The 12th Foundation Day of the Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) was held in the university’s premises here on Thursday with MCl CMD AN Sahaya as the chief guest.
BPUT VC Prof JK Satpathy talked of the recent initiative of Government of India on Rashtriya Uchatara Sikhya Abhiyan (RUSA) for development on technical education and said the BPUT is gradually progressing on growth path to meet the guidelines. So far, four PG programmes have already started and six more to be introduced in the 2014-15 session, he said.
At the outset in his welcome address, BPUT Registrar MR Nayak narrated the BPUT’s journey since 2002 and its tasks in the coming days.