200 Engineering colleges in the country to be upgraded
merisarkar news service
New Delhi, June 10, 2010
200 Engineering colleges will be upgraded
Union cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal for investment of 2,430 crore rupees in nearly 200 engineering colleges under a scheme aimed at upgrading the standards of technical education institutions in the country. The scheme aims to produce engineers of higher quality and more employable.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA, chaired by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh approved the second phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme scheme. The scheme has been running since 2003 with the World Bank's financial assistance.
The project covers 127 institutions in 13 states in the first phase.
