J&K to Get Two CIIIT Centres for Technical Education by November 2020

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Jammu & Kashmir will soon have its own Centres for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIIT) as the UT in collaboration with Tata Technologies will be establishing two CIIIT at a cost of Rs 360 crore by November this year

"To strengthen industry-academia partnership and to bring quality improvement in technical education, Government of J&K is establishing two Centres for Invention, Innovation, Incubation & Training (CIIIT) in Jammu & Kashmir in collaboration with Tata Technologies," said the officials of the CIIIT project.

“In this connection, a team from Tata Technologies led by Pramod Thaware, India Head, Education Initiative, called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan here,” the officials added.

The two institutes are being built at Government Polytechnic College, Jammu and Government Polytechnic College, Baramulla and shall be established at a cost of approximately Rs 360 crore.

As per the officials, the centre at Baramulla is slated to open by October this year, while the institute at Jammu is expected to be ready by November.

CIIIT to Bring Qualitative Improvements in Technical Education

The project is supposed to bring qualitative improvements in the field of technical education in J&K.

The upcoming centres will facilitate the creation of a ready pool of skilled manpower like engineers and technicians which will augment the industrial growth and further employment avenues in the region.

Earlier, the team from Tata Technologies gave a detailed briefing on the progress at the campus for setting up nine competency centres.

The CIIIT centres will be useful for students of ITI, diploma, BTech and MTech to enhance their skills in line with current industry needs and future technology trends.

Regarding the project, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed his satisfaction on the progress of works on the project and directed the principal secretary to ensure bottlenecks, if any, are removed swiftly.