The Delhi University has sought Rs 100 crore from the University Grants Commission (UGC) for beginning three BTech programmes — Computer Science, Electronics and Communications and Electrical Engineering — beneath its Faculty of Technology for establishing infrastructure amenities.
According to a proposal submitted by the university to the UGC, it has requested that positions for teaching and non-teaching staff be sanctioned at the earliest so that the programmes can be initiated.
In order to implement this initiative and further the cause of implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) through introduction of the Btech courses mentioned above.
The Delhi University had constituted a committee beneath Professor D S Chauhan, former Vice-Chancellor of Uttar Pradesh Technical University and Uttarakhand Technical University, to deliberate upon institution of departments beneath Faculty of Technology within the rising areas of engineering and know-how.
The committee was supposed to contemplate the scope and feasibility of firm of departments beneath the Faculty of Technology, construction of the departments, areas of educational endeavour the departments are required to perform, construction and nomenclature of the programs of examine the departments would envisage to run, requirement and qualification of the college members essential to easily conduct instructing, studying and analysis within the departments.
Why Delhi University Seeks Rs 100 Crore From UGC ?
The university would require Rs 100 crore as financial support to set up infrastructure facilities in terms of state-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms and other attendant facilities.
The college would require Rs 25 crore yearly for subsequent 4 monetary years with impact from 2021-22, based on the proposal.
In line with the NEP, the BTech programmes could have a number of exit choices with college students being awarded a certificates on exit after completion of 1 12 months of examine, diploma on exit after finishing two years, advance diploma on exit after finishing three years and BTech diploma on exit after finishing 4 years of examine.
The three BTech programmes by the college would require a complete of 72 instructing positions and 55 non-teaching employees.
The committee was supposed to contemplate the scope and feasibility of firm of departments beneath the Faculty of Technology, construction of the departments, areas of educational endeavour the departments are required to perform, construction and nomenclature of the programs of examine the departments would envisage to run, requirement and qualification of the college members essential to easily conduct instructing, studying and analysis within the departments.