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Telangana needs to beryllium a planetary maturation engine, and JNTU is the 1 that drives that motor guardant successful the State’s roadmap of ‘Telangana Rising 2047’ vision, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said connected Friday.
Addressing the inaugural of the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations here, helium described the institute arsenic a ‘sacred place’ and ‘not conscionable a assemblage but a nationalist asset’ that produced lakhs of engineers.
“If a chromatic is thrown successful Silicon Valley, it volition autumn connected an IITian oregon a JNTU alumni,” helium quipped, and added that the database of alumni, from ISRO to Google, from DRDO to Tesla, from nationalist assemblage enactment to deep-tech startups, is similar a hall-of-fame.
He remembered immoderate of the distinguished alumni - G. Satish Reddy (DRDO), Tessie Thomas (Aeronautical Systems, DRDO), Avinash Chander (DRDO), Mahender Reddy (former Telangana DGP), and others – the “thousands of engineers who are silently participating successful the operation of the nation.”
The JNTU, which began arsenic Nagarjuna Sagar Engineering College successful 1965, is 1 of the archetypal method universities successful the country, and present runs connected a 100-acre field successful Kukatpally. Presently, 215 colleges and astir 3.5 lakh students are portion of JNTUs affiliation.
According to Mr. Vikramarka, the institute has ever offered enactment to the government’s extremity of making the State an innovation hub done transparent entranceway exams, ethical guidance to affiliated colleges, and honorable education.
The State government, helium reiterated, is connected a ngo to modernise method acquisition with Young India Skills University, upgrading ITIs to Advanced Training Centers, and preparing the younker for the manufacture 4.0 era. Informing astir the progress, helium said the authorities is connected par with JNTU, gathering a Bharat Skill University.
He assured that issues concerning JNTU, specified arsenic the onshore lease issue, leasing rent, spot taxation exemption, and infrastructure renovation with an outlay of ₹800 crore, volition beryllium addressed.
He advised students to imagination boldly and innovate without fear, and purpose to go occupation creators alternatively than seeking jobs. He besides warned them against overindulgence successful mobile telephone scrolling and urged students to enactment adjacent to books, labs, mentors, and opportunities.
By 2027, implicit a 1000 unicorn startups would turn successful India, and the State of Telangana is acceptable to go the main centre of this revolution, Mr. Vikramarka said, expressing confidence.
He besides suggested that halfway engineering branches should beryllium strengthened on with caller technologies, with reforms successful curriculum, internships, manufacture partnerships, and multi-disciplinary learning.
Advisor (Public Affairs) K. Kesava Rao, Vice-Chancellor T. Kishen Kumar Reddy, TGCHE Chairman V. Balakista Reddy, Rector Vijaya Kumar, Registrar K. Venkateswara Rao, and others were present.
