Rourkela, Nov. 21: Vice-chancellor of the Biju Patnaik University of Technology S.S. Patnaik today said the institute's initiative to give BTech degrees to the diploma holders was unique in the country.
"We are going to submit the details of the scheme to the Union human resources development ministry. Once it is approved, the ministry will ask other universities to replicate it," Patnaik said, while speaking at the function to celebrate the institute's 14th foundation day here today.
However, he also spoke about the "metamorphosis the university is going to witness in the coming days as far as course curriculum is concerned".
The varsity was going to set up chair on its campus in Bhubaneswar in association with Tech Mahindra. "We have signed an agreement with the organisation," he said.
Besides, the university will also have its fully functional library. "There will have more e-resources than books as students are more adapt in handling iPads, tablets and laptops, and for that, we are going to have total Wi-Fi campus shortly," he said.
There will be six postgraduate departments functioning on the BPUT campus and also quarters for the staff members. "I believe a campus never sleeps when the employees and students remain on it," said Patnaik.
Sambalpur University v-c C.R. Tripathy, who attended the event, lauded the BPUT's efforts in its journey to the future. "As head of an university, I understand the problems and other constraints that one faces, but those are really not hurdles, rather challenges to overcome," he said.
Tripathy was pretty enthusiastic about the effort towards providing BTech degrees to the diploma holders, who are in service and can themselves of it according to their own suitability. "I have strong admiration for this particular step being initiated by the university as this will help a lot of people with experience to get a bachelor degree in technology and the country will get quality manpower," he said.
Tripathy also spoke about "the technological advances the world is going to witness in coming days".
