TEQIP is a World Bank Funded Project being implemented by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.
The First Phase (TEQIP-I) of the Programme was implemented in 11 Techical Institution including 5 Government Engineering Colleges, 3 Government Polytechnic Colleges and 3 Anna University Colleges in Tamil Nadu during the period from April 2004 to June 2009. A total of Rs. 96.50 crore was allotted under this programme for upgradation of infrastructure facilities in these 11 colleges.
The Second Phase (TEQIP-II) of the Programme was implemented in 9 institutions including 4 Government 3 Government Aided Engineering Colleges and 2 University Department / Constituent Colleges and a sum of Rs. 142.12 crore was allotted for various developmental activities in these institutions.
The following 7 Government and Government Aided Technical institutions which performed well in TEQIP Phase-II, have been selected under TEQIP-III as Mentor Institutions to guide the following 8 Mentee institutions in other States through Twinning arrangement:
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No. |
Mentor Institutions in Tamil Nadu |
Mentee Institutions in other States |
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1. |
Government College of Technology, Coimbatore |
Government Engineering College, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh |
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National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh |
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2. |
Government College of Engineering, Salem |
Government Engineering College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
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3. |
AlagappaChettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi |
University College of Engineering and Technology (UCET), VinobaBhabe University, Hazaribag, Jharkhand |
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4. |
Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai |
HacourtButtler Technical University (Formerly HBTI), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
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5. |
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore |
Assam Engineering College, Kamrup, Assam |
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6. |
Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore |
MBM Engg College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
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7. |
Government College of Engineering, Bargur |
Bineswar Brahma Engineering College, Kokrajhar, Assam. |
The above 7 Mentor institutions are entitled to receive a grant of Rs. 7.00 crore for each institution and each Mentee institution is eligible to get a grant of Rs. 15.00 crore under TEQIP-III during the Project period 2017-18 to 2020-21. Out of total grant of Rs. 53.40 crore received for the 7 Mentor Institutions in Tamil Nadu, a sum of Rs.38.07 has been utilized as on date. The benefits and achievements of institutions under TEQIP-III are as follows:
- TRAINING AT FREE OF COST: Internship Training, GATE coaching, Employability Skill Training have been provided at free of cost to all the students studying in TEQIP-III institutions from the TEQIP fund.
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RANKING FRAMEWORK (NIRF) : Four Government and Government Aided TEQIP-III institutions in Tamil Nadu have achieved All India based NIRF (National Institute of Ranking Framework) Ranking within 100 during the years 2018 and 2019 consecutively.
- SMART INDIA HACKATHON PROGRAMME :It is a programme under which problems from various Ministries of GOI are posed to students to find an innovative solution. A team from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore received the Inspiration and Innovation award under the Smart India Hackathon Programme-2018.
- RESEARCH PROPOSALS: Around 44 numbers of Research Proposals were submitted by the Mentor Institutions in collaboration with the respective Mentee Institutions.
- RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP :It is given to all Ph.D scholars in all TEQIP-III institutions from TEQIP fund.