Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 25: Model Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET) received the New Code of Education Awards 2021 under the category of Top Autonomous Colleges in India for Digital Excellence. The award was presented in Delhi on 19th March by Manish Sisodia, Dy Chief Minister, Delhi to Ankur Gupta, Director MIET. It is pertinent to note that MIET is the only autonomous college from North India to receive the award under the Autonomous Colleges category. The Jury Members for the award were Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe (Chairman, AICTE), Dr Pankaj Mittal (Secretary General, AIU) and Dr Prem Singh (Adviser, Higher Education, NITI Aayog). As part of the Award Process, universities and colleges were required to submit a detailed impact study of their digital initiatives during the pandemic. Over 250 impact studies were received across the country which were reviewed by experts from Forrester Research. The Jury then reviewed a list of 70 impact studies out of which 9 were selected for the final awards. Other prominent award winners included Delhi University, IIT Kaharagpur, IIT Patna, D.Y Patil University, Vellore Institute of Technology, PSG Institute of Technology and the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering.
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