GUWAHATI: The choice of undergraduate seats for women has been larger by around 6% in IIT Guwahati (IIT-G) this yr, with the Centre deciding to fill up at least 14% seats at undergraduate lessons in engineering across all the IITs with lady scholars in 2018.
Currently, around 8% women are pursuing quite a lot of undergraduate lessons at IIT-G.
Official assets in IIT Guwahati instructed TOI that as a result of the numerous move taken by the Union ministry of human resource development (MHRD) with regard to this yr's admission, the IIT-G authority has larger the entire choice of seats in engineering lessons on the undergraduate stage within the premier era institute from ultimate yr's 645 to 702 this yr.
"A total of 57 additional seats have been created at undergraduate level in IIT-G to meet the goal of minimum 14% seats to be earmarked for girls in every undergraduate course in engineering taught at the institute. With the creation of additional 57 seats for girl aspirants, the intake capacity of girls during the upcoming admissions in IIT-G has gone up to 105," said a senior legitimate of the institute.
The decision to create additional seats for taking up the share of women in undergraduate engineering lessons to 14% is a first step to progressively building up the proportion of women at undergraduate stage engineering lessons to 20% in 2020, said the legitimate.
Welcoming the move to create additional seats for lady scholars, IIT-G director Gautam Biswas said, "For healthy growth of the knowledge of society, it is important that more girls go for higher education."
A letter despatched by the MHRD to all directors of the IITs just lately said the seat allocation has to be done in keeping with two verticals - female and gender-neutral (i.e unbiased of sex of the candidate) - with all reservations being appropriate as in keeping with rules in each the verticals.
"Non-females will compete for seats in gender-neutral vertical only. Females will first compete for seats in female vertical, and if it is full, then in gender-neutral vertical, thereby ensuring that girls are not denied any opportunity due to them on merit," said the letter. It additional stated that the initiative aims at ensuring that at least 14 p.c seats for women in 2018, with out aid within the choice of seats to be made available for non-females.
Currently, around 8% women are pursuing quite a lot of undergraduate lessons at IIT-G.
Official assets in IIT Guwahati instructed TOI that as a result of the numerous move taken by the Union ministry of human resource development (MHRD) with regard to this yr's admission, the IIT-G authority has larger the entire choice of seats in engineering lessons on the undergraduate stage within the premier era institute from ultimate yr's 645 to 702 this yr.
"A total of 57 additional seats have been created at undergraduate level in IIT-G to meet the goal of minimum 14% seats to be earmarked for girls in every undergraduate course in engineering taught at the institute. With the creation of additional 57 seats for girl aspirants, the intake capacity of girls during the upcoming admissions in IIT-G has gone up to 105," said a senior legitimate of the institute.
The decision to create additional seats for taking up the share of women in undergraduate engineering lessons to 14% is a first step to progressively building up the proportion of women at undergraduate stage engineering lessons to 20% in 2020, said the legitimate.
Welcoming the move to create additional seats for lady scholars, IIT-G director Gautam Biswas said, "For healthy growth of the knowledge of society, it is important that more girls go for higher education."
A letter despatched by the MHRD to all directors of the IITs just lately said the seat allocation has to be done in keeping with two verticals - female and gender-neutral (i.e unbiased of sex of the candidate) - with all reservations being appropriate as in keeping with rules in each the verticals.
"Non-females will compete for seats in gender-neutral vertical only. Females will first compete for seats in female vertical, and if it is full, then in gender-neutral vertical, thereby ensuring that girls are not denied any opportunity due to them on merit," said the letter. It additional stated that the initiative aims at ensuring that at least 14 p.c seats for women in 2018, with out aid within the choice of seats to be made available for non-females.
IIT-G intake of girls to rise by 6% to meet Centre's decision
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