Updates from IIT Delhi
Delhi, Sep 22: It is well-known that the only way to become a student at IIT Delhi is to clear the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and secure a high-enough rank. A student who has not studied science or appeared for
JEE could not aspire to enter the institute for science. But from 2022-23, science and non-science stream students will study together at IIT Delhi in the undergraduate course – B.Des. (Bachelor’s in Design). The B.Des.
programme will be offered by the Institute’s Department of Design, which was started in 2017. The four-year programme will have 20 seats and it will be open to students of all streams (science, arts, commerce, etc.). Students will be admitted based on UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design) ranks. Registration for UCEED examination has begun (http://www.uceed.iitb.ac.in/2022/).
Shri G.K. Chandiramani Chair for Cyber Security
It is time to know about Shri G.K. Chandiramani. He was the Secretary, Ministry of Education. GKC, as he was fondly known, devoted his entire life to the advancement of higher education in India. As Joint Secretary at the Ministry in 1961, he led the team that established the collaboration between IIT Kanpur and several leading US universities, including MIT. He was also personally involved with the negotiations and signed the agreements for the collaboration of IIT Bombay with Russia, as well as IIT Madras with Germany. He was associated with the IIT Council for over three decades and was a founding member of the Board of IIM Ahmedabad.
After retirement from the Ministry, he was one of the longest-serving Chairpersons of The Council of the Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, from 1973-1986 and was succeeded by Dr. Raja Ramanna, the well-known Indian physicist. He was also the Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Delhi from 1982 to 1985.
To honour his memory, “Shri G.K. Chandiramani Chair for Cyber Security” was established at IIT Delhi. The Chair will promote excellence and leadership in teaching and research & development in the field of Cyber Security. The Chair has been endowed by his nephew and IIT Delhi alumnus, Mr Suresh M. Shivdasani, class of 1975 (B. Tech, Electrical).
