HYDERABAD : The Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge
Technologies (RGUKT) here has got a new Vice-Chancellor
after two years, who plans to chang
e
the curriculum on the pattern of IIT Kharagpur.
The new vice-chancellor, R.V. Raja Kumar, a senior
professor at IIT-Kharagpur, will introduce engineering
courses on the lines of IIT-Kharagpur in its three IIITs
at Idupulapaya, Nuzvidu and Basar from the 2010-11
academic year.
This will enable the first batch of 6,000 students, who
joined the IIITs in the 2008-09 academic year after
completing SSC, get admission to engineering courses
this year.
However, the engineering courses in the IIITs will be
different from the conventional colleges. All students
will have to undergo training in basic engineering
courses till the third year and will be admitted to
specialised branches in the fourth and final year, based
on their performance.
Moreover, students will have to undergo training in
computer science engineering as the university was
established with the objective of imparting world class
computer education.
"After undergoing common training for the first three
years, we will admit students in the specialised
branches," said an official of RGUKT.
The governing council of RGUKT met on January 17 to
finalise the introduction of engineering courses. It was
decided to appoint Prof. R.V. Raja Kumar vice-chancellor
of RGUKT.
Prof. Kumar, who started his career as a member of
faculty of telecommunication engineering at IIT
Kharagpur, is presently serving as a professor in the
Department of Electronics and Electrical Communications
Engineering.
Till now the Chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Council
for Higher Education, Dr K C Reddy was officiating as
the vice-chancellor of the university.
Ratnam V. Raja Kumar was born in Machilipatnam on
February 27,1958. He received his BE degree in
Electronics & Communication Engineering from Andhra
University, Visakhapatnam, topping all branches of
engineering in 1980, M.Tech., in Microwave & Radar
Engineering and Ph.D. in Digital Signal Processing in
1982 and 1987 respectively from IIT, Kharagpur.
