Fwd: UICTAlumni FW: ICT declared as Elite Institute in State Assembly - G.R. issued
Ganesh Maddikeri
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Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Subject: UICTAlumni FW: ICT declared as Elite Institute in State Assembly - G.R. issued
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Very good morning to all of you. I am sure all UDCTians/ICTians will rejoice with this news.
"Government of Maharashtra has declared the Institute of Chemical Technology(ICT), Mumbai as the ELITE institute of the State for creating Centre of Excellence and be treated like the Central elite or branded institutes like IITs, IISc and IISERs in terms of service conditions, creation of infrastructure, facilities and will make every effort to seek central funds also. The institute shall be eligible for special assistance from the state and the Govt shall remain committed to support this institute for maintaining its status."
The detail announcement made by the Hon Minister, Mr. Rajesh Tope, minister for higher and Technical Education, yesterday in Maharashtra Assembly is given below:
Maharashtra Assembly in Session: 20th April, 2012
GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA
Higher & Technical Education Department
Government Resolution No.- ICT- 2012/ (23/12)/ TE-2
Declaration of Special Status of Elite Institute and Centre of Excellence in Maharashtra
To
Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai
(Deemed University of the State under Section 2 of UGC Act 1956)
Government of India through Ministry of Human Resource and Development and through the central bodies such as All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and University Grant Commission (UGC) has a policy to accord special status based on the performance to renowned academic institutes. The UGC and Department of Science and Technology (DST) have evolved criteria to declare Centers of Advanced Studies and Centers of Excellence which are based on performance statistics by international yardsticks. The Special Assistance Programs (SAP) of UGC gives recognitions to individual departments to get funds and doctoral fellowships. DST allocates funds under its FIST (Funding for Infrastructure in Science and Technology) programs based on number of faculty holding Ph Ds, their publications, number of Ph Ds produced, number of patents held, number of national and international honors accorded to faculty, etc. All elite institutes have been nurtured by the Central Government and it is high time that the States take a lead in sustaining the culture of excellence in the State funded institutes by applying the same yardsticks so that there is no unhealthy trend at the detriment of state’s high performing institutes.
Granting of special status of Elite Institute for creating Centre of Excellence to any institute/university which has a proven track record measured by the criteria based on performance statistics by international yardsticks will certainly give a fillip to the most performing institutes and will encourage them to maintain their record. The State Government was in the process of recognizing such eligible institutes from the state to award special status of elite institute for creating Centers of Excellence.
Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, the only State Owned Deemed University is one world class institutes in India and it has been granted Grade-A status by MHRD. The January-2012 world survey of Professor Jude Somerfield of Georgia Institute of Technology has rated ICT, Mumbai as number one institute in India and number four institute in world only behind MIT, USA, Minnesota, USA and Georgia Tech, USA. It has the highest number of research publications per faculty and also per dollar spent in the whole world. Its alumni have been who’s who in India and some of them are fortune 500 company owners and distinguished civilian honorees like Padma awardees. Its graduates are sought after by leading world universities with full fellowships at Ph D and post-doctoral fellowship levels.
The Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai is running 26 programs, catering at UG, PG and Ph.D. levels to Chemical Engineering, all branches of Chemical Technology, Pharmacy and Biotechnology with a population of 2000 students and sanctioned faculty strength of 110 with additional endowment positions. The institute is housed on 16 acres of land at Matunga, Mumbai and is growing at a rapid pace by adding several new programs. By 2030, it is aimed to be an institute with at least 250 faculties, 500 support staff and 5000 students.
The Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai has on its role 687 full time Ph D fellows, and 380 Masters Students which is a record for the monolithic institute in India. It also fulfills all the criteria of international standard to be declared as Elite Institute of the state for creating Centre of Excellence on par with centrally funded institutes like IITs, IISERs, IISc, NITs and Central Universities including service conditions and special grants so that the ICT maintains its track record.
Government is pleased to declare The Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai as Elite Institute of the state for creating Centre of Excellence and be treated like Central elite or branded institutes like IITs, IISc and IISERS in terms of creation infrastructure, facilities and service conditions and will make every effort to seek central funds also. The institute shall be eligible for special assistance from the state and Government and shall remain committed to support this institute for maintaining its status.
Shri Rajesh Tope
Minister for Higher and Technical Education
Govt of Maharashtra
April 17, 2012
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Mr. Ganesh Lakshman Maddikeri
Department of Chemical Engineering
Institute of chemical Technology,
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