Proposed Action Plan of the Department

• Opening of at least one polytechnic in each district:- As per the policy of the GOI at least one polytechnic is to be opened in each district of the State. These polytechnics will be established primarily with central funding. As per this decision  five new polytechnics are to be opened in districts Sirmour, Kullu, Bilaspur, Kinnuar and Lahaul & Spiti where there is no polytechnic at present. In big district like Mandi, Kangra and Shimla there can be more then one polytechnic. All the Deputy Commissioner of these  districts have been requested to identify suitable land as per norms prescribed by AICTE. DPRs of all the newly proposed polytechnics will be prepared and submitted accordingly to the GOI.

• Opening of atleast one ITI in left out assembly segments:- The department is proposed to open ITI in left out assembly segments in the State.   

• Addition of of New Discipline at JNEC Sundernagar:- At present in JNEC Sundernagar there are only two disciplines i.e. Mechanical and Textile Engineering. It is proposed to introduce two more discipline i.e. Civil and Electrical Engineering from the academic session 2009-10.   

• Increase in intake in B-Pharmacy College Rohru:- In B-Pharmacy College Rohru intake is 40 and classes are being run in Govt. Polytechnic building. The building of B-Pharmacy college is likely to be completed Jaunary,2009 and classes will be sifted to new building. It is proposed to increase the intake of the college from 40 to 60 for optimum utilization of space as there will be sufficient space in the newly constructed building.

• Addition of new Discipline at Govt. Polytechnic Rohru:- At present their are only two diploma programmes i.e. Electronics & Communication Engineering and D-Pharmacy  being run in the institute. Department proposes to introduce two more branches in Computer and Electrical Engineering from next academic session i.e. 2009-10. As their will be adequate infrastructure available  due to shifting of pharmacy college.

• Introduction of double shift in polytechnics:- Department is planning to introduce double shift in Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Govt. Polytechnic Sundernagar and Hamirpur and Electronics & Communication and Mechanical Engineering at Govt. Polytechnic Kangra from next academic session i.e. 2009-10. At one hand it will increase intake capacity of polytechnics and will also ensure optimum utilization of resources as adequate infrastructure is available.

• Introduction of new Job Oriented Certificate Courses:- The Department is preparing a proposal for introduction of new job oriented courses in ITIs /ITCs and VTCs in consultation with other departments like Department of Industry, Labour and Employment, Power, Ayurveda, Rural Development, Social Justice and Empowerment, I&PH, and PWD as well as PHD Chamber of Commerce and CII Himachal Chapter.

• Opening of IIT in Himachal Pradesh:- The GOI has sanctioned IIT for Himachal Pradesh and it will be  functional from the academic session 2009-2010 with an initial capacity of 120 seats. It has also been conveyed by the GOI vide their letter dated 21st July,2008 that IIT Roorkee will mentor’ the new IIT in Himachal Pradesh for the first two three years and Director IIT Rurkee will also be the Director of IIT Himachal Pradesh for   setting up the IIT at Kamand, which is about 16 K.M. from Mandi town and a complete proposal in this regard has already been submitted to GOI. To start the classes in the first year, the state government had identified the building of academic block of Vallabh Government College for the institute. Accordingly the Site Selection Committee constituted by GOI comprising four members committee namely Sh. N.K. Sinha, IAS Joint Secretary, Deptt. Of Higher Education, Prof. S.C. Saxena, Director IIT Roorkee, Dr. Renu Batra, Joint Secretary, University Grant Commission and Prof. Narain Rao, Member Secretary of AICTE had visited the identified site at Kamand on 16th October,2008 alonghwith temporary premises at Vallabh Government College Mandi and Mandav Hotel of the State Tourism Development Corporation, PWD rest house and after inspection the final report will be submitting to MHRD for final approval.