GUWAHATI:
Industrial Training Institute (ITIs) and polytechnics in Assam are all set to be upgraded as ‘Centres of Excellence,’ officials informed on February 10.
In a meeting with a senior executive of the TATA group P.J. Nath, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the TATA group for their initiative with their innovative project ‘Transforming Engineering Academia to Industry 4.0’.
CM Sarma assured that the state government would provide the required space and all other support to introduce state of art curriculum in all 75 technical institutes of the state where more than 9,000 students would get trained simultaneously while equipping themselves with the latest engineering skills.
Sarma also called on the TATA group to take steps for providing scholarships to trainees, employing experienced teachers and instructors from the TATA group in the institutions for 5 years, and training the local instructors.
The Chief Minister assured of providing all logistical support to the TATA group for successful implementation of the project and asked the Education Department to draft the Memorandum of Understanding and arrange for its signing ceremony at an early date.
Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, Advisor to the Education Department Prof. Noni Gopal Mahanta, Principal Secretary of Education Department B. Kalyan Chakraborty, Principal Secretary of Industry and Commerce Department K.K. Dwivedi among others were also present in the meeting.