage a policy for
vocationalisation afterclass X/matric and to allow motivated students to gofor
higher degrees and/or to enrich their profession with industrial experience.The
foundation stone of the institute was laid by ShriTarun Gogoi, the Hon'ble
Chief Minister ofAssam, on 19thDec,2006. At present, the goal of the institute
is tolaunch technical education offering Diploma courses in Computer
Engineering, Electronics &Communication Engineering, Instrumentation &Control
and Food Processing Technology. This is afully residential Institution and all
the programmes areduly recognized by the DTE (Assam) as well as MHRD,Govt of
India.LOCATIONThe Institute is situated at district headquarters ofKokrajhar,
under BTC and State of Assam, on NationalHighway 31 between Guwahati and New
Jalpaiguri. It is about 250 km away from Guwahati and 370 kmfrom NJP. The
district of Kokrajhar is a land of lushgreen hills and has a beautiful natural
lake andprovidesan ideal setting for a seat of technical education with a
backdrop of quiet and pristine surroundings.Located in a district at about 255
km from Guwahati,the Institute can be accessed by rail and road.Deluxe buses to
and fro from Guwahati are available.All trains like Rajdhani Express, North
East, etc.havetheir stoppage at Kokrajhar railway station.Page 2OBJECTIVESCIT
aims to achieve the following objectives:-i)Developing Human Resources at three
levels, i.e.Technician, Supervisory and Executivelevel for the development of
North Eastern Region inparticular and the country in general.ii)Imparting
quality technician to cater to the needs ofthe region. iii)Develop
entrepreneurship base in the region.iv)Facilitate competency building in the
North EasternRegion.v)Strengthening R & D activities in the region.vi)An
advisory role for the over all development of the North Eastern Region.ACADEMIC
STRUCTUREThe academic programmes at CIT consist of three years'duration Diploma
courses after class X.The Diploma levels emphasize more on the practicalaspects
of engineering which go a long way in helping an individual to become an
entrepreneur or toface the day to day problems of industry. The CITdiploma may
lead to entry into degree curriculum inengineering to emphasize on R & D,
teaching,management and entrepreneurship aspects as well,making an individual
more suited for today'sindustriesor institutions.ADMISSION PROCEDUREThe
selection of students is done in order of meritthrough CIT Entrance Examination
(CITEE) to be held in the last week of May or first week of Juneevery year.
This CIT Entrance Exam is for admissionto the Diploma in engineering course for
which theeligibility is class X. The notification for theEntranceExam is being
done in the Regional and National NewsPapers normally in the month of March.
CITEE willbe conducted in two centers at Kokrajhar and Guwahati.RESERVATION OF
SEATSOf the total number of seats in each Diploma course (i.e., 30 seats), the
distribution of seats foradmission is as follows:-i.60% from BTC (60% ST, 5%
SC, 15% OBC and 20% General)ii.20% from N.E. Region excluding BTCiii.17% from
All India excluding N.E. Regioniv.03% for Physically Handicapped (By
Rotation)Serial Nos. ii, iii & iv will follow Central Govt.reservation norms
for SC/ST/OBC and Generalcategories. If any seat remains vacant at ii, iii &
iv, the seat will be filled up by a candidate from BTCfrom the same
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