Women students who want to pursue higher education in the field of technology and research now have the first University in the country dedicated to them.
Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit inaugurated the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTU), giving the capital its first technical university for women that offers new MTech programmes.
The inauguration happened in the presence of Minister for Higher Education and Training and Technical Education, Dr AK Walia, vice chancellor, IGDTU for Women, Professor Nupur Prakash and Parliamentary Secretary to the CM, Parlad Singh Sawhney.
The university has opened its gates to women students who have BTech, MSc or MCA degrees and are looking to pursue research in the field of technology and innovation.
“Women’s participation in technical education plays an important role in the economic growth and development of the country. IGDTU for women has been set up to impart quality education so that well qualified engineers become part of the workforce to meet growing demands of the industry,” said Sheila Dikshit.
The University is commencing MTech programmes from August, 2013 with the degrees being offered in multiple disciplines like Information Security Management, VlSI Design, Mobile and Pervasive Computing, Robotics etc.