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Sir
Srinivasa Ramanujam
(1887 – 1920):
Great Indian Mathematician, whose interest from academics
at Trinity, College, Cambridge, led him to collaborate
there and postulate and prove well over 3,542 theorems. |
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Qualitywise, the engineering students from West Bengal have
excelled. If Graduate Aptitude Test Examination (GATE) conducted
by the IITs for postgraduate engineering admission is considered
to be the best yardstick for judging the quality of students,
the students from West Bengal have made the State proud by securing
the highest percentage of Success in 2004 (nearly 24.2%) compared
to all major states (Tamil Nadu—10.10, Madhya Pradesh—16.01,
Maharashtra 15.68 and Karnataka 13.35).
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In
the field of Engineering and Technology education West Bengal
can claim a place of excellence in :
Highly specialised technology courses in Jute, Leather, Ceramic
and Textile technology.
In the
field of Core Engineering — Civil Engineering in C.U.
and subsequently of B.E. College has the distinction of being
the oldest Civil Engineering Deptt. in India. Similarly Architecture
also holds a place of eminence.
Mining
Engineering education in India dates back to 1906. Here again
B.E. College is the champion.
Pharmaceutical
technology at Jadavpur University occupies a place of distinction.
As for job worthiness, despite the phenomenal growth in the
number of engineering graduates from the state, we find that
our students are being employed by the industry houses in
quite a large number in this highly competitive employment
market of the country.
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West
Bengal has been surging ahead at a faster pace in the field
of engineering education. The Government of India has selected
the state out of turn for its Technical Education Quality
Improvement Programme (TEQIP), a World Bank
assisted scheme. Under this programme, 3 universities –
Jadavpur University, Bengal Engineering and Science University,
Shibpur and Calcutta University and 8 engineering colleges
(4 in the Government sector and 4 in the private) have started
receiving grants from the World Bank. A sum of Rs.153
crores of World Bank assistance has been approved
for these 11 institutions of the state for the coming three
years and if our colleges can fruitfully utilize the amount
within a given timeframe, they may be granted even more assistance
in the coming days.
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Universities
in West Bengal bagged large number of DST-FIST projects in the
year 2003 & 2004. According to value involved, it was third
largest in the country. |
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Jadavpur
University has been declared as the institution with potential
for excellence. Both J.U. and C.U. have been awarded 5 Star
status.
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C.U.
(1857) along with Bombay University and Madras University
are now 150 years old. They have launched a joint academic
programme through framing virtual courses and new degrees
and thus provide equitable access to the best of their resources.
The three networked universities would link up lectures, the
libraries and laboratories. It would identify best experts
in national and international sphere and make the best lectures
accessible to students. It would create databanks and archives
and digitised libraries, which would offer seamless access
to any one who would be interested.
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Jadavpur
University and Bengal Engineering & Science University
are entrusted with the execution of a number of very important
defence/DRDO projects |
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