Kerala Cabinet sanctions new MTech, BTech courses for government engineering colleges
The Hindu
Kerala Cabinet approves new BTech/MTech courses in govt engineering colleges, 639 temporary HSA posts in govt/aided schools, and 99-year lease of land for Kendriya Vidyalaya in Thalassery. Also, restrictions on land sale/transfer in Kainakary North village lifted.
The Kerala Cabinet accorded sanction to introduce new-generation BTech and MTech courses in a select group of government engineering colleges on November 28 (Tuesday).
The Cabinet met on the sidelines of the government’s Navakerala Sadas outreach programme when it reached Tirur Assembly constituency in Malappuram.
The new programmes in emerging avenues have been allotted to the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (CET); Government Engineering College (GEC), Thrissur; and GEC, Sreekrishnapuram in Palakkad.
MTech courses in Robotics and Automation, and Engineering Design will be introduced in GEC Thrissur, while GEC Palakkad will launch MTech courses in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, and Internet of Things.
An additional division for MTech in Structural Engineering has been sanctioned for CET. Each MTech division will have 18 seats.
GEC Thrissur will introduce a BTech course in Cyber Physical Systems.
One additional division each has been sanctioned for BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering in CET and GEC Thrissur. There will be 60 seats each in the BTech divisions.
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The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”