Arrangements are being made for staff, buildings, etc., for starting the school at an early date. The school will start functioning as soon as these arrangements have been completed. A two- acre site has been allotted for the school in the Indraprastha Estate on the Delhi-Mathura Road, and steps have been taken to recruit a Director.
Detailed estimates in respect of non-recurring and recurring expenditure are being worked out by the Governing Body. The Central Government's share will be the cost of the site, buildings and running expenses. The Institute of Town Planners (India) will provide free service in the form of expert teachers from among its members.
The school will train the following types of personnel
(a) Those who wish to take up town-planning as a profession and devote full time to its study.
(b) Those who are already in service and are actively engaged in one or more phases of town planning work.
(c) Town-planning officials who are already in employment.
(c) Printing Schools On the recommendation of the All-India Council for Technical Education, the Government have decided to establish four regional schools of printing in accordance with the scheme prepared by the All- India Council for the training of technicians for the printing industry. Bombay, Calcutta and Madras have been selected for three of these regional. schools and the question of location of the fourth school is under consideration.
The three regional schools, the location of which has been decided, will be established as a joint enterprise of the Central Government on the one hand, and the State Governments and/or the prin- ting industry on the other. The cost of each school is estimated
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at Rs. 9 lakhs non-recurring and Rs. 1.92 lakhs recurring. The Central Government's share will be restricted to a maximum of Rs. 4.5 lakhs non-recurring. The Governments of West Bengal and Madras have agreed to participate in the scheme and a non-recurring grant of Rs. 1 lakh has been sanctioned to each of these State Governments during 1953-54. Negotiations are in progress with the Government of Bombay in connection with the Western Regional School. It has been laid down that each school should cater to the needs of the region concerned.
(d) Development of Facilities for Architectural Education On the recommendation of the All-India Council, the Government have approved in principle the establishment of a School of Architecture in Madras under the aegis of the Madras University at a cost of Rs. 1.2 lakhs non-recurring and Rs. 65,000/- recurring. Two- thirds of the non-recurring cost and one third of the recurring cost is to be borne by the Central Government and the balance by the State Government and/or the University. Negotiations are in progress with the State Government for its participation in the scheme.
The Central Government and Bombay Government have also decided to increase the training facilities at the J. J. School of Art, Bombay, so as to provide for 25 additional seats for students coming from outside Bombay. The cost of this scheme is Rs. 6 lakhs non-recurring. The Central Government's share of this will be Rs. 4 lakhs, and the balance will be provided by the State Government. A grant of Rs. 4 lakhs has been sanctioned this year for expenditure on the scheme up to the end of 1955-56.
(e) Facilities for Training in Ore-dressing The All-India Council for Technical Education has recommended that facilities for training in ore-dressing should be provided in technological institutions offering courses in Mining, Metallurgy. Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology. The Council has also recommended that such facilities should be developed in the following institutions with grants as shown against each :
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Name of Institution. Grants recommended.
Rs.
1. Bengal Engg. College, Howrah, Deptt. (i) Non-recurring-Equipment 30,000
of Metallurgy. (ii) Recurring 4,500
2. Banaras Hindu University, Deptt. (i) Non-recurring-Equipment 22,000
of Mining and Metallurgy. (ii) Recurring 6,000
3. Indian Institute of Science, Ban- (i) Non-recurring-Equipment 35,000
galore, Deptt. of Metallurgy. (ii) Recurring 2,070
4. Andhra University Deptt. of Chem. (i) Non-recurring-Equipment 35,000
Technology. (ii) Recurring 7,470
5. Annamalai University, Deptt. of (i) Non-recurring-Equipment 20,000
Chem. Engineering. (ii) Recurring 5,070
6. Madras University Deptt. of Chem. (i) Non-recurring-Equipment 30,000
Engg., A. C. College of Techno- (ii) Recurring 5,070
logy.
7. Calcutta University, Deptt. of (i) Non-recurring-Equipment 12,000
Applied Chemistry. (ii) Recurring Nil.
8. Osmania University Deptt. of (i) Non-recurring-Equipment 18,000
Chem. Technology (ii) Recurring 7,570
9. Bombay University Deptt. of Chem. (i) Non-recurring-Equipment 11,000
Technology. (ii) Recurring. Nil.
10.Indian School of Mines and Applied (i) Non-recurring-Equipment 55,000
Geology, Dhanbad, (ii) Recurring. 2,070
The recommendations of the Council have been approved by the Government in the case of non-university institutions and by the University Grants Commission in the case of university institutions and the required grants have been sanctioned during 1953-54.
(f) Development of Art Institutions The All-India Council for Technical Education, at its meeting held on the 30th October, 1954, recommended the following special measures for the development of Art education in the country:
(a) Each Art school should be assisted in the matter of inviting an expert artist as a Visiting Professor for a period ranging from one to four months, so that he may demonstrate his styles and techniques and inspire and influence the students.
(b) The number of visiting professors for an Art school should be restricted to one per year.
(c) The total cost of the scheme should not exceed Rs. 5,000/per visiting professor.
(d) The cost should be borne by the Central Government and the Art school concerned in equal parts.
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The recommendations of the Council are under the consideration of the Government. The All-India Council has directed its Board of Technical Studies in Applied Art to draw up a panel of experts from which the institutions may select.
The Council has also recommended to the Government to give financial assistance to Art schools for organising touring exhibitions which will demonstrate educational and instructional methods employed in the different Art schools.
(g) Science Section in the Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay. On the recommendation of the All-India Council, the Government have approved a scheme for the establishment of a Science Section in the Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay, at a cost of Rs. 16.5 lakhs non- recurring. The Central Government's share will be Rs. 7 lakhs, and the balance is to be provided by the State Government and the Trustees of the Museum. Negotiations with the State Government in this behalf are in progress.
III Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The establishment and development of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has proceeded according to plan. The institute admitted this year about 300 students for under-graduate courses in the following subjects:
Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Agricultural Engineering; Naval Architecture; Archi- tecture and Regional Planning; Geology and Geophysics.
There are at present about 70 post-graduate and research students in the various departments of the institute.
The total cost of the institute as the scheme stands at present is:
Non-recurring Rs. 369 lakhs
Recurring Rs. 42 lakhs
On the recommendations of All-India Council for Technical Education the institute will organise post-graduate courses in the following subjects from July 1955:
1. Civil Engineeering
2. Mechanical Engineering
3. Highway Engineering
4. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
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5. Dam Construction, Irrigation Engineering, Hydraulics
6. Structural Engineering
7. Electrical Communication Engineering
8. Electrical Engineering
9. High Polymers and Rubber Technology
10. Industrial Physics
11. Metrology
12. Applied Botany
The total strength of the students for post-graduate work during the coming academic year will be about 188 out of which about 50 per cent will be awarded scholarships.
IVIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The scheme of development of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore undertaken in 1946 is nearing completion. In the Aero- nautical Engineering Department, an experimental model wind tunnel has been constructed. The Internal Combustion Engineering Department has been reorganised and is investigating a number of research schemes sponsored by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. A Fuel and Lubricants Section is being established in the Department of Internal Combustion Engineering to study the properties of fuel and lubricants used in various engines.
In pursuance of the recommendations of the Egerton Reviewing Committtee of 1948, a new department of Applied Mathematics is also being established. In addition, on the recommendations of the All- India Council for Technical Education, post-graduate courses in different branches of Engineering and Technology are being organised as indicated elsewhere in this report. Management Studies, Industrial Engineering and Industrial Administrations will be a special feature of these courses.
V. Improvement and Development of Certain Selected Technical
Institutions The scheme of development of 15 selected non-government Engineering and Technological institutions, which was undertaken in 1947-48, is nearing completion and with the payment of Rs. 92,000 for equipment an expenditure of Rs. 162.22 lakhs would have been incurred on buildings and equipment under the scheme. An interest-free loan of Rs. 37 lakhs for the construction of hostels has also been given to the institutions.
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VI. Practical Training of Students of Technical Institutions The Scheme of Practical Training Stipends has been continued during the current year. Over 85 private industrial establishments, apart from various government departments, have provided training facilities and most of them are also sharing in the cost of stipends. Altogether 350 stipends of Rs. 150 p.m. for graduates and 125 stipends of Rs. 75 p.m. for diploma holders have been instituted in cooperation with the industry and arrangements for the practical training of the selected candidates have been made.
The All-India Council has appointed a committee to examine the Practical Training Scheme in all its aspects and advise Government in which the scheme should be continued in future years and with particular reference to method of allocation of the stipends to the institutions and selection of candidates.
Second Five-Year Plan The All-India Council for Technical Education at its meeting held on 30.11.1954 considered the question of the second Five-Year Plan and appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Dr. S.S.Bhatnagar to formulate detailed proposals for the development of Technical education under the Plan. The Council suggested that the following items should receive consideration:
(i) Provision of Integrated Schemes of Apprenticeship Training and Technical Education in the age groups 14-17 for artisans and craftsmen and 16-21 for supervisory personnel.
(ii) Provision of part-time Technical education facilities for adult workers.
(iii) Provision of sandwich courses of the degree standard : at least one centre in each improvement industrial centre.
(iv) Establishment of the Western Higher Technical institution.
(v) Provision of further post-graduate courses and centres for advanced work and research.
(vi) Appropriate measures for attracting and retaining the right type of teachers in institutions.
(vii) Provision of summer schools for technical teachers and short-term refresher courses.
(viii) Provision of facilities on a regional basis for the training of technical teachers.
(ix) Institution of scholarships and free places in partnership with the State Governments-the objective being to increase the available number of such scholarships and free places, the additional cost to be shared in equal proportions between the Central Government and the State Government concerned.
APPENDIX `'A'.
FIVE-YEAR PLAN OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION (FIRST DEGREE & DIPLOMA COURSES)
Statement showing grants recommended and sanctioned for institutions in the Eastern Region upto 30-11-1954.
Grants recommended by the Central Govt.'s Grants sanc-
All India Council for Shares. tioned.
S. Name of the Government Remarks.
No. Institution or Non- Non-recurring. Non- Re- Non- Re-
Government. Re- Recur- curr- Recur- curr-
Building Equipment Total curr- ing ing ing ing
ing
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Orissa
1. Orissa School of Engg. Govt. 29,700 1,79,000 2,08,700 ... 1,04,400 ... 35,000 ...
Cuttack.
Bihar
1. Bihar Institute of Tech- " 40,000 6,39,136 6,79,136 ... 2,26,000 ... 75,000 ... Established this
nology, Sindri. year State Govt's
concurrence to
2. Ranchi Engg. School " 2,58,271 2,23,010 4,81,281 ... 1,60,400 ... ... ... contribute its
share of develo-
3. Sindri Engg. School " ... 43,000 43,000 ... 14,300 ... ... ... pmental cost is
awaited.
4. Bhagalpur Engg. School Non-Govt. 2,94,996 2,23,000 5,18,006 ... 3,46,000 ... ... ... Not yet establ-
ished.
Assam
1. Prince of Wales Tech. Govt. 56,220 37,400 93,620 ... 46,800 ... 16,000 ...
School, Jorhat.
2. Assam Civil Engg. " 1,26,440 94,235 2,20,675 ... 1,10,300 ... 36,000 ...
School, Gauhati.
West Bengal
1. Ramakrishna Mission, Non-Govt. 4,77,896 4,17,760 8,95,656 ... 5,97,100 ... 2,00,000 ...
Shilpamandira.
2. Jadavpur Polytechnic Sponsored 2,96,960 2,56,370 5,53,330 ... 3,68,900 ... 1,23,300 ...
3. M.P.Instt. of Engg. & " 1,78,380 2,16,910 3,95,290 ... 2,63,500 ... 88,000 ...
Tech, Burdwan.
4. K.G.Engg. Institute, " 94,440 1,38,320 2,35,760 ... 1,57,200 ... 53,000 ...
Vishnupur.
5. Jalpaiguri Polytechnic Sponsored 1,28,272 1,34,110 2,62,382 ... 1,74,900 ... 58,000 ...
6. Hoogly Institute of " 1,87,380 1,30,025 3,17,405 ... 2,11,600 ... 70,000 ...
Technology.
7. Asansol Polytechnic Govt. 51,040 1,41,750 1,92,790 ... 64,200 ... 22,000 ...
8. Calcutta Tech. School Non-Govt. *2,68,000 2,08,000 4,76,000 35,748 1,95,500 11,900 65,500 ... *Amount reduced
to Rs.1,83,000/-
financial scrut-
9. B.E.College, Sibpur Govt. 15,43,994 19,50,000 34,93,994 ... 11,64,700 ... ... ... iny. Grants will
be paid after
the C.P.W.D.
have confirmed
the estimated
cost of constru-
ction of build-
ings.
Total 40,34,989 50,32,036 90,67,025 35,748 42,06,100 119,00 8,41,500 ...