The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, has said that the unilateral decision of the Union ministry of human resources development regarding fees to be charged by IIMs does not seem to be a step in the right direction.

The affidavit, filed after the apex court served notices to the six IIMs on April 8, asking them to clarify their stand on the fee-cut issue, puts on record the IIM-A’s willingness to sort out the issue through a process of dialogue.

“We have not gone to the court proactively. The affidavit places our views on record in answer to the notice and not filing it would have limited our options. We are, however, not a party to the PIL,” said a source in the IIM-A.

The affidavit has three components - the Position Paper prepared by the faculty, the resolutions passed by the IIM-A Society and the Board of Governors recently, and the fact that the institute is in a process of dialogue with the ministry.

Dons feel that the affidavit clarifying the institute’s willingness for a dialogue will create an atmosphere that will help the process initiated by chairman NR Narayanamurthy during the board meeting here on April 3.

The affidavit said the fee-reduction order has to be seen not in isolation, but in the larger context of many other decisions by the ministry that threatened the autonomy of the institute.

It has also said that the notification on fee reduction “violates the time-honoured process of the fee being decided by the Board of Governors and that it is not necessary to reduce fees to make management education more affordable to the less well-to-do sections of the society.”

Meanwhile, the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta faculty council filed an application before the Supreme Court, praying for an order impleading it as a respondent in the fee-cut case already pending before the apex court.

The International Institute for Management and Technology, Kolkata (IIMT Bengal) has selected 16 students for training a year in hotels in the UK and Malaysia. Employment placements in the second year is a course for its management of the hotel degrees. IIMT Bengal was adopted in 2002 by GGL Hotel and Resort Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd.

It has a technical cooperation with Carlson Hospitality World Wide of the USA, Edwardian Group of United Kingdom, India and Unitech AG of the International Institute for Management and Technology, Gurgaon (IIMT-Gurgaon). IIMT-Gurgaon IIMT is the first in India. IIMT Bengal has a scientific partnership with Oxford Brookes University of the UK. It is also applying for listing of the All India Council for Technical Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India.

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) has decided, the directive of Human Resources Development (HRD), Ministry of India and the government has decided to recommend a tax cut. The resolution was sent to the Director of the IIMC and all board members. In the resolution, IIMC administration, President YC Deveshwar said: “In view of a path for the government (the fee average) may be made in the belief that it is mandatory for ‘establishment and it is the domain of the Ministry of Human Resources Development in the image of policies on subsidies to education. “The government has assured that IIMC the financial consequences of the implementation of the order is entirely funded by the Government of India.

The special meeting of the Syndicate Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) has ratified the detailed project report (DPR), on the model the Department of Human Resources Department (MHRD) for the adaptation of IIT Varsity.

The draft consolidated report, décanat of the Conference Committee, in consultation with the 27 departments of the Cusat has Rs 450 crore for hosting one of various development projects at the university.

The report has a massive restructuring of the engineer by training, through university. Under the restructuring of various departments, Thrikkakara Model Engineering College and Engineering College Pullinkunnu be grouped for services parallel to the university.

Your working time is restructured as part of an IIT.

A provision of an amount of Rs 175 crore for restructuring the company.

Cusat School of Marine Sciences is renewed as a School of Marine Sciences and Technology. The school was informed of new courses and laboratories. An amount of R 50 crore was on land set aside for the registration of any of these activities.

For the insertion of a reorganization of activities in science and environmental flows, RS 45 crore and Rs 7.5 crore has been ignored.

Departments such as human sciences School of Legal Studies and the School of Management Studies will be strengthened and new courses are made.

The Department of Hindi is now called the Department of Indian languages. This division is greater flexibility to negotiate prices in other languages in southern India.

All non-scientific departments are strictly function as part of an IIT.

The Syndicate meeting also decided to put pressure on the government to obtain land for the establishment of the Institute. A director of planning are appointed for the implementation of liaison officers between the European Union and the Government of the State Government to obtain a Cusat ITI upgradation.

“The report of the State Education Department, government and the Ministry of Human Resources Development in a few weeks,” Cusat VC-PK Abdul Aziz said.

Krishna Kumar, director of the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K) inaugurated an international conference on `Reliability, statistics and related fields’ on the IIM-K campus near here today.

The conference, sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, was meant to provide a platform for theoreticians and practitioners to interact and exchange theoretical developments in the area.

The thrust of the conference is on mathematical models in reliability, statistical analysis in reliability, system reliability, simulation modelling, quality management and case studies involving industrial applications.

Jayant V. Deshpande from the University of Pune spoke on `The proportional hazards model in reliability and nonparametric inference for the constant of proportionality’, Bikas K. Sinha from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, on `Inference for exponential mean based on broken samples’ and N. Unnikrishnan Nair, Department of Statistics of the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), on `The aging patterns in a class of life distributions’.

Bovas Abraham, Institute for Improvement in Quality and Industry, University of Waterloo, Canada, spoke on `Implementation of statistics in business and industry’ and B.L.S. Prakasa Rao, University of Hyderabad, on `Nonparametric classes of lifetime distributions via binary associative operations’. S. Chakraborty, director, Jaipuria Institute of Management and S.P. Mukherjee from the University of Calcutta also spoke.

KOCHI: A Syndicate meeting of the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) held here today approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for getting upgraded into the level of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).

The DPR has included developmental projects worth Rs.450 crores. An estimate Rs.175 crores has been earmarked for re-structuring engineering education on the campus. The School of Marine Sciences will be converted into School of Marine Sciences and Technology. A budget of Rs.50 crores has been earmarked for the development of School of Marine Sciences.

The science departments will receive Rs.45 crores, while the environmental sciences department will get Rs.7.5 crores.

The School of Legal Studies and School of Management Studies will be developed as part of the new initiative. The Department of Hindi will be re-named as Department of Indian Languages. The Department will offer academic programmes in South Indian languages. The Department of Cultural Heritage will be re-named as Department of English and Foreign Languages.

The DPR will be submitted to the Union Ministry of Human Resources Development, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Minister for Education E.T. Mohammed Basheer. The Syndicate urged the Government to extend all possible help in upgrading the university into the level of an IIT

Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 - Value Proposition effective in applying information technology, as in some well-documented and successful endeavour, in Kerala, the State is the ideal solution for the housing of the proposal School of Advanced Information Systems (SAIS).

Planned autonomous inter-institutional Centre for Graduate Studies and R & D, SAIS is an institution of national importance and that the establishment under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Human Resources Development, a draft concept synergy and vision - 2020 submitted a statement from the Government for consideration. The Scientific Advisory Committee to the State Office is currently examining the issue.

According to Dr. K.R. Srivathsan, Director of Indian Institute of Information Technology - Kerala (IIITM - K), the author of the design, Kerala, in the past two years, designed and launched a social plan and entwicklungswirksamen some important projects such as education and grid Kerala Karshaka Information Systems, Services and Networks (KISSAN - Kerala) in the IIITM - K.

Research and development is successfully completed for the development of the next generation of information and knowledge management portals for agriculture, digital libraries, e-Publications and integration platform company. These projects have proved effective value proposition in the application of information technology relevant to the needs of the organization of computer systems, networks and knowledge management practices in organizations that wish to benefit from their IT investment.

Karshaka Information Systems and Networking Services is an innovative project by the Ministry of Agriculture, the Government of Kerala. This project for agriculture is a pilot project for implementation of information technology applications relevant information systems and networks aggregation, actions and information dissemination on the importance and interest for farmers, farm workers and officials in a certain way, that improving the overall development of agriculture and farmers in the state welfare state.

The project aims to a farmer in central integrated distributed information system for agriculture, it would be catering to the different requirements and services for farmers in the State.

The abandonment of this project is the development and implementation of computer systems, network, processes and services for agriculture in a way that leads to that: (i) improvement of farmers’ distress and improve their social security systems, (ii) increase in farm productivity and (iii) improving returns on agricultural products and derivatives.

M2 PRESSWIRE-20 September 2001-Government of India: Buy. 8712 crore projected for higher education in the tenth plan

An amount of 8712 crore case was screened by the Ministry of Human Resources Development for higher education during the 10 Plan. It was shown by the Secretary General of the Division of secondary and higher education, Shri MK Kaw, at a meeting of Secretaries of State for Higher Education, here today.

During the 9 Plan for the allocation of higher education was of Rs crore 2500, the increased demand 10 Plan was projected, so that, in light of new initiatives and escalating costs. It should also take into account the expected increase of enrolment in higher education is anticipated that up to 15% over the next ten years, from the current level of 6 to 7% in the age group 18-23.

Setting the agenda of the meeting, said Shri Kaw significant developments have occurred in the centre of higher education, including the impact of the WTO regimes and, therefore, the globalization of the higher education. The government is considering developing a strategy for policy and regulatory flow quality of educational activities abroad in the country. It is also necessary for the level and reputation of Indian institutions abroad, and that India is a very coveted educational institutions, he said. Shri Kaw stressed the need to improve the quality of higher education and has proposed that 2002 should be observed for this purpose. He asked two pillars of an approach to strengthen training institutions and promotion of distance education. He proposed that each state could create an Open University. Unterstreichend, the need for better financial management, he educational institutions should increase their resources by streamlining the structure of fees and mobilization of resources through research, consultancy, foundations and former participants, while economic engagement in spending.

Taking floor on initiatives in recent years, the UGC-President, Mr. Hari Gautam, said the model curriculum in 32 subjects was prepared by an expert group would be the universities to form the basis for the revision of curriculum in higher education. The UGC is the identification of 30 universities of excellence in various disciplines for the promotion of quality education.

Five universities have already recognized - Pune in bioinformatics, JNU in the fields of genetics, Hyderabad in the interface of studies and Jadhavpur in Mobile Computing, while the proposal of Madras, is still pending. Mr. Gautam also revealed that the centres abroad in the construction of three universities and as BITS Pilani and Ranchi Manipal Institute of Higher Education. NET Qualifying would be mandatory for teaching and equipment necessary for holding examinations NET abroad, even for those who teach in India. Mr. Gautam said that the UGC has framed guidelines for foreign universities to ask them at the UGC before practice in India. The guidelines are under way, taking into account the ministry. He informed the meeting that 15% of seats have been in surplus in all institutions of higher education for foreign students. In order to promote university-industry liaison, universities are allowed to appoint Professor under contract without limitation qualifications. National teaching of science subjects is put in place a higher education Hosentopper the revitalization of low-interest of science. The UGC is also the introduction of national awards for best editor and author of textbooks at the university level, Mr. Gautam added.

The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K) has decided to revert to its old fee structure of 1.10 lakhs case per year for the academic year (2004-05), destined for Need-based financial support.

The meeting of 18 members of the Board of Governors of the IIM-K, which met here on Thursday in the absence of the chairman, AC Muthiah, decided it should be, based scholarships for students whose income Gross family is gr. 2 lakhs and bottom, entitled to financial assistance until the full tuition. It should be noted that the IIM-K with the IIM, Lucknow, Indore and approved the proposal to reduce fees of the Union Human Resources Development Ministry, in its 5th controversial February 2004, the reduction in annual fees all IIMS on RS. 30,000.

The meeting, under the chairmanship of FC Kohli of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), also decided that in some cases, deserves financial support beyond total exemption of tuition fees are also provided.

In an interview with journalists after the meeting, which only seven members of 18 members Board of Governors, director of IIM-K, Prof. Dr. Krishna Kumar, said the fee structure of the academic year 2003-04 1.10 lakhs case per year, will continue for the academic year in early June 2004.

He said if the IIM-K had taken a decision on the tax bar RS. 1.10 lakhs to RS 30000 before, it was not yet implemented, it was given to students. “Therefore, the meeting decided, with the fee structure of the academic year 2003-04 to 2004-05 academic year.”

The need based scholarships are available for both first and second year students. The IIM-K is to ensure that none of her students face a challenge in further training at the Institute for want of financial resources.

The meeting also decided that the IIM-K to launch an international exchange programme from this academic year (2004-05).

The secretary of the additional Union Ministry of Human Resources Development, Sudeep Banarjee, said the ministry, additional financial assistance requested that the IIMS.

“Now, where all IIMS took a decision (to withdraw extra edition), the ministry is also a formal way in this regard.”

The decision of the Board of Governors of the IIM-K are given the ministry of tomorrow.

With the IIM-K also decide to go in collaboration with five other IIMS in line with the consensus of all Formel”erarbeitet IIMS with the Union Human Resources Development Ministry on maintaining the old structure of fees and go to needs, scholarships, the ball is now in the camp of the central government on the decision on a reduced fee.

Krishna Kumar, director of the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K) has opened an international conference on the theme of “reliability, statistics and related fields” in the IIM-K campus near here and today.

The conference, sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, was the provision of a platform for scholars and practitioners of interaction and exchange in the field of theoretical developments .

The focus of this conference is the reliability of mathematical models, statistical analysis of reliability, reliability, simulation, modeling, quality management and case studies, industrial applications.

Jayant V. Deshpande of the University of Pune said “The pattern of risk commensurate with the reliability and nichtparametrische inference of the constant of proportionality,” Bikas K. Sinha, the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, Inference `exponential to mean, based on samples broken And N. Unnikrishnan Nair, Statistics Division of the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), in “The ageing model in a class of distributions of life.”

Bovas Abraham, the Institute for improving the quality and Industry, University of Waterloo, Canada, spoke of the “implementation of statistical data in economic and industry and the BLS Prakasa Rao, University of Hyderabad, in classes “non-parametric lifespan of more than binary distribution operations associative.” P. Chakraborty, director, Institute for Management Jaipuria and SP Mukherjee, Calcutta University also spoke.