The Hindu Business Line : NITK to start 6 new post-graduate courses

Building blocks
NITK to have a 1,250-seat hostel at Rs 55 crore.
Vehicular underpass linking east and west of campus at Rs 11 crore.
Projects concerning water, electricity, water harvesting, waste management at Rs 10 crore.
MoUs being formed with institutions like IBM, TCS, Mico Bosch.

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Mangalore Feb. 25 The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) here is planning to start six new postgraduate (PG) programmes from the academic year 2007-08.

Speaking at the fourth convocation of NITK here on Saturday, Prof Sandeep Sancheti, NITK Director, said that the institute is planning to start M.Tech courses in construction management; rock mechanism and ground control; industrial biotechnology; and information security from the academic year 2007-08. An MBA course and M.Sc in chemistry are also planned for the next academic year.

New projects

The institute is embarking on new projects like a mega hostel with 1,250 seats at an estimated cost of Rs 55 crore, a new international students' hostel with a capacity of 310 students at a cost of Rs 20 crore, vehicular underpass connecting eastern side of the campus with the western side at a cost of Rs 11 crore, and various projects concerning water, electricity, water harvesting and solid waste management at a cost of Rs 10 crore.

Improvements have been made to health care centre, class III quarters, international students' hostel, playgrounds and beach road at a cost of Rs 11.75 crore.

Finishing school

Prof Sancheti said that NITK has been chosen as one among eight national institutes to start a Finishing School of three-month duration from the ensuing summer break to produce specialist manpower in information technology (IT). To start with, a batch of 100 students from all disciplines of engineering would be inducted to increase their employability in the fast-growing IT sector. Several major IT players are supporting this initiative, he said.

Collaborations

The institute has made significant progress by initiating moves for joint activity with institutions outside India.