SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
 

1. On account of the background, intentions and later developments, the Regional Engineering Colleges should appropriately be renamed as Central Engineering Colleges. (Para 1.16) 2. We would recommend the closure or postponement of admissions to post-graduate courses where the wastage is higher than 70% of the intake in the corresponding year or where the admission is less than 30% of the sanctioned intake for some years in succession.

3. To achieve the objective of national integration and improve the uality of admissions to the colleges from other states, we suggest-

(a) full rail concessional fares by third class be provided once in a year to students from other states whose homes are more than 500 kms from the colleges-the fare for the first 500 kms will be borne by students,

(b) the existing number of scholarships (merit-cum-means) available in each college should be divided equally between the students from within the state and those from other states, and

(c) colleges should provide opportunities for students from other states to imbibe something of the language and culture of the state.

(Paras 2.21, 2.22, 2.23 and 2.24)

4. Admissions to all the Central Engineering Colleges should be made through an entrance examination for both the State quota of seats and the quota of seats for other States according to accepted

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pattern and choice of candidates. (Para 2.32)

5. There should be properly constituted selection committees for all categories of posts and healthy conventions should be established and maintained in the matter of appointing experts. Posts should be advertised on an all-India basis and selections arranged with enough notice to candidates and experts. Travel expenses for persons called for interview should be paid as in the case of Institutes of Technology.

(Paras 2.45 to 2.48)

6. The emoluments, service conditions and benefits for teachers of Central Engineering Colleges should be the same as for corresponding staff of the Institutes of Technology. (Para 2.51)

7. There should be a thoroughly prepared approach on the part of the institutions in establishing post-graduate courses. (Para 2.53)

8. The teaching loads for the staff of the Central Engineering Colleges should be in accordance with the recommendations of the All- India Council for Technical Education. (Para 2.54)

9. In the recruitment of teaching staff, sufficient care and emphasis should be laid on the professional experience competence of the candidates. (Para 2.56)

10. The present practice of all teaching posts being filled by advertisements and open selection on a competitive basis is a very healthy practice and should continue (Para 2.57)

11. The posts of Associate Lecturers should all be converted without further delay into those of Lecturers and further recruitment should take place only at the level of Lecturers. (Para 2.59)

12. The organisation and programmes of Central Engineering Colleges should be linked up with other engineering colleges in the States. Para. 3.009)

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13. For best results out or the investments made, the Central Engineering Colleges should be fully autonomous in academic matters. (Para 3.018)

14. There should be a Council of the Central Engineering Colleges with overall powers for both academic arid administrative purposes. (Para 3.026)

15. The Council of the Central Engineering Colleges should be established by an Act of Parliament with powers to confer degrees and disburse grants. it should have the constitution, functions and organisation indicated. (Paras 3.105 to 3.110)

16. The individual colleges should have autonomous Boards of Governors with the suggested composition and should be set up by the Central Council. (Para. 3.111)

17. Each college should have a College Academic Committee and Depart- mental Boards of Studies with the composition indicated for each. (Para 3.028)

18. Senior Teaching staff positions in the Science and Mathematics Departments should, in future, be filled, as far as possible, by persons initially recruited in engineering institutions and who have applied themselves to the specific needs of engineering studies and established their further work and achievement in this direction. (Para 3.033)

19. There is no justification in Science and Mathematics Departments running 2-year M. Sc. courses after B. Sc. (Para 3.035)

20. Teaching plans at the under-graduate level should be worked out through joint committees of Science and Engineering Departments. (Para 3.036)

21. In Central Engineering Colleges, the interface of social sciences with technology should be developed by organising indepth programmes in selected areas, each college concentrating In a suitable area, having regard to the regional needs. (Paras 3.044 and 3.045)

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22. The core faculty in Humanities and Social Sciences should consist of experts in communication skills and those in the selected area of specialisation. The rest of the programmes may be handled by part- time teachers. (Para 3.046)

23. The Central Academic Board of the Council should take steps to get reading material in specialised areas of social sciences relevant to Indian conditions. (Para 3.047)

24. Interested and competent staff members of the colleges should avail themselves of opportunities for research grants provided by various establishments. (Para 3.054)

25. The Central Engineering Colleges should follow the guidelines indicated for the establishment of post-graduate courses.

(Paras 3.053 to 3.057)

26. There should be a provision of Rs. 20 lakhs annually for all the colleges to support individual research projects on merits if they cannot get support from other agencies.

(Para. 3.059)

27. The colleges should undertake consultancy work and build a research fund. The Central authority may make matching grants to the research funds of the Central Engineering Colleges. (Para 3.060)

28. Links should be established between the Institute of Technology, the Central Engineering Colleges and State Technical Institutions in a region for the best use of facilities, transfer of -experience, conduct of valuable short courses with joint expertise and utilisation of library facilities. (Paras. 3.063 to 3.067)

29. Additional provision of funds for staff exchange programmes should be made, if necessary, and this may be included in an expanded quality improvement programme. Para. 3.066)

30. Industrial liaison, Student Welfare and Discipline should be brought under a new Department--Department of Industrial Liaison and

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Student Welfare with a senior Professor incharge (Paras. 3.069 to 3.073)

31. If rotation of headship is to be introduced, it should be confined to staff having over 15 years of total professional standing. (Para. 3.075)

32. A new procedure for confidential reports on teaching staff may be evolved which should include confidential feed back from the students on the teaching ability of the individual teachers. (Para. 3.077)

33. Salary scales, allowances, service conditions and benefits for teaching and non-teaching staff should be identical with those fixed for corresponding posts in the case of the Institutes of Technology. (Para. 3.091)

34. Financing of the colleges from two sources is not very satisfactory and future financial responsibility for the colleges should be entirely from the Central source. If necessary, adjustments should be made for the recommendations made by the Finance Commission regarding devolution of resources to States in respect of Central Engineering Colleges. (Paras. 3.097 to 3.100)

35. Colleges which completed their equipment programme for under- graduate courses and which have more than 10 years standing, should be provided Rs. 5 lakhs and those between 5-10 years standing, Rs. 2 lakhs for replacement of equipment. (Para. 4.011)

36. Colleges which could not complete the equipment programme should be compensated for rise in prices in the manner indicated. (Para. 4.012)

37. Each Central Engineering College should have facilities indicated. Such of those facilities for which financial provision is not made in the initial scheme should now be provided with funds. (Para. 4.013) 38. Out standing amounts of loans paid for the construction of hostels and staff quarters should be treated as grants and. 'he rents realised should be credited to the income of the colleges. (Para. 4.016)

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39. Approximately an amount of Rs. 18.5 crores will be needed during the 5th Plan period for completion of the original scheme, imple- menting the recommendations made in this report and further development. Of this, the cost of implementing the recommendations made in this report is Rs. 6.00 crores. (Para 4.017)

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