BHUBANESWAR: Future engineers can now relaxation simple in the wisdom that theirs is a movement striving against equality. With an goal to reduce the gender hole in engineering education, and to supply equity of get admission to to female scholars in the Indian Institutes of Technology, IIT Bhubaneswar (IITBBS) will add 22 seats for women in numerous BTech courses from the coming 2018-19 instructional consultation.
With those further seats, the full seat count for BTech courses will building up from 350 to 372 in the Bhubaneswar IIT.
"We were very worried about the very few number of female students joining the IITs, and are delighted that the Human Resources Development ministry has decided to provide sanction for an additional 22 seats for women candidates in this IIT this year," stated R V Raja Kumar, director of IIT Bhubaneswar.
At present, girls applicants contain 8 in step with cent of the full pupil energy in the IIT on the state capital. With this countrywide move, the central government targets to extend the percentage of women scholars to 14 in step with cent in every IIT in the country at this time and up to 20 in step with cent via 2026. To building up the energy of women scholars to 14 in step with cent in IIT Bhubaneswar, a six in step with cent building up can be affected.
The number of applicants for those 22 seats can be performed thru JEE. The girls applicants can be admitted on a rankwise foundation after the original 350 seats are filled. "This is not a reservation for women because by adding these supernumerary seats the share of boys will not be affected. This is to attract more women to the IITs," Raja Kumar stated.
However, the existing reservation provisions for scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST) and other backward classes (OBC) can be applied for the 22 further seats. There is not any reservation for women applicants for admission into IITs.
"There are so many reasons for which not many girls consider joining the IITs even though they are equally good in studies. The reasons are more social than anything else. Among the existing IIT students, girls perform really well," stated Raja Kumar.
Women's rights activist Namrata Chadha who welcomed the move mentioning that in many sections of the society, girls are seldom prioritised in terms of education. "While it is normal for boys to be sent to coaching centres, parents think twice for girls. This is the reason why despite outshining boys in boards, not many girls qualify for the IITs," stated Chadha.
With those further seats, the full seat count for BTech courses will building up from 350 to 372 in the Bhubaneswar IIT.
"We were very worried about the very few number of female students joining the IITs, and are delighted that the Human Resources Development ministry has decided to provide sanction for an additional 22 seats for women candidates in this IIT this year," stated R V Raja Kumar, director of IIT Bhubaneswar.
At present, girls applicants contain 8 in step with cent of the full pupil energy in the IIT on the state capital. With this countrywide move, the central government targets to extend the percentage of women scholars to 14 in step with cent in every IIT in the country at this time and up to 20 in step with cent via 2026. To building up the energy of women scholars to 14 in step with cent in IIT Bhubaneswar, a six in step with cent building up can be affected.
The number of applicants for those 22 seats can be performed thru JEE. The girls applicants can be admitted on a rankwise foundation after the original 350 seats are filled. "This is not a reservation for women because by adding these supernumerary seats the share of boys will not be affected. This is to attract more women to the IITs," Raja Kumar stated.
However, the existing reservation provisions for scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST) and other backward classes (OBC) can be applied for the 22 further seats. There is not any reservation for women applicants for admission into IITs.
"There are so many reasons for which not many girls consider joining the IITs even though they are equally good in studies. The reasons are more social than anything else. Among the existing IIT students, girls perform really well," stated Raja Kumar.
Women's rights activist Namrata Chadha who welcomed the move mentioning that in many sections of the society, girls are seldom prioritised in terms of education. "While it is normal for boys to be sent to coaching centres, parents think twice for girls. This is the reason why despite outshining boys in boards, not many girls qualify for the IITs," stated Chadha.
IIT Bhubaneswar will have 22 supernumerary seats for women candidates
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