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KARAIKUDI: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) would start Advanced Institute of Scientific Training School on the lines of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (IISB) to produce world-class scientists, said Samir K. Brahmachari, Director General, CSIR, New Delhi. Speaking to The Hindu at the Central Electrochemical Research Institue (CECRI) here on Friday, he said spade work to this effect had started. It would function as an autonomous society under the aegis of CSIR. It would be called as CSIR-Advanced Institute for Science Training and function from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Under its control, teachings hubs would be established at six national laboratories, including Chennai, Pilani and Durgapur. Establishment of a teaching hub at CECRI in Karaikudi was also under consideration depending upon the logistics. These renowned laboratories would take care of theoretical aspects of the specialised programmes. All national laboratories across the country would provide practical aspects of the programmes. The CSIR would establish electronic classrooms with various teaching hubs and laboratories. Mr. Bramachari said that it was earlier decided to establish deemed universities exclusively for researchers. Though the concept was given up, the CSIR-AISTS would cater to the needs of creating exclusive engineering Ph.D. scholars. The programme offered by CSIR-AISTS would be totally innovative and exclusive. Modalities for enrolling engineering students were being worked out. Initially, 80 to 100 candidates would be enrolled annually. The school would be of the kind to ignite the minds of young people who want to venture into engineering research. To utilise facilitiesThe basic idea was to fully utilise the excellent and world class equipment and machineries available with many of the prestigious national laboratories to produce outstanding scientists. Every year, 185 to 200 scientists retired from CSIR laboratories. Aspiring candidates would be enrolled for one-year diploma courses and interpret them into Ph. D. programmes. Later they would be absorbed into CSIR laboratories based on their merits. Mr. Brahmachari said the that the CSIR realised that there was a shortage of 85 percent of qualified Ph. D. holders and a shortage of 58 percent of qualified engineers with higher technical degrees. It had to take adequate measures to meet the requirement.
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