The government engineering college Lesliganj in Palamu has started class room teaching.
According to the secretary higher and technical education department Rahul Kumar Purwar, 12 teachers have been deputed here in this engineering college from the BIT Sindri.
Sources said it includes one professor, 4 associate professors and 7 assistant professors all deputed here from the BIT Sindri.
As regards regular commissioned teachers Purwar said the state government is quite busy with the creation of posts of teachers here which is in its very advanced stage and once the issue of creation of posts is notified the same number of posts would be sent to the JPSC for advertising it and subsequent interview for selection of the eligible candidates recommending their names to the Jharkhand University of Technology for appointment in this government engineering college.
Purwar agreed it may take 8 or 9 months more before this government engineering college gets its commissioned faculties.
Sources said the secretary higher and technical education department Purwar is trying hard to pull any stop coming in the way to this government engineering college as there is a myriad of problems staring at it.
Principal of the college Professor S K Singh said 195 enrolled students including girls are taking their classes.
Their first semester examination is over and the Jharkhand University of Technology is to declare results of the first semester.
Principal said he has arranged locally for subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English to teach the engineers in making students. End