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New areas: At the computer lab of the National Institute of Technology, Calicut.

The courses are B.Tech. in biotechnology; M.Tech. in nanotechnology, signal processing and telecommunications; M.Sc. tech programmes in photonics and polymer science and technology; and a postgraduate diploma in civil engineering (construction managem ent).

The institute has plans to start a two-year Master of Business Administration (MBA) course in the academic year starting July 2009. Only engineering graduates will be admitted to this course, which will have 30 seats. The Common Admission Test (CAT) score will be the basis for admission.

K.P. Mohandas, Dean (Postgraduate Studies and Research), says the new courses are in areas in which the institute is strong. Most of them are in emerging subjects.

The qualification required for admission to the four-year programme is pass in Plus Two with physics, chemistry and mathematics. The candidates will have to appear for the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE). There will be 30 seats, of which 15 will be reserved for students who have studied their Plus Two in Kerala and have qualified in the AIEEE.

Each M.Tech. and M.Sc. tech programme will have 18 seats, of which five will be reserved for sponsored candidates. Ten seats are for general merit candidates, two for Scheduled Caste candidates and one for Scheduled Tribe candidates.

The two-year M.Tech. programme in telecommunication assumes significance in the wake of a revolution in information and communication technologies. The qualification required for admission to the course is B.Tech. in electronics and communication with a Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) score in the discipline.

The basic eligibility for admission to the two-year M.Tech. programme is same as that of the telecommunications course. The two-year postgraduate programme is designed to give the students a strong theoretical background of the subject and introduce them to some of its practical applications.

The M.Tech. programme in nanotechnology is being offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

The basic eligibility for admission is a BE or B.Tech. in mechanical, production or chemical engineering and a GATE score in any of these subjects.

Nanotechnology is an emerging interdisciplinary area, which is rated as one of the top-ranked subjects in academics and research.

The M.Tech. programme will impart state-of-the-art knowledge in this area, with the objective of training students to make them capable of addressing the challenges of this emerging technological field.The programme will deal with topics related to the fundamentals and applications of the subject, with a focus on mechanical-engineering-related aspects.

Laboratory courses dealing with production and applications of nano-particles, nano-fluids and nano-composites, as well as giving exposure to discrete computational analysis of nano-scale phenomena and systems, will also be offered.

The specialisation in nanotechnology holds a high potential for employment in R&D, academics and industries, as well as provides a gateway to this extremely challenging field, which is expected to have a profound impact on the future of all streams of science and technology.

The one-year postgraduate diploma programme in civil engineering (construction management) will admit those having B.Tech. degrees in civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering or B.Arch. with a minimum aggregate mark of 60 per cent or a cumulative grade point average of 6.5/10.

The selection will be based on a written test in basic civil engineering, group discussion and interview.

The programme comprises two semesters of course work and one of project. Each semester lasts approximately four months with breaks in accordance with the institute’s rules.

The first and second semesters are devoted to classroom learning, acquiring hands-on experience in latest software in construction management and learning research techniques and presentation skills.

The course is proposed to be offered as a self-supporting one on a part-time schedule with the primary target group being working professionals. The objective of the programme is to train young and dynamic graduate engineers to develop them into mature and knowledgeable professional construction project managers with potential to manage small and large projects in any field in India or abroad.

The course is designed to help the candidate shoulder responsibility in any functional capacity with some of the essential competencies, such as sound knowledge of theory and practice of construction management and skills in finances, project management and techniques of dealing with quality, planning, software and information technology systems.

The basic eligibility for admission to the three-year M.Sc. tech course in photonics is pass in B.Sc. with physics as one of the main subjects with 60 per cent marks, having studied mathematics for at least two years.

The basic eligibility for admission to the three-year M.Sc. tech (polymer science and technology) course is pass in B.Sc. with chemistry as one of the main subjects with 60 per cent marks.

With almost everything from household articles to industrial materials, automobiles to space vehicles and insulators to high conductors going plastic, polymer science and technology is an area with high demand and future prospects.

The admission to the M.Sc. Tech courses will be through an entrance test conducted by the NIT-C.

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