Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 3: Union Human Resource Development Minister, Prakash Javadekar will inaugurate the ad-interim campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu on August 6.
A total of 90 students have been enrolled at IIT Jammu – 30 each in Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
The academic programme at IIT Jammu would follow the curriculum of IIT Delhi to begin with.
The Institute will evolve its own curriculum with time. Thus, in the first year, all students, irrespective of the branch, will undergo the same curriculum. In the first year, the students would do courses on basic sciences and basic engineering. In addition, non-graded courses on language, professional ethics & social responsibility and introduction to engineering are also included.
The Institute will follow a credit system and the performance in a course will be continuously evaluated. A relative grading system will also be followed.
The campus is equipped with volleyball, basketball and badminton courts besides cricket nets are also being planned. Indoor sports facilities include table tennis, carom, chess and rooms for music, dance and other activities are also available.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Education and Technical Education, Priya Sethi visited the ad interim campus for the IIT Jammu to inspect readiness to host students for the upcoming session 2016-17, which will mark the beginning of operations of IIT Jammu.
Speaking on the occasion, she said that in time, various short term courses will be organized in the campus regularly for local students to enroll and learn from the expertise of the faculty and benefit from their knowledge and experience.
Remarking on the organizational structure of the Institute, the Minister said being autonomous public institute, it allows them to function freely, separate from the regional politics, student politics and bureaucracy.
The Minister was informed that the campus includes a total of 40,000 square feet built-up area which includes hostels, house class rooms, a seminar room, a library, a computer laboratory, faculty offices, a cafeteria and recreational and creative facilities.
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