87-640: NITC may refer to: National Institute of Technology Calicut , technical university in India National Iranian Tanker Company , Iran's oil tanker company New International Trade Crossing , new bridge between Canada and the United States of America See also [ edit ] NIT (disambiguation) NTC (disambiguation) Technology Business Incubator TBI-NITC , Kozhikode district, India Topics referred to by
174-668: A diploma in public administration from the University of London . Sharma began practicing law at Lucknow from 1940 where he taught law at the university and soon joined the Indian National Congress . In 1946, he was admitted to the Lincoln's Inn and taught at Cambridge University during 1946–47. The following year, he was appointed a Brandeis Fellow at Harvard University . During 1948–49, Sharma underwent eight months' imprisonment for his leadership of
261-450: A doctorate in constitutional law from the University of Cambridge and was a bar-at-law from Lincoln's Inn and a Brandeis Fellow at Harvard University . During 1948–49, Sharma was one of the leaders of the movement for the merger of Bhopal State with India, a cause for which he served eight months' imprisonment . A member of the Indian National Congress party, Sharma was chief minister (1952–56) of Bhopal State and served as
348-478: A supercomputer on its campus, and has a dedicated nanotechnology department. National Institute of Technology, Calicut was set up in 1961 as Regional Engineering College Calicut (CREC), the ninth of its kind and the first one to be established during the Third Five-Year Plan period. Until the formation of Calicut University in 1963, the institute was affiliated with Kerala University . It
435-485: A 100 Mbit/s LAN network to the Campus Networking Center through which internet connectivity is provided for free. Each hostel contains a standard room with cable TV, a daily newspaper, and indoor games facilities. Each hostel has its mess, and students are allowed to join any hostel mess, except for A and B, which are exclusive for first-year students. The type of food served in the hostel messes
522-572: A Pink Floyd tribute band from the UK, performed during Ragam 2009. Ragam 2010 featured KK, Naresh Iyer, and Higher on Maiden, a tribute band to Iron Maiden. Ragam is held in the memory of a former student P. Rajan who died after being held (ostensibly for being a Naxalite ) in police custody. Hoping to make their way into the Limca Book of Records, in Ragam 2015, students participated in an event to get
609-574: A business course granting Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and a two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) in science departments. PhD programmes are available in all engineering and science disciplines and management. Students are taken in for the undergraduate courses through the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). Around 16 lakh students took this test in 2012 to gain admission to one of 20 NITs. This makes it one of
696-760: A cabinet minister (1956–1971) in the government of Madhya Pradesh holding several portfolios. Sharma was president of the Bhopal State Congress Committee (1950–52), Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (1966–68) and of the All India Congress Committee (1972–74). He served as Union Minister for Communications (1974–77) under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi . Twice elected to the Lok Sabha , Sharma served as governor of Andhra Pradesh (1984–85), Punjab (1985–86) and Maharashtra (1986–87) before being elected unopposed as
783-405: A cricket ground where Ranji Trophy matches have been played. The Central Computer Centre is a central computing facility which caters to the computing requirements of the whole community of this institution. The working hours of this centre is 8 AM to 11:59 PM on all working days except Republic Day, Independence Day, Thiruvonam, Vijayadashami, Gandhi Jayanthi, Vishu, and Christmas. The centre
870-605: A government had lost a vote of confidence . The Rao ministry faced three no-confidence motions during its tenure the third of which, held in July 1993, was marred by allegations of bribery and subsequent criminal indictment against Rao himself. On 6 December 1992, the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished by a fanatic Hindu mob which led to widespread rioting across India. Sharma expressed his deep anguish and pain at
957-765: A member of the Congress Working Committee since 1967 and general secretary of the Congress party from 1968. As president, Sharma launched a public campaign against the CIA accusing it of being actively involved in fomenting violence in India . In October 1974, Sharma was appointed Minister of Communications in the Indira Gandhi ministry and was succeeded as president of the Congress by D. K. Barooah . He remained in that post until his defeat in
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#17327809252711044-466: A session of the Assembly on 11 September 1984 but as Bhaskara Rao failed to prove his majority within the period of one month stipulated by Ram Lal, Sharma suggested that he resign with effect from 16 September. Bhaskar Rao refused to do so seeking the reconvening of the Assembly a few days later. Sharma then dismissed him and reappointed Rama Rao as chief minister. Rama Rao won the vote of confidence when
1131-519: A two-year residential Master of Business Administration (MBA) program for graduates in any discipline from any recognised university/institute. Admission to the MBA programme is based on CAT score, performance in group discussions, and personal interviews. SOMS offers a two-year full-time MBA programme with specialisations in Finance, Marketing, Human resource management, Operations, and Systems. In addition to
1218-550: A vote of confidence in Parliament. Gowda lost the vote of confidence on 11 April 1997 and continued to head a caretaker government as President Sharma considered a further course of action. On 21 April 1997, Inder Kumar Gujral , who had been the foreign minister under Deve Gowda, was sworn in as prime minister and was given two days time win a vote of confidence in Parliament. He was the third prime minister to be sworn in by Sharma and his government would last 322 days when
1305-519: Is as follows: Two cosmopolitan messes are available on the ladies' hostel premises. Other facilities like Night Mess, indoor shuttle court, gymnasium, and an extension of the Co-operative Society store are available in the ladies' hostel. NITC has a gymnasium, swimming pool, an open-air theatre, an auditorium, and facilities for outdoor sports like tennis, football, volleyball, badminton, roller skating, hockey and basketball. It also has
1392-516: Is based on the performance of shortlisted candidates in group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI). The GD and PI are normally conducted in major cities across India. NIT Calicut was ranked 25th in the engineering stream and third in the architecture stream in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. The institute has set up an International Liaison Office to follow up
1479-535: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Institute of Technology Calicut National Institute of Technology Calicut ( NIT Calicut or NITC ), formerly Regional Engineering College Calicut , is a public technical university and an institute of national importance governed by the NIT Act passed by the Parliament of India . The campus
1566-411: Is equipped with three IBM X-series servers, one Dell PowerEdge 6600 Quad Processor Xeon Server, six Dell PowerEdge 2600 dual-processor servers, and one Sunfire V210 Server. The desktops and thin clients are connected to the servers through gigabit switches and CAT6 UTP cables. The centre is connected to the campus networking centre with a backbone of 32 Mbit/s through a Nortel L3 switch and in turn to
1653-509: Is having their own associations which aims to coordinate department-level events.All the department associations have student members and faculty coordinators. Some of the Associations are given below, Civil Engineering Association (CEA), Electronics and Communication Engineering Association (ECEA), Electrical Engineering Association (EEA), Computer Science & Engineering Association (CSEA), Chemical Engineering Association (CHEA) which
1740-462: Is part of the Indest consortium, which networks the libraries at technical institutions in India. NIT Calicut's supercomputer , Purna (Parallel Universal Remote Numerical Analyser), is accessible from anywhere in the campus and is provided for the use of all students and faculty members. PURNA has a peak speed of 1.5 teraflops . The Technology Business Incubator (TBI) at NIT Calicut was set up with
1827-591: Is situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Kozhikode , on the Kozhikode–Mukkam Road. It was established in 1961 and was known as Calicut Regional Engineering College (CREC) until 2002. It is one of the National Institutes of Technology campuses established by the Government of India to impart high standard technical education to students from all over the country. NIT Calicut hosts
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#17327809252711914-714: Is the NITC Chapter of IIChE , Mechanical Engineering Association, Enquire (the NITC Quiz Club), Club Mathematica, the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) Students' Chapter, the SPICMACAY NIT Calicut chapter, The Industrial and Planning Forum (IPF), FOSS CELL are other organisations that actively function in the campus. Professional bodies with student chapters include NIT Calicut ACM Student Chapter, Computer Society of India ,
2001-619: Is the second legislation for technical education institutions after the Indian Institutes of Technology Act of 1961. In 2007 NIT Calicut raised its annual intake for its undergraduate programme to 570. The annual intake for the undergraduate programme was increased to 1049 by 2011. NITC is a fully residential institution with 13 hostels to accommodate students. There are around 4500 students in NITC hostels. There are 13 Men's hostels, named by letters A, B, C, D, E, F, PG I, PG II, IH, and
2088-679: The Allahabad and Lucknow universities obtaining a MA in English , Hindi and Sanskrit and an L.L.M. He topped both the courses, was awarded the Chakravarty Gold Medal for social service, and was a thrice swimming champion at Lucknow University and cross country running champion at Allahabad . He obtained a doctorate in constitutional law from University of Cambridge for his thesis on Interpretation of Legislative Powers under Federal Constitutions and received
2175-416: The Government of India , by way of a presidential ordinance , acquired 67 acres (27 ha) of land in and around the spot where the mosque had stood and provided that all litigation relating to the disputed area would stand dissolved following the acquisition. In January 1993, a reference was made by Sharma to India's Supreme Court as to whether a Hindu temple or religious structure had existed prior to
2262-678: The Indian Society for Technical Education , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineers (India). Chairpersons Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma ( pronunciation ; 19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was an Indian lawyer and politician from the state of Madhya Pradesh who served as the ninth president of India , from 1992 to 1997. Born in Bhopal , Sharma studied at Agra , Allahabad and Lucknow and received
2349-562: The Madhya Pradesh government and variously held portfolios of education, law, public works , industry and commerce and revenue. As minister for education, he emphasized secular pedagogy in schools and textbooks were revised to avoid religious bias . During 1967–68, he was president of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee and served as general secretary of the party from 1968 to 1972. During
2436-430: The finance minister under Rama Rao, as the new chief minister and gave him a month's time to prove his majority in the Assembly despite the ousted chief minister's claim of being able to prove his own majority in two days' time and evidence that he had the support of the majority of legislators in the assembly. Following widespread protests, Ram Lal resigned on 24 August 1984 and was replaced by Sharma. Sharma convened
2523-488: The general election of 1977 by Arif Baig . Sharma was reelected from Bhopal in the general election of 1980 . On 15 August 1984, N. T. Rama Rao , the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh who led the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to victory in the state assembly election of 1983 , was dismissed from that post by the governor of Andhra Pradesh , Thakur Ram Lal . He appointed N. Bhaskara Rao , who had been
2610-606: The governor of Himachal Pradesh , after the Supreme Court expressed its concern that she was using her gubernatorial immunity to avoid criminal proceedings, Sharma forced the government to get her to resign immediately. Sharma largely enjoyed cordial ties with Narasimha Rao government. In 1996, however, two ordinances sent to him by the Rao government seeking to extend the benefits of reservations in state employment and education for Christian and Muslim Dalits and to reduce
2697-490: The reorganization of states , Bhopal State was merged with the new state of Madhya Pradesh . Sharma played an important role in retaining Bhopal as the capital of this new state. In the elections of 1957 , 1962 and 1967 , Sharma was elected to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Udaipura as a candidate of the Congress party. During this time he was a cabinet minister in
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2784-410: The vice-presidential election of 1987 . Although 27 candidates had filed nominations, only the nomination filed by Sharma was found valid by the returning officer . After the last date of withdrawal of candidates was over, Sharma was declared elected unanimously on 21 August 1987. Sharma was sworn in as the vice president on 3 September 1987. He was only the third person to be elected unopposed to
2871-693: The Assembly reconvened on 20 September 1984. Soon after, the Rama Rao government called for fresh elections and Sharma dissolved the Assembly in November 1984. In the Assembly election of 1985 , TDP was returned to power with a two-thirds majority with Rama Rao returning as the chief minister. A few months later, Sharma refused to repromulgate three ordinances sent to him by the Rama Rao's government stating that ordinances are required to be ratified by
2958-582: The Campus Networking Centre (CNC), Centre for Biomechanics, Advanced Manufacturing Centre, Central Computer Centre, Centre for Value Education, Sophisticated Instruments Centre, Centre for Transportation Research and Centre for Scanning Microscopy. The three additional schools are the School of Biotechnology, School of Management Studies and School of Materials Science and Engineering. The School of Management Studies (SOMS), NIT Calicut offers
3045-589: The Congress party again withdrew support to the United Front ministry. As president, Sharma led state visits to Bulgaria , Chile , the Czech Republic , Greece , Hungary , Italy , Namibia , Oman , Poland , Romania , Slovakia , Trinidad and Tobago , Turkey , Ukraine , the United Kingdom , and Zimbabwe . At the end of his tenure, he chose not to seek a second term in office and
3132-629: The Congress party but neither government lasted more than a year. Sharma chose not to seek a second term in office and was succeeded to the presidency by K. R. Narayanan . Sharma died in 1999 and was accorded a state funeral . His samadhi lies at Karma Bhumi in Delhi . Shankar Dayal Sharma was born on 19 August 1918 in Bhopal , then the capital of the princely state of Bhopal , in a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family. Sharma completed his schooling in Bhopal and then studied at St. John's College, Agra and at
3219-476: The Congress politician Lalit Maken , were killed by Sikh militants in retaliation for Maken's alleged role in the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 . Sharma was thereafter transferred to Punjab as governor and was succeeded in Andhra Pradesh by Kumudben Joshi . Sharma succeeded Hokishe Sema as governor of Punjab in November 1985. His appointment came after the assembly elections in that state and in
3306-478: The Government Polytechnic at West Hill before it moved to its present campus in 1963. The college started with an annual intake of 125 students for the undergraduate courses, on a campus of 120 hectares (1.2 km ; 300 acres). The undergraduate courses' intake increased to 250 in 1966, 150 for the first year, and 100 for the preparatory course. The annual intake was reduced from 250 to 200 from
3393-779: The Indo-US Symposium on Biocomputing. The symposium was organised jointly by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the School of Biotechnology and was held at the Taj Gateway in Calicut. It was jointly funded by the Department of Bio-Technology (India) and the National Science Foundation (USA). The symposium consisted of a series of talks by leading researchers from India and the US in
3480-582: The Literary and Debating Club (LND), The Indian Cultural Association (ICA), the Forum for Dance and Dramatics (DND), Audio Visual Club (AVC), The Adventure Club (TAC), The Music Club, etc. belong to the Cultural clubs. Team Unwired (SAE collegiate team) Robotics Interest Group (RIG) Aero Unwired (an Aeromodelling Club), AI club, etc. are some of the technical clubs Adding to the many clubs each department
3567-591: The MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) signed between NITC and other institutions in the world. It also guides current students from abroad and those interested in joining the institute. In 2011, a MoU was signed between NITC and Auburn University (USA) for research in Photonics. A MoU was also signed with NITK Suratkal for academic and research collaborations. NITC is also the mentoring institute of NIT Sikkim. For two consecutive years, 2010 and 2011, NIT Calicut organised
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3654-848: The National Institute of Technology, Calicut based on the JEE Main rank. A similar admission provision is provided for foreign nationals. Admission to the graduate M.Tech and Ph.D. courses are primarily based on scores in the GATE exam, conducted by the IITs. Admission to the MCA programme is done through the NIMCET conducted by the NITs. The first NIMCET in 2006 was conducted by NIT Calicut. Faculty from other institutes work as research scholars in NITC under
3741-716: The Nawab dismissed this government. Public pressure and the intervention of V. P. Menon led the Nawab to merge his state with the Indian Union in 1949 with the princely state reconstituted as Bhopal State . Sharma was president of the Bhopal State Congress during 1950 to 1952. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Bhopal from Berasia in the elections of 1952 and became chief minister of Bhopal State in 1952. In 1956, following
3828-693: The Quality Improvement Programme (QIP). It is the national coordination center for the QIP of polytechnic institutes. Admission to MBA course is based on the Common Admission Test [CAT] score. Admission details will be published on the institute website and major dailies in India. The applicants will be shortlisted based on the CAT score, performance in the qualifying degree ( BTech / BE ) and work experience. The final selection
3915-899: The State Government, the NIT Council and the Institute Senate. Gajjala Yoganand is the chairman of the Board of Governors. Prasad Krishna was appointed the director of the institute in 2021. The institute includes eleven academic departments, eight centres departments, 8 centres and three schools. The departments include Architecture and Planning, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Physical Education as well as five engineering determinants for Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The eight centres are
4002-479: The academic area, while the IH, Mega Hostels, ladies' hostels, and Professor's Apartments are in the residential area of the campus. A mini-canteen was available on the hostel premises, but it has been shut down and is currently unused as per the decision by the administration. Students are permitted to use their computers in their rooms. All hostels apart from A, B, and MBH2 (new Mega Boys Hostel) are well connected through
4089-416: The area of biocomputing. Embarking on novel research domain of light-matter interaction, and fostering interaction amongst researchers in the field of Light, the Department of Physics at NIT Calicut hosted an International Conference on Light: Optics '14. The conference conducted during 19–21 March 2014, witnessed research works from numerous institutes within the nation and abroad. Gold medals were awarded to
4176-582: The backdrop of the Rajiv–Longowal Accord which sought to resolve the insurgency in Punjab . Sharma's tenure was characterized by continued violence and he was replaced in April 1986 by Siddhartha Shankar Ray . Sharma was sworn in as governor of Maharashtra in April 1986 and served until September 1987 when he was elected vice president of India . Sharma was nominated by the Congress party for
4263-405: The best papers, while some selected papers were reviewed and published in American Institute of Physics (AIP) Proceedings. NIT Calicut hosted TEDx NIT Calicut on 14 January 2012,12 February 2017, which was an independently organised TED event consisting of talks, videos, and interactive sessions with high-achieving entrepreneurs, innovators, performers, and industry leaders. The latest TEDx event
4350-422: The constitution of the National Institutes of Technology Act 2007, the President of India is the Visitor to the institute. The authorities of the institute are the Board of Governors and the Senate. The Board is headed by the chairman, who the Visitor appoints. The Director, the secretary of the Board, looks after the day-to-day running of the institute. The Board of Governors has nominees of the Central Government,
4437-430: The construction of the Babri Masjid at the disputed area where the mosque stood. In 1994, by a majority decision, the Court refused to answer the reference as it held it to be contrary to the spirit of secularism and likely to favour a religious community. In 1995, Sharma dedicated to the Indian people the reconstructed Somnath temple in Gujarat . At the dedication ceremony, Sharma stated that all religions taught
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#17327809252714524-401: The demolition and condemned the action as being contrary to the traditional ethos of India of respecting all religions and as opposed to the precepts of Hinduism . Sharma's strong condemnation of the incident forced the Rao government to dismiss the state government and impose President's rule in Uttar Pradesh , the state in which Ayodhya is located, the same evening. The following day,
4611-462: The eighth vice president of India in 1987. Sharma was elected president of India in 1992 and served till 1997 during which period he dealt with four prime ministers , three of whom he appointed in the last year of his presidency. He was assertive with the P. V. Narasimha Rao ministry , forcing his government to sack a governor , instigating a strong response to the demolition of the Babri Masjid and refusing to sign ordinances presented to him on
4698-458: The election was challenged unsuccessfully before the Supreme Court of India . Sharma's victory was seen as a victory for the Congress party and Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao who headed a minority government . Although seen as a largely ceremonial post, the office of the president is key since the incumbent gets to nominate a head of government in the event of no party gaining a majority in Parliament after national elections or after
4785-449: The eminent guests in previous editions of Tathva. Ragam is the cultural festival of NITC. Colleges and universities from Kerala and outside compete in events like trivia quizzes, dance competitions, rock shows, and music concerts. Some of the performers who have performed in previous years include Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Blaaze, Shankar Mahadevan, Kartik, Benny Dayal, Stephen Devassy, Sonu Nigam, Parikrama, and Darshan Raval. Breathe Floyd,
4872-438: The eve of elections . His appointment of Atal Bihari Vajpayee as prime minister on the grounds of him being the leader of the largest party in the Parliament attracted widespread criticism especially as Vajpayee was forced to resign in only thirteen days without facing a vote of confidence . Sharma's appointment of H. D. Deve Gowda and I. K. Gujral as prime ministers followed the assurance of support to their candidature by
4959-607: The fact that no party had staked their claim to form the government and the United Front , a coalition of thirteen parties, took time to decide on their leader and in getting the Congress party to extend its support to them. Sharma's deadline of two weeks given to Vajpayee to prove his majority was much shorter than the time given to prime ministers in previous instances and was a move to discourage horse trading . Following Vajpayee's resignation, Sharma asked him to continue as caretaker prime minister and appointed H. D. Deve Gowda as prime minister on 28 May 1996 after being assured of
5046-470: The help of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB). Its objective is to help the development of start-up ventures in electronics and IT.TBI provides workspace with shared office facilities with an emphasis on business and professional services necessary for nurturing and supporting the early-stage growth of technology and technology-based enterprises. Under
5133-467: The internet. NITC's Central Library, with more than 100,000 books, is one of the largest technical libraries in India. It subscribes to more than 200 print journals. The institute has a digital library , Nalanda (Network of Automated Library and Archives), which houses online resources. Users of the institute and networked institutions can access around 17,000 journals, proceedings, databases, electronic theses, dissertations and online courses at Nalanda. It
5220-419: The largest such examinations in the world. Admission to some other autonomous national level technical institutes (called Deemed University ) is also through JEE Main. Students who have studied outside India for a minimum period of 2(two) years may seek admission through DASA (Direct Admission for Students Abroad) which was managed by EdCil (Educational Consultants India Limited) and is currently being managed by
5307-483: The leader of the single largest party, to be the prime minister on the condition that he prove his majority on the floor of the house before 31 May. Vajpayee and a cabinet of 11 ministers were sworn in the following day. President Sharma addressed the new parliament on 24 May. The motion for vote of confidence was taken up and discussed on 27 and 28 May. However, before the motion could be put to vote, Vajpayee announced his resignation. The government lasted only 13 days,
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#17327809252715394-434: The legislature and that their repromulgation would be a constitutional impropriety. His refusal to repromulgate these ordinances, pertaining to the abolition of offices of part-time village officers, formation of districts and payment of salaries and removal of disqualifications of government employees, a fourth time soured his relation with the state government. On 31 July 1985, Sharma's daughter Gitanjali and his son-in-law,
5481-571: The most people in a single selfie. It was organised to break the Bangladeshi record of 1,151 people in a single selfie during a product promotion event. According to the event organisers, more than 2,000 students gathered in the venue. Apart from this, another cultural event called Sneharagam was organised, which is meant for differently-abled children from all over Kerala. There is a student affairs council (SAC) as well as several clubs which can be broadly classified into two groups in terms of their activities. The Industrial and Planning Forum (IPF) ,
5568-536: The newly formed Mega Hostels and MBA Hostels. The 4 Ladies' hostels (LH): A, B, C, G, and Mega Ladies Hostels, have triple rooms. A and B hostels accommodate 1st-year B.Tech students. II-year and III-year B.Tech students are accommodated in the New Mega Hostel. G Hostel has been reallocated as a ladies' hostel, and female students enrolled in PhD are staying in G Hostel. Final year B.Tech students are accommodated in D, E, F, and PG-I hostels. M.Tech. and MCA students reside in apartments. The older men's hostels are close to
5655-424: The popular movement for merging the princely state of Bhopal with India. Although the Nawab of Bhopal had acceded his state to the Dominion of India , he had held out against signing the Instrument of Accession . The popular movement had the support of the Praja Mandal and an interim government with Chatur Narain Malviya as its head was constituted by the Nawab in 1948. However, as the movement gained support,
5742-434: The principle of inviting the leader of the largest party in Parliament. Also, unlike President Venkataraman, Sharma issued no press communiqués outlining the rationale for his decision. The Communist parties criticized Sharma's decision as he had been elected president with their backing but had chosen to invite their ideological opponent to be the prime minister. Sharma's decision to invite Vajpayee has been attributed to
5829-463: The same lesson of unity and placed humanism above all else. The construction of the temple had lasted for fifty years. Questions about its financing, the role of the state in its reconstruction and the presence of constitutional functionaries during the installation of the idol had been marked by debates on secularism in the years following India's independence . The same year, even as the Narasimha Rao government dithered on acting against Sheila Kaul ,
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6003-479: The shortest in India's history. President Sharma's decision of selecting Vajpayee as prime minister drew criticism from several quarters. Unlike presidents Ramaswamy Venkataraman or Neelam Sanjiva Reddy who had asked prime ministerial candidates to produce lists of their supporting MPs , thus satisfying themselves that the prime ministers appointed would be able to win a vote of confidence, Sharma had made no such demands of Vajpayee and had appointed him solely by
6090-438: The split in 1969, Sharma sided with Indira Gandhi and was removed from party posts by the president S. Nijalingappa but reappointed by Gandhi in her faction of the party. Sharma was elected to the Lok Sabha from Bhopal in the general elections of 1971 . The following year, he was made the president of the Indian National Congress by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi . Prior to his appointment as president, Sharma had been
6177-408: The support of the Congress party for his candidature. Gowda and a 21 member council of ministers sworn in on 1 June and won a vote of confidence within the deadline of twelve days set by Sharma. Gowda, a former chief minister of Karnataka , was India's third prime minister in as many weeks and headed a diverse coalition comprising regional parties , leftists and lower caste Hindu politicians. He
6264-540: The time allowed for campaigning in elections, were returned by Sharma on the grounds that elections were imminent and therefore such decisions should be left to the incoming government. In the general elections of 1996 , no party got a majority in Parliament but the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged the largest party winning 160 seats out of 543. The ruling Congress party came second with 139 seats. On 15 May 1996, Sharma invited Atal Bihari Vajpayee, as
6351-553: The vice-presidency. Sharma, who was also the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha , offered to quit in February 1988 after his ruling admitting a discussion in the house of the purported extravagance of the then governor of Andhra Pradesh was vociferously objected to by members of the government. Several ministers of the council of ministers led the protests against Sharma's ruling even as Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi , who
6438-517: The year 1968–69 on account of the industrial recession. After Prof S. Unnikrishnan Pillai took charge as principal in 1983, the Training and Placement Department started organising student campus recruitments. The college moved into the area of information technology in 1984 with the commissioning of multi-user PSI Omni system and HCL workhorse PCs. In 1987 the college celebrated 25 years of its existence, and postgraduate courses were started. The CEDTI
6525-658: The year MBA programme, NITC-SOMS offers research programmes leading to the award of Ph.D. degrees in management streams such as General Management, Finance and Economics, Human Resource Management, and Marketing. The programme was initiated in 2008 and the first batch of students enrolled in 2009. The undergraduate courses offered by NITC include Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in various engineering fields and Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.). These are paralleled by postgraduate courses offering Master of Technology (M.Tech). In addition, NITC offers an applied computer science course granting Master of Computer Application (M.C.A.),
6612-708: Was a lead institute under the World Bank -funded Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) which began in 2002. In 2003, students were first admitted to the flagship undergraduate B.Tech through the All India Engineering Entrance Exam . With the passing of the National Institutes of Technology Act in May 2007, NIT Calicut was declared an Institute of National Importance. The National Institutes of Technology Act
6699-473: Was also India's first prime minister not conversant in its official language , Hindi . The government lasted ten months and was dependent on the Congress party which, under its new president Sitaram Kesri , withdrew support in April 1997 alleging failure on the part of the prime minister in preventing the growth of Hindu nationalist political parties in North India . Sharma then directed Gowda to seek
6786-611: Was also editor of the Lucknow Law Journal , Socialist India , Jyoti and the Ilm-o-Nur . Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma , a 1999 short documentary feature by A. K. Goorha covers his life and presidency. It was produced by the Government of India 's Films Division . In 2000, a commemorative postage stamp was issued in his honour by India Post . In Bhopal, the Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Ayurvedic College & Hospital and
6873-429: Was chosen to lead the Congress party. In June 1992, Sharma was chosen by the Congress party as its candidate for the presidential election of 1992 to succeed R. Venkataraman . His nomination was also supported by the communist parties . The election was held on 13 July 1992 and votes counted three days later. Sharma won 675,804 votes against the 346,485 votes polled by his main opponent George Gilbert Swell , who
6960-892: Was established on the campus the following year. In 1990 Shankar Dayal Sharma inaugurated the Architecture Department Block and construction of a computer centre was completed. In 1996, the institute's website (the first in Kerala) was launched. The Indian Institute of Management Calicut functioned from the NIT campus in its first few years of existence before moving to its new campus in Kunnamangalam in 2003. The Ministry of Human Resource Development , Government of India, accorded NIT status to REC Calicut in June 2002 granting it academic and administrative autonomy. It
7047-489: Was held on April 30, 2022 NIT Calicut holds two major annual events, the techno-management festival Tathva, held in the monsoon semester, and the cultural festival Ragam , which is held in the winter semester. Tathva is the annual techno-management fest organised by the Institute. It is usually held during the month of September and lasts for four days. It has been held every year since its inception in 2001. Tathva
7134-590: Was held online for the years 2020 and 2021 due to covid. Tathva 22 Returned with all its glory, featuring Shreya Goshal And Events such as Robo-Wars for which Dedicated arena was set up. Aimed at inspiring innovation and technical interest among students and the public, Tathva has played host to lectures, seminars, workshops by companies like ParaMek Technologies, competitions, paper presentations, exhibitions, quizzes, model displays, and robotics events. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , G. Madhavan Nair , Harold Kroto , Johannes Orphal , Jimmy Wales , and Suhas Gopinath, were some of
7221-400: Was largely due to the efforts of Pattom Thanu Pillai , then Chief Minister of Kerala, that the institute came into being. Prof. S. Rajaraman, the first principal of Government Engineering College, Thrissur was appointed as the special officer in 1961 to organise the college's activities until M. V. Kesava Rao took charge as the first principal of the college. The classes were initially held at
7308-954: Was made an honorary bencher and Master of Lincoln's Inn in 1993. He was conferred an honorary degree of doctor of law by the University of Cambridge . He was also conferred with honorary doctorates from the Sofia University , University of Bucharest , the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and several Indian universities. Sharma was the author of several books in English and Hindi. These include The Congress Approach to International Affairs , Studies in Indo-Soviet cooperation , Rule of Law and Role of Police , Jawaharlal Nehru: The Maker of Modern Commonwealth , Eminent Indians , Chetna Ke Strot and Hindi Bhasha Aur Sanskriti . He
7395-505: Was present in the house, chose not to intervene or restrain the members of his party. Sharma's response chastened the protesting members but their request to have the proceedings expunged from Parliament records was turned down by Sharma. In 1991, following the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi , Sharma was first offered the presidentship of the Congress party and the post of prime minister by Sonia Gandhi . He however refused citing ill health and advanced age. Thereafter, P. V. Narasimha Rao
7482-520: Was succeeded to the presidency by Vice President K. R. Narayanan . Sharma died due to heart attack at the Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi on 26 December 1999. He was married to Vimala and had two sons and a daughter. The Government of India declared seven days of national mourning in his honour. A state funeral was accorded to him and he was cremated on 27 December 1999. His samadhi lies at Karma Bhumi , Delhi. Sharma
7569-518: Was the nominee of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party . Two other candidates – Ram Jethmalani and Kaka Joginder Singh – won a small number of votes. Sharma was declared elected on 16 July 1992 and was sworn in as president on 25 July 1992. In his inaugural address, Sharma stated that " Freedom has little meaning without equality and equality has little meaning without social justice " and committed himself to combating terrorism , poverty , disease and communalism in India. The validity of
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