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Plan to set up centre for excellence in Gulbarga

GULBARGA: President of the Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society Shashil G. Namoshi, MLC, has said that a proposal would be submitted to the Government for establishing a centre for excellence in engineering education under the World Bank-assisted Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP).

Addressing presspersons here on Sunday, Mr. Namoshi said the establishment of the centre would give the much-needed fillip to research and development activities of staff as well as students. Once the proposal is accepted, Poojya Doddappa Appa (PDA) College of Engineering would get Rs. 5 crore to set up the centre.

Mr. Namoshi said that the PDA College of Engineering was among the 14 colleges to be selected to receive assistance under phase II of TEQIP, which is aimed at improving the quality of technical education and infrastructure.

He said the college had been sanctioned Rs. 12.5 crore under phase II of TEQIP.

Mr. Namoshi said there was no shortage of staff at the college and 61 faculty members were pursuing postdoctoral degree courses, 25 of whom had already completed.

First batch

The first batch of students, after PDA College of Engineering gaining autonomous status, would graduate this year.

Mr. Namoshi and college principal L.S. Biradar said results for the eighth semester examination would be announced in a month.

Prof. Biradar said while the college would organise the graduation ceremony, Visvesvaraya Technological University would give the certificates.

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