Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, Feb 10: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, has introduced three new Engineering courses from the forthcoming session.
Following the approval of the Chancellor and the Governor of J&K State, N N Vohra, who is also the Chairman of the Executive Council of SMVDU, the new engineering programs (B Tech.) are being introduced from July 2018 session.
These programs are B Tech in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Food Technology; and will be run fully as per All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) norms. Keeping in view the demand of these programs in the region and for better educational opportunity for youth, the Universities identified these disciplines. Accordingly, new departments are being created and their respective Board of Studies are meeting shortly for designing curriculum, keeping in view the need of the industry, infrastructure sector and significant rise in the food processing industry. The Academic Council of the University will be discussing the curriculum in its meeting to be held in the next week.
With the addition of these new programs, there are now 7 engineering programs (including Bachelor of Architecture) in the University.
The University is also initiating its own entrance examination – SMVDUEE, from this year for encouraging quality intake from all corners of the country. This examination will be held in the month of April this year.
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