The Delhi Government has announced two new campuses of Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) by integrating two campuses Ch. Brahm Prakash Government Engineering College, Jaffarpur and ‘Ambedkar Institute Of Advanced Communication Technologies & Research’ registered under Department of Training and Technical Education.
Deputy Chief Minister and the Education Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia said that both of these colleges will benefit from the reputation and resources that the Netaji Subhash University of Technology has. “It will also enable the colleges to progress in a more directed manner, considering NSUT's history, academic prowess and partnerships with the industry,” he said.
“It is expected that after coming under the brand name of NSUT, these institutes will have all-round development in the fields of teaching and research. The growth rate of these Institutes was not encouraging despite their existence for more than 12 years. This new development has created 360 additional seats in the BTech course and 72 in the MTech course,” the government said in a statement.
The West Campus at Jaffarpur will specialize in the area of core branches such as Civil, Information Technology and Mechanical Engineering and likewise while the East Campus at Geeta Colony will enhance and cater to the needs in the area of Electronics and Communication Engineering and Computer Science Engineering, he said.
“The admission in NSUT is done through JEE (Mains) exam. Now after the integration, admission in these Campuses will also be made through JEE exams and therefore the quality of intake students will improve,” he said.
The deputy chief minister said that this new development will address various administrative constraints such as recruitment of faculty, slow financial decision making, etc. emanating from lack of autonomy.
“Regular faculty strength at both the Institutes is very disappointing. This problem is due to slow recruitment processes and unfortunate court cases against some recruitment,” he added.
The existing students will pay the same fees as prescribed at the time of admission.
The fees for newly enrolled students would be decided by the Board of Management of NSUT, he said, adding that the degrees of currently enrolled students of these Institutes will continue to be under GGSIP University.
The newly enrolled students after the integration will be given a degree under NSUT, he added.