ADVERTISEMENT
site_logo
  • Campus
  • Happening
  • Opinion
  • People
  • News
  • #BeInspired
  • Careers
  • 40 under 40
  • Exams
  • What The FAQ
  • Videos
    • Straight Up
    • Odisha Literary Festival 2020
    • Campus Convo
    • Careers After Corona
    • Express Expressions
    • Q&A With Prabhu Chawla
    • ThinkEdu Awards 2020
  • edex_worksEDEXWORKS
ADVERTISEMENT
NITs

Published: 06th May 2022     

Seven government engineering colleges in Karnataka will soon be on par with IITs 

"The colleges have to be developed on par with IIT by next year. These institutes should also give priority to research and development," said the Chief Minister

Edex Live
Edex Live
f_icon t_icon i_icon l_icon koo_icon whatsapp_icon email_icon

Share Via Email

BNGJAN2022033_05072598

Picture of Basavaraj Bommai for representational purposes only | (Pic: Express)

Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai has directed the concerned officials to constitute a task force so that seven government engineering colleges in the state of Karnataka can be upgraded on par with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).

Bommai, during a review meeting on Thursday, May 5, said the task force will have representation from NITs, IITs and other education experts and will be constituted within two days.

The seven colleges selected are in Kalaburagi, Haveri, Karwar, KR Pete, Kodagu, Ramanagara, and Bengaluru.

"The colleges have to be developed on par with IIT by next year. These institutes should also give priority to research and development," he added.

Meanwhile, the State Government on Thursday approved the construction of Anubhava Mantapa at a cost of Rs 532 crore. The CM instructed the officials to complete the work on Anubhava Mantapa (forum formed by Basaveshwara, 12th-century social reformer) at Basavakalyan in Bidar within three years.

The chief minister also instructed officials to construct 6,500 classrooms at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore this academic year.

telegram
TAGS
NITs IITs education Chief Minister Karnataka IIT

O
P
E
N

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
telegram
ADVERTISEMENT
Write to us!

If you have campus news, views, works of art, photos or just want to reach out to us, just drop us a line.

newsletter_icon
Mailbox
edexlive@gmail.com
fb_icon
Facebook
twitter_icon
Twitter
insta_icon
Instagram
ADVERTISEMENT
Facebook
ADVERTISEMENT
Tweets by Xpress_edex
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

FOLLOW US

Copyright - edexlive.com 2021

The New Indian Express | Dinamani | Kannada Prabha | Samakalika Malayalam | Indulgexpress | Cinema Express | Event Xpress

Contact Us | About Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Advertise With Us

Home | Live Now | Live Story | Campus Trip | Coach Calling | Live Take