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Globsyn, Bengal govt. tie up for IIIT

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NEW DELHI: Calcutta-based Globsyn Technologies, along with Institute of Engineers & Management and India Computer Engineering Institute, has tied up with the Government of West Bengal to set up the IIIT Calcutta. According to Globsyn CEO Bikram Dasgupta, "We are proud to be chosen as one of the partners in the venture. With this tie-up, Globsyn has been conferred the legitimacy which private computer institutes despite formidable reputations lack." The IIIT Calcutta, which will cater to both the undergraduates and post-graduate courses, is set to commence operations in September.

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The organizational structure of IIIT will have a Director answerable to the Governing Body and the Managing Committee. While the governing body will comprise government officials and eminent people from the industry, the managing body will have representatives from the three institutes as well as from the government. All the three participants have put in an investment of Rs 2 crore each with the government putting in Rs 5 crore in the project. The government is also expected to provide 10 acres of land.

The entrance tests will be held at a national level and the selection process will be conducted by the Education Consultants of India Ltd. Said Dasgupta, "I am glad that the selection process is by a third party since it will help maintain the credibility of the institute. Besides, it is important to select on the basis of merit since it will determine the quality of students that the institute ultimately produces." He said that for the first batch there was an overwhelming response of 13,000 applications for just 60 seats. That speaks volumes about the stature of the institute and the quality that the institute is expected to maintain.

The IIIT initiative by the West Bengal government has been in response to IT explosion that the country is expected to witness. Most state governments that have announced IT policies have mentioned IT education as part of the policy decision. This is also validated by the Nasscom-McKinsey report, which pegged the country’s manpower requirements at 2.2 million by 2003. Right now the manpower requirements stand at around 75,000 annually which is only just being met. The report warns that though the country has as yet not faced the problem of manpower shortage, given the requirement by 2003, there are possibilities that the country could face a shortage of quality IT professionals within two years time.

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