Eight new engg. colleges recommended

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, AUG. 23. The State Cabinet on Thursday recommended to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) starting of eight new engineering colleges and increasing intake in six existing engineering colleges.

Briefing presspersons on the decisions taken at the Cabinet meeting, the Minister for Social Welfare, Mr. Kagodu Thimmappa, said that with the eight new colleges coming up, nearly 1,720 more seats would be available, besides the increase in intake by 135 seats.

The new colleges recommended for AICTE approval are - Al Ameen Education Trust, Bangalore, Alpha Education Trust, Bangalore, Nitte Education Trust, Mangalore, Adichunchanagiri Shikshana Trust, Nagamangala, Visvesvaraya Education Trust, Bangalore, Abhyudaya Education Society, Bangalore, People's Education Society, Bangalore, and Sri Saila Education Society, Bangalore.

The colleges for which intake has been increased include Siddharatha Institute of Technology, Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Belimath Mahasamstha Institute, Revanasiddeshwara Institute, Acharya Institute of Technology, and H.M.S.Institute of Technology.

The Minister said it was left to the AICTE to approve these colleges and courses, and the Government had just recommended it. However, he did not answer why the Government had taken such a decision when the State already had a plethora of engineering colleges.

Recruitment rules

The Cabinet, he said, had decided to amend the rules for recruitment in the Forest Department under which there would be age and qualification relaxation for the posts of foresters, forest guards, and motivators. He said that for the post of foresters and forest guard the age relaxation was - SC and ST - 30 years; Other Backward Castes - 28 years; and others - 25 years and the minimum educational qualification was Pre-University for foresters and SSLC for forest guards.

For the post of motivators, he said the relaxation was 43 years for SC and ST, 41 for OBC, and 38 years for others.

He said in the case of foresters, recruitment would be 50 per cent direct and 50 per cent on promotion, while for the post of forest guard 75 per cent would be direct and 25 per cent through promotion, and for watchers it would be 25 per cent and 75 per cent respectively.

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