IITs exploring feasibility of setting up engineering college in Kargil – Education News
A high-level team of IIT directors on Monday held a meeting to examine the feasibility of establishing an engineering college in Kargil, the district of Ladakh, officials said.
The team comprised of directors IIT-Delhi, Prof V Ramgopal Rao, IIT-Bombay Prof Subhasis Chaudhuri and IIT-Kanpur Prof Abhay Karandikar. The team interacted with officials and students to explore the fellowship opportunities for students of the Union Territory in various IITs also, the spokesman said.
Addressing the meeting, Rao said Lieutenant Governor Ladakh R K Mathur during his recent visit to the IIT-Delhi discussed the possibility of setting up an engineering college in Kargil.
“The purpose of the visit of the team is to know the ground reality about the feasibility for establishment of an engineering college in the district and to assess the students’ interest in the field of engineering,” he said.
The officials said the IITs are partnering with the Department of Higher Education, Ladakh to review various aspects of technical education to increase opportunities for the youths of the Union Territory on employment and entrepreneurship.
The partnership is aimed at exploring ways to promote innovation and entrepreneurship focused on the local ecosystem, skill development for enhancing employment opportunities, enhancing the quality of education for increasing higher education opportunities and also for setting up a quality engineering institution in Ladakh, they said.
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