Ram da
It seems Assam has become giant of a state and our
vision has become very local centric. If an institute
comes up at say western Assam district of Kokrajhar,
it does not exist for the people of Dibrugarh. Either
they would not like to go there or they may not be
welcomed there for not being local. Assamese people
would prefer sending children to Bangalore, Pune or to
some obscure engineering college of Karnataka or MP,
but institutes coming up closer at home hardly creates
any ripples if it not in your neighborhood. And it
seems thats what has happened for Assams brand new
technical institute-Central Institute of Technology,
Kokrajhar. The institute is centrally funded and
modeled after NERIST. Though right now it does not
plan to produce gradates, eventually there is a plan
to convert the institute to a full fledged engineering
degree institute.
But it seems people of Assam have failed to take
notice of the institute and its very parochial
reservation policy. If you are outside the four
districts of BTC, the prospect for getting into the
institute is dim. 60% of the seats are for BTC, 20%
for rest of India and a mere 20% is for the rest of
Assam along with all other northeast states. Basically
even if you are in Assam, just because you are not in
those four districts of Bodoland, you are clubbed
technically in the same category as a student from
Sikkim or Tripura.
As it is centrally funded and modeled after NERIST,
there is a potential that it will do better than the
two state engineering colleges in long run. So it is
imperative that the skewed reservation policy is
changed now itself for the benefit of students from
all the corners of the state. Its a fact that
institute was part of Bodo accord and was meant for
bringing technical education to the backward districts
of Bodoland. But setting aside 60% of seats for
Bodoland (as if it is a separate state from Assam) and
36% for Bodo students looks highly unbalanced. It is
surprising that the student organizations of the state
are silent on this. It seems no body wants to
antagonize the groups representing some segments of
Bodo people.
regards
Chittaranjan Pathak
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(Centrally Funded Institute under MHRD, Govt. of
India)
Kokrajhar :: Assam -783370
INFORMATION BROCHURE
THE INSTITUTE
The Central Institute of Technology (CIT) is set up in
Kokrajhar District (BTC) of Assam by the
Government of India, initially as a project and in
principle approved by Planning Commission. This
Institute is set up to fulfill the aspirations of the
Bodo People relating to their cultural identity,
language,
education and overall economic development of the
region and to impart Bodo youths with requisite
technological and vocational training to produce the
required manpower for the area and to give impetus to
economic growth of this area and to integrate the Bodo
People into the mainstream of Technical and
Vocational Education. The institute shall offer
several vocational and/or Diploma courses each of 3
years
duration and with an annual intake of 30 students.
Thus every year a good number of students will be
benefited. The institute shall be an autonomous body
registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 and
function under a Board of Governors with the approval
of the Government of India.
The Central Institute of Technology will acquire a
unique place in the field of technical education in
the country through its modular and innovative
academic programmes. The thrust of the programmes has
been to encourage a policy for vocationalisation after
class X/matric and to allow motivated students to go
for higher degrees and/or to enrich their profession
with industrial experience.
The foundation stone of the institute was laid by Shri
Tarun Gogoi, the Honble Chief Minister of
Assam, on 19
th
Dec,2006. At present, the goal of the institute is to
launch technical education offering
Diploma courses in Computer Engineering, Electronics &
Communication Engineering, Instrumentation &
Control and Food Processing Technology. This is a
fully residential Institution and all the programmes
are
duly recognized by the DTE (Assam) as well as MHRD,
Govt of India.
LOCATION
The Institute is situated at district headquarters of
Kokrajhar, under BTC and State of Assam, on National
Highway 31 between Guwahati and New Jalpaiguri. It is
about 250 km away from Guwahati and 370 km
from NJP. The district of Kokrajhar is a land of lush
green hills and has a beautiful natural lake and
provides
an ideal setting for a seat of technical education
with a backdrop of quiet and pristine surroundings.
Located in a district at about 255 km from Guwahati,
the Institute can be accessed by rail and road.
Deluxe buses to and fro from Guwahati are available.
All trains like Rajdhani Express, North East, etc.
have
their stoppage at Kokrajhar railway station.
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OBJECTIVES
CIT aims to achieve the following objectives:-
i)
Developing Human Resources at three levels, i.e.
Technician, Supervisory and Executive
level for the development of North Eastern Region in
particular and the country in general.
ii)
Imparting quality technician to cater to the needs of
the region.
iii)
Develop entrepreneurship base in the region.
iv)
Facilitate competency building in the North Eastern
Region.
v)
Strengthening R & D activities in the region.
vi)
An advisory role for the over all development of the
North Eastern Region.
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE
The academic programmes at CIT consist of three years
duration Diploma courses after class X.
The Diploma levels emphasize more on the practical
aspects of engineering which go a long way in
helping an individual to become an entrepreneur or to
face the day to day problems of industry. The CIT
diploma may lead to entry into degree curriculum in
engineering to emphasize on R & D, teaching,
management and entrepreneurship aspects as well,
making an individual more suited for todays
industries
or institutions.
ADMISSION PROCEDURE
The selection of students is done in order of merit
through CIT Entrance Examination (CITEE) to
be held in the last week of May or first week of June
every year. This CIT Entrance Exam is for admission
to the Diploma in engineering course for which the
eligibility is class X. The notification for the
Entrance
Exam is being done in the Regional and National News
Papers normally in the month of March. CITEE will
be conducted in two centers at Kokrajhar and Guwahati.
RESERVATION OF SEATS
Of the total number of seats in each Diploma course
(i.e., 30 seats), the distribution of seats for
admission is as follows:-
i.
60% from BTC (60% ST, 5% SC, 15% OBC and 20% General)
ii.
20% from N.E. Region excluding BTC
iii.
17% from All India excluding N.E. Region
iv.
03% for Physically Handicapped (By Rotation)
Serial Nos. ii, iii & iv will follow Central Govt.
reservation norms for SC/ST/OBC and General
categories. If any seat remains vacant at ii, iii &
iv, the seat will be filled up by a candidate from BTC
from the same category.
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