Under a central government scheme, the All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will start 300 new polytechnic colleges across the country (10 in each state), on the PPP (Public Private Partnership) model.
Under a central government scheme, the All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will start 300 new polytechnic colleges across the country (10 in each state), on the PPP (Public Private Partnership) model.
The move is aimed at ensuring trained labour for industries and to create jobs.
According to SS Mantha, chairman, AICTE, the central government will shell out Rs3 crore, and the state Rs2 crore for the scheme. The rest of the money, he informed, will come from the industries.
"There are engineers, but mid-level requirement of the industry is not properly met. There is a dearth of skilled labour. The quality of existing polytechnics is also not very good. It will be a win-win situation for students and the industry," said Mantha.
The courses in the institutes will be decided as per state-wise requirements. For example, if a particular industry has an aggressive market in a state, the polytechnic courses will be tailor-made to suit those requirements. This will guarantee jobs.
"If this need is not addressed today, then in future we may have to call for skilled labour from elsewhere to fix our machines," said Mantha.
Even as conventional diploma courses are going to exist under this new scheme, some innovative, interdisciplinary courses are likely to be introduced, considering the industry requirements.
Mantha said that the industry has to be called in to understand the market requirements. “In return, the industry will get trained manpower for their specific jobs. We are trying to reach out to as many as possible.”
Mantha is optimistic about the fact that some companies have shown their support for the initiative and that they are reaching to as many as possible. “Not all of the companies are big names, but they playing important roles," he added.
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