NIT-Silchar bags excellence award
Source: The Sangai Express / Agencies
Silchar, August 03 2014:
The National Institute of Technology, Silchar, (NIT-Silchar), has been given the award of best engineering college in eastern India by leading industry body ASSOCHAM in the National Education Excellence Awards 2014 .
Keeping in view the holistic and integrated approach taken by the government in the 12th Five-Year Plan to strengthen the quality of existing state institutions and universities, ASSOCHAM organized a day-long national conference on Excellence in Education in February this year in New Delhi.
Here, the National Education Excellence Awards were conferred to those who have contributed significantly to improving the quality of education, innovation, research and development.
NIT-Silchar sources said on Saturday the institute of national importance has achieved 10 out of 10 in a performance assessment among Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)-II institutes across the country and is among the top four NITs to score so.
The sources also said NIT-Silchar has been appreciated by the National Project Implementation Unit (NPIU) and World Bank for best utilization of funds, among 192 TEQIP institutions, in a joint review meeting at Delhi.
An official of the placement unit of the NIT Silchar said over its four decade journey has emerged as one of the most renowned technological institutions of the country.
With 11 departments, awarding degrees in engineering, management, science and humanities, NIT Silchar is one of the most diversified institutions in India.
He said the institution is proud of its alumni who have distinguished themselves and occupied enviable positions in many government, private and multinational organizations.