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| 10th
February 2010 / Times of India / Pune Edition |
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ARAI ties up with Vellore institute for B.Tech course
Pune: The countrys premier automotive testing and certification
agency, Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)
on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
with the Vellore Institute of Technology University (VIT-U
) for starting a B.Tech (Mech Engg) programme with specialisation
in automobile engineering.
The MoU, which was signed by ARAI director Shrikant Marathe
and VIT-U founder and chancellor G Viswanathan, comes
as a step further to a similar tie-up between the two
organisations six years back for an M.Tech (automobile
engineering) programme. The VIT-U ranks among the countrys
premier deemed universities with a USP in engineering
and technology studies .
As per the understanding, students admitted to the four-year
B.Tech programme will study for the first three years
at the VIT-U campus at Vellore in Tamil Nadu and the fourth
year at the ARAI campus for learning in latest technologies
and hands-on practical training . The course curriculum
has been jointly designed by the ARAI and VIT-U experts
and the students will be awarded a degree by the VIT-U
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Pro vice-chancellor of VIT-U Sekhar Viswanathan said,
The course will begin from July 2010 with an intake of
60 seats. Admissions will be done on the basis of the
VITUs annual entrance test (VET) that is conducted in
April every year.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the MoU signing
ceremony, Marathe said, The tie-up forms part of the ARAIs
strategic mission to create trained workforce that is
required in large numbers by the automotive industry.
While our core focus remains testing and certification
, the activities in academics are confined to tie-ups
in expert academic organisations in specific fields such
as materials, virtual engineering , engine and transmission,
fatigue et.al.
According to Marathe, the Indian automobile industry has
been growing fast and was least affected by the global
economic downturn. The industry suffered from a small
dip but has revived very well, which indicates that it
is on a robust foundation . However, developing human
resource is critical to furthering growth of the industry
and meeting the overall objectives as laid under the Union
governments automotive mission plan 2016.
G Viswanathan said, As a university , we impart good theoretical
knowledge and wanted to add practical knowledge to the
course component . That is what drove us to join hands
with the ARAI.
The VIT-Us has been accreditated by the National Assessment
and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and its programmes have
been approved by the University Grants Commission.
The ARAIs senior deputy director D J Kulkarni and head
of ARAI Academy K C Vora were present on the occasion.
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