MUMBAI: Unable to the take the weight of an additional 10% quota in a year, IIT-Bombay is planning to introduce the quota for the economically-weaker segment (EWS) normally class in two phases.
In the primary year, institute authorities have made up our minds to increase the intake capability through over one third of the requirement and the remainder majority seats will be added in 2020-21. The institute has written to the Centre concerning the further requirements on the campus.
Introducing a 10% EWS quota, maintaining the seats in open class, SC, ST and the supernumerary seats intact, will imply a complete enlargement of 25%. In a suggestion despatched to the ministry of human assets & development (MHRD), the institute mentioned its overall intake is more likely to go up 557, in all programmes.
The executive has requested all central institutes to enforce the quota in two years.
The student strength on the Powai campus is around 11,000. After implementing the EWS quota, the strength in 4 to five years is more likely to go up through 2,750.
“The institute now not only requires hostels for college kids’ lodging, however to take care of the students-faculty ratio, extra lecturers must be appointed. We will also wish to construct school lodging for the additional load,”mentioned a professor from the institute.
Even with the present strength, the institute is grappling with space issues. An legit mentioned, “Two sevenstorey hostels (17 and 18) are beneath construction, of which the latter is likely to be ready through June. Each of those hostels has a capability to house 1,115 students. The construction for hostel 18 began in December 2016 and it took a bit of over two years to finish. These two hostels have been deliberate to take care of the shortage of space. The EWS quota used to be now not even accounted for then.”
A senior legit mentioned they welcomed the Centre’s move, however it used to be crucial for the institute to enforce the additional quota.
“It is like construction a new IIT, inside the outdated IIT. Building structures require more than a few sanctions —plan approvals, design approvals, etc. Some places where bushes need to be cut requires further permission. The procedure takes time and all this can't be in-built an afternoon. This further 10% is a problem for the institute,” mentioned the legit.
MHRD secretary R Subrahmanyam mentioned IIT-Bombay had agreed to increase the intake through 557 in all programmes in two years. The institute will get price range for the additional capability, however details are but to be worked out, he added.
In the primary year, institute authorities have made up our minds to increase the intake capability through over one third of the requirement and the remainder majority seats will be added in 2020-21. The institute has written to the Centre concerning the further requirements on the campus.
Introducing a 10% EWS quota, maintaining the seats in open class, SC, ST and the supernumerary seats intact, will imply a complete enlargement of 25%. In a suggestion despatched to the ministry of human assets & development (MHRD), the institute mentioned its overall intake is more likely to go up 557, in all programmes.
The executive has requested all central institutes to enforce the quota in two years.
The student strength on the Powai campus is around 11,000. After implementing the EWS quota, the strength in 4 to five years is more likely to go up through 2,750.
“The institute now not only requires hostels for college kids’ lodging, however to take care of the students-faculty ratio, extra lecturers must be appointed. We will also wish to construct school lodging for the additional load,”mentioned a professor from the institute.
Even with the present strength, the institute is grappling with space issues. An legit mentioned, “Two sevenstorey hostels (17 and 18) are beneath construction, of which the latter is likely to be ready through June. Each of those hostels has a capability to house 1,115 students. The construction for hostel 18 began in December 2016 and it took a bit of over two years to finish. These two hostels have been deliberate to take care of the shortage of space. The EWS quota used to be now not even accounted for then.”
A senior legit mentioned they welcomed the Centre’s move, however it used to be crucial for the institute to enforce the additional quota.
“It is like construction a new IIT, inside the outdated IIT. Building structures require more than a few sanctions —plan approvals, design approvals, etc. Some places where bushes need to be cut requires further permission. The procedure takes time and all this can't be in-built an afternoon. This further 10% is a problem for the institute,” mentioned the legit.
MHRD secretary R Subrahmanyam mentioned IIT-Bombay had agreed to increase the intake through 557 in all programmes in two years. The institute will get price range for the additional capability, however details are but to be worked out, he added.
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