AHEC Final Cover.cdr - IIT Roorkee

Engineering should not be introduced. This is because of the fact that the exactdemand of such specialized persons can not be precisely ascertained and it has beenobserved that students opting for highly specialized courses often find it difficult tofind employment in other sectors.b) There is a strong need and desirability of introducing subjects related with differentaspects of Hydro Power Generation and environment at different levels ofeducation. Some of these courses could be of mandatory nature (Core Courses)while others could be taken by the students as elective subjects. These subjects willhave to be suitably integrated within the existing courses. The existing faculty canbe trained to teach the newly introduced hydro power related courses and no freshrecruitment of faculty is necessary.c) In the initial stages all the courses can not be started at all the institutions specially atthe Diploma/ ITI level. Some specific institutions will have to be chosen forintroduction of specific courses. New institutions and courses to be introduced canbe added in due course of time.d) Teachers volunteering / opting to teach these courses will have to undertake shortterm training programmes. Such training programmes can be initially organized byIIT Roorkee and/or G.B.Pant Agricultural University.e) Teacher’s Manuals will have to be prepared for each course which can be used bythe faculty as teaching aid for teaching the course to the students. (Such manuals canbe got prepared by IIT Roorkee or some other institution(s). In addition to themanuals, the institutions selected to introduce these courses will have to besupported with additional funds for purchase of library books, standards manualsetc. The funds required shall be as follows:For preparing 12 manuals (one for each course) and conducting 12 programmes forteachers a budget of Rs. 31.80 lacs is estimated. For strengthening of institutions bymaking improvements in existing lab/procuring the special books/manuals/standardsand journals, visit to nearby project sites by students and teachers, inviting specialAHEC-IITR/Ua. Govt./syllabus/WR-HPD/200610