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IIIT Bhubaneswar to begin classes in January

Following is a report from Tathya.in.

The International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar (IIIT-Bh) is all set to begin classes from January, 2008. 

With the AICTE approval in place the world class institution in making will invite applications from the students from the next week, said sources from IIIT-Bh. 

AICTE has allotted 25 seats in M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering for the institution. 

Normally the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) allows 18 seats in one discipline, where as in case of IIIT-Bh it has been liberal, looking at the list of faculty roped in for the purpose of higher learning. 

While Dr.Gopal Krishna Nayak and Professor Ajit Kumar Das have joined as regular faculty, top professors of various international universities have been roped in as Adjunct and Visiting faculty of the IIIT-Bh. 

Among the Adjunct and Visiting faculty, Professor Chitta Baral of Arizona State University, Professor Jaydev Mishra of University of Texas, Austin, Professor L N Bhuyan of University of California, Riverside, Professor Sarajua P Mohanty of University of North Texas, Professor Durga Mishra of New Jersey Institute of Technology, Professor Prashant Mohapatra of University of California, Davis, Professor Gautam Das of University of Texas, Arlington and Professor Rabi Mohapatra of University of Texas A & M have joined in IIIT-Bh. 

The Adjunct and Visiting faculty will visit the institute regularly and teach the students 

These are individuals who love teaching and do it extremely well, said an expert in higher education. 

They make themselves available for after-class discussion and devote long hours as advisors and guides to student teams. 

The cost will be around Rs.2 lakh for a two year M.Tech degree in IIIT-Bh. 

Classes will start in the OCAC Building for the time being till the institution will have its own campus at Gothapatana in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. 

A 23 acre plot has been allotted to IIIT-Bh and at least Rs.50 crore will be spend in developing the campus, said sources.

From next educational year M.Tech in Information Technology (IT) will be opened, revealed an insider.

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National Law School foundation stone to be led by December end

Following is a report from Pioneer on this.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will lay the foundation stone of the National University of Law by the end of December. Sources said though the exact official date has not been finalised, the foundation stone laying ceremony is expected to be held on December 30.

The founding stone for the university will be laid on Brajabiharipur Mouza near CDA. The Government will provide one-time contribution of Rs 5 crore for the project. The Government will also provide 30 acre land for the project. The Law University will be built on the line of its counterpart in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Kolkata.

While the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court will be the Chancellor of the University, Chief Justice of Supreme Court will be the visiting chairman of the newly formed Governing board.

Note: As per a recent Economic Times article, currently there are 7 National Law Universities. They are in Bangalore, Bhopal, Raipur, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Gandhinagar and Kolkata. There is plan that in 2008 they will have a common entrance exam. The proposed National Law University in Orissa should immediately attempt to join this group.

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