APPENDIX A(f)- PROGRESS MADE IN THE FIELD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
I. All India Council for Technical Education.-The All India Boards of Technical Studies have been reconstituted as per revised constitution shown below:-
Representative of the All India Council for Technical Education.1
Nominees of the Co-ordinating Committee of the All India
Council for Technical Education 4
Representative of the Association of Principals of Technical
Institution (India) 1
Representative of Affiliated Institutions 1
Representatives of Industry, Commerce, Trade etc. 2
Representatives of Professional Bodies 2
Representative of Inter-University Board of India 1
Experts to be co-opted by the Board itself 3
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A scheme of studies leading to the award of a National Diploma in Woollen and Worsted Technology has been finalized and the Syllabus for the National Certificate course in Commerce has been revised. The revised Syllabus has been introduced in institutions affiliated to the All India Council with effect from the academic session 1951-52.
The Board of Commerce has also decided to carry out an " Opinion Survey" to find out whether the present system of commercial education in the country has sufficient practical bias to equip the students for managerial posts in industry.
2. Training in Industrial Administration and Business Management.-The All India Council for Technical Education appointed a Committee of its All India Board of Technical Studies in Engineering, Commerce, Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology', and Textile Technology for the purpose of examining the question of training in Industrial Administration and Business Management and to prepare a scheme, for organising facilities for such training in the country. The Committee submitted a report for the Eastern Region of the Country with special reference to the facilities to be provided for at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. A summary of the main recommendations of the Committee is given below:-
(i) All under-graduate students in Engineering, Technological and Commercial courses should be introduced to management subjects, and for this purpose, suitable elementory courses should be taught during the final year or two years of their under-graduate studies. The content of these courses should be standardised in all institutions.
(ii) A post-graduate department of Industraial Administration and Business Management should be set up as an organ of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. This Department should be started on a graduate basis offering courses of training in Industrial Engineering, Business Management and Industrial Administration with the object of training men ultimately to occupy responsible Administrative and managerial positions in industry and commerce.
(iii) Short-term refresher courses in management subjects should be arranged during the vacation periods at the Indian Institute of Technology, Khargpur for the benfits of Junior executives in business and industry, Government officers and Labour Leaders.
(iv) Facilities should be provided for the institution of a programme of part-time day and evening courses in management subjects at selected Universities, starting with the Calcutta University, for the benefit of a large number of junior executives working in business and industry in the metropolitan districts and large-cities like Calcutta. The Government of India should render all possible assistance to the Calcutta University in the early implementation of this programme.
(v) An Administrative Staff College in the Country on the same lines as an Administrative Staff College in U.K. should come into being as an enterprise of the Industrial and Commercial community of the country and the Government's part should be restricted to providing initial facilities by way of land and building for the establishment of the institution.
The Council approved of the general principles underlying training in managerial subjects as stated in the above recommendations. The question of giving financial assistance to institutions Universities for organising facilities for training in management subjects will be considered by the Council after the Committee has submitted its reports with reference to other regions of the country.
3. Regional Committees.-The constitution of the four Regional Committees of the Air India Council for Technical Education and demarcation of the Regions for each Committee have been finalised. Steps have also been taken to constitute the Eastern and the Western Regional Committee with their headquarters at Calcutta and Bombay, respectively. As a preliminary step towards the setting up of these
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Committees, Regional Offices have been set up at Calcutta and Bombay and these offices are doing necessary preliminary work for the functioning of the committees. One of the main functions of the Regional Committees will be to bring about close co-operation between industry and educational institutions within their respective regions. Fruitful results of such-co-operation will be (i) the organization of courses of training in the Institutions as are found useful towards the development of industries and (ii) Organisation of apprenticeship training of engineering and technological students in industrial concerns.
4. Technical Manpower Sub-Committee.-The Council has appointed a Sub - Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. G.L. Mehta to assess the country's requirements for technical manpower over the next five years as well as on a long term basis taking into consideration estimates made by the Scientific Manpower Committee in this behalf. The Committee has mat once and has decided the measures to be taken for collecting necessary data for the report.
5. Joint Committee of the All India Council for Technical Education and the Inter. University Board.-The third meeting of the Joint Committee of the All India Council for Technical Education and the Inter-University Board of India was held at Madras on the 23rd April,1951. The Committee finalised detailed curricula and syllabuses for a four year integrated degree course in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering for adoption by Universities. The Committee also finalised syllabii for a degree course in Chemical Engineering. The Committee appointed experts for preparing post-graduate courses in the various branches of engineering.
6. General.-The Council has decided the abbreviations to be used by persons who have successfully completed the All India Diploma Course should be ' NAT. DIP' and that the All India Diploma and Certificate courses be designated as " National Diploma and Certificate Courses".
II. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.-As a sequel to the recommendations of the Egerton Reviewing Committee, the scheme for the administration of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, was revised and brought into force with effect from 28th February, 1951.
2. The development schemes approved for the various Departments of the Institute are nearing completion. The Power Engineering Department has started functioning, and nine students have been elected for admission to the Power Engineering Course from amongst first class Engineering Graduates of the various Universities. The High Voltage Engineering Laboratory has been set up at the Institute under a German expert, Dr. Gerhard Pfestorf.
III. Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur.-The Institute was formally declared open by the Hon'ble Minister for Education on the 18th August, 1951. 210 students have been admitted to the undergraduate courses for the session 195152 as detailed hereunder:-
Civil Engineering 60
Mechanical Engineering 60
Electrical Engineering 60
Building Construction 30
The total number of students during 1952-53 is estimated to be 600 including students proposed to be admitted for courses in:-
1. Agricultural Engineering.
2. Communication Engineering.
3. Workshop Technology.
4. Transport Engineering.
5. Naval Architecture.
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6. Architecture and Town Planning.
7. Geology and Geophysics.
and for research in certain specified fields, viz.:
Fuel Technology
Technical Gas
Re-actions with special reference to High Pressure.
Study of High Polymers and Synthetic Resins.
The teaching staff of the Institute has been further strengthened by the addition of professors in this following subject : Machine Tool and Workshop Technology, Civil Engineering, Architecture And Town Planning, Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, and Applied Mathematics.
IV. Delhi Polytechnic.-The University of Delhi has agreed to affiliate the Polytechnic for the degree courses in the following subjects:-
(i) Commerce
(ii) Chemical Engineering
(iii) Electrical Engineering.
The necessary formalities are being gone through. The question of affiliation of the Institute for degree courses in (i) Architecture, (ii) Mechanical Engineering and (iii) Textile Technology is now under examination by the University.
V. Improvement and expansion of the existing Technological Institutions- In March 1949 a Scheme for strengthening and improvement of certain Engineering and Technological Institutions at a total cost of Rs. 152.66 lakhs non-recurring and Rs.20-20 lakhs (ultimate) recurring was approved. The scheme has made considerable progress and is now in the last stays of execution. During 1951-52 a grant of Rs. 21.1 lakhs non-recurring and Rs. 6.60 lakhs recurring have been sanctioned and a further grant of Rs. 15.69 lakhs non-recurring and Rs. 14.767 lakhs recurring are likely to be sanctioned by 31st March, 1952.
VI. Implementation of the recommendations of Scientific Manpower, Committee.In pursuance of the recommendations of the Scientific Manpower Committee the following Schemes, which have been included in the Draft 5 year Plan are in operation. Details of the schemes and their progress during 1951-52 are given below.
1. Practical Training Stipends.-The object of this scheme is to enable Engineering and Technological students passing out of institutions too receive post-institutional practical training for a period of two years and this acquire necessary practical experience for gainful employment. For the year 1951-52, 175 senior students of the value of Rs. 150/- p.m. and 62 junior stipends of the value of Rs. 75/- p.m. have boon allotted to Engineering and Technological Institutions offering degree and diploma courses in proportion to their out-turn.
2. Research Training Scholarships.-This scheme was initiated in 1949.50 in order to promote research development at a high level in 'Universities and Educational, Institutions and to ensure a: steady flow of trained research workers from Universities. Due to financial limitations no scholarships were awarded 1950-51. During 1951-52, 100 senior scholarships (each of the value of Rs. 200/- P. M.) and 50 junior scholarships (each of the value of Rs. 100/- P. M.) have been awarded. The tenure of the Scholarships is three years.
3. Development of Scientific and Technological Departments of Universities for post-graduate work.-During 1950-51 grants were given to 12 Universities for development of their post-graduate research departments in the various branches of science. Towards the development of post-graduate Science Departments of 'Universities grants amounting to Rs. 15.12 lakhs were sanctioned during 1950-51. A grant of
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Rs. 85,000 was also sanctioned for Development of Engineering research in two institutions. During 1951 -52 it is proposed to sanction a grant of Rs. 11 lakhs for the same purposes to Universities, whose development Plans have been approved.
VII. Practical training.-In addition to the practical training Schemes in Defence Establishments and Electrical Installations it has been found possible in 1951-52 to secure training facilities in the All India Radio, Railway Workshops, Post and Telegraph Establishments, and the Central Water and Power Commission (old C.W. I.N.C.). Through the efforts of the Regional officers at Bombay and Calcutta training facilities have been obtained in various well known Industrial concerns such as Messrs. Tata Iron and Steel Company, Jamshedpur, Associated Electrical Industries Ltd., General Motors Ltd., Ford Motors Ltd., Associated Cement Companies, Hindustan Aircraft, Bangalore, Bombay Electrical Supply and Transport under taking etc. The seats obtained in Government as well as private Establishments have been distributed to the various Institutions in the ,country on the basis of their requirements, out-turn, location and other relevant factors.