Ummid Assistant

Mumbai NGO, top experts join hands to train students for civil services exams

Welcome Guest! You are here: Home » Education & Career

Assam's first IIIT to be operational by 2014: Biswas

Friday October 05, 2012 04:59:47 PM, IANS

Guwahati: An Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) that is coming up Guwahati is likely to become operational by 2014, Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Sarma said Thursday that the government was working towards a 2013 deadline for making the IIIT operational but in the event it failed, then it would become operational by 2014.

"Students who have passed Plus II examination will be eligible for admission to the IIIT," said Sarma.

"While 50 percent seats will be reserved for students from the state, the remaining seats will be filled by students from outside the state and also from some South East Asian countries," he said, while adding that the IIIT would be a centre of excellence not only in the country but also in the South East Asia.

The minister also said that the government will introduce tele-radiology in all the 27 districts of Assam by 2013.

He pointed out that Assam is the only state in the country selected for the implementation of the tele-radiology scheme, which has already been launched in Haflong - headquarters of Dima Hasao district.

"The images of patients who undergo CT scan or MRI were being sent to MMC Hospital in Guwahati through IT. The report is then ready and sent within hours. The twin advantage of the scheme is that it takes care of the shortage of radiologists while also saving time and money of patients," he said.

The government will be spending around Rs.55 crore under the National Rural Health Mission to cover all the district headquarters under the programme by 2013, he said.







 

 

 

Home | Top of the Page

Comments

Note: By posting your comments here you agree to the terms and conditions of www.ummid.com

Comments powered by DISQUS

i

i

 

More Headlines

Gujarat Elections: Survey predicts landslide win for BJP

PIL on FDI in retail: SC seeks government view

Clot-busting enzymes dump dead cells too

Should Chandigarh be India's 29th state?

Haryana khap seeks to build India-Pakistan ties

Scientists crack secret of mosquito's immunity

Jordan king dissolves parliament, orders polls

Improve facilities in schools within six months: SC to states

Sri Lanka outplay Pakistan to enter World T20 final

Nod to FDI hike in insurance will turn market sentiments: Experts

India steps up reforms, this time in insurance, pension

 

Top Stories

A ray of hope in Rahul's corporate push in Kashmir

Ahead of the interaction between a galaxy of the country's corporate bosses and students of Kashmir University here Friday, local businessmen and industrialists are hopeful  »

India Inc biggies in Kashmir with Rahul

Rahul to visit Kashmir amid panchayat panic

Fed up of militancy: Majority of Kashmiris respond in a survey

 

  Most Read

Race for White House: Obama, Romney spar over economy

Republican challenger Mitt Romney put up a tough fight against President Barack Obama as the two sparred over jobs, taxes and healthcare in the first presidential debate. US presidential debates  »

Obama still ahead in polls as Romney scores in debate

I'm no beggar, won't approach government for security, says Brig Khan

Brig (Retd) Israr Rahim Khan, who commanded the first battalion that entered the Golden Temple in Amritsar during Operation Bluestar says he has no intention of approaching the government, and would not beg for security. Brig Khan was speaking in the wake of the attack  »

 

  News Pick

India can meet its energy needs without nuclear plants: Study

India's energy needs can be met entirely by solar and other renewable sources, says a new study by two professors at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore. Their report published in the journal Current Science may add ammunition to the anti-nuclear agitation in India   »

Counter-terror programme wasted money, stepped on civil liberties:

US senate panel

The report by the US senate permanent subcommittee on investigations finds more than 70 "fusion centers" created by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pool intelligence produced reports that were "oftentimes  »

Noor Inayat: International story with an Indian soul

Born in Moscow, Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan had an Indian connection. Her father Hazrat Inayat Khan was the great grandson of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of the erstwhile Mysore kingdom. Trained by Britain's Special  »

UNESCO appoints Saudi woman researcher as Goodwill Ambassador

The Director General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova appointed  »

 

Picture of the Day

Union ministers Kapil Sibal and Ghulam Nabi Azad laying the foundation stone of PMSSY building at J. N. Medical College, AMU. The ministers visited the Aligarh Muslim University on September 30, 2012 to inaugurate the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Jawaharlal Medical College.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RSS  |  Contact us

 

| Quick links

News

 

Subscribe to

Ummid Assistant

 

National

Science & Technology

RSS

Scholarships

About us

International

Health

Twitter

Government Schemes

Feedback

Regional

History

Facebook

Education

Register

Politics

Opinion

Newsletter

Contact us

Business

Career

Education

     

 

 

Ummid.com: Disclaimer | Terms of Use | Advertise with us | Link Exchange

Ummid.com is part of the Awaz Multimedia & Publications providing World News, News Analysis and Feature Articles on Education, Health. Politics, Technology, Sports, Entertainment, Industry etc. The articles or the views displayed on this website are for public information and in no way describe the editorial views. The users are entitled to use this site subject to the terms and conditions mentioned.

© 2012 Awaz Multimedia & Publications. All rights reserved.