Monday, May 19, 2003		Feature

Institute that cares for poor
Tribune News Service

SITUATED in the Malwa belt of Punjab the Malout Institute of Management and Information Technology (MIMIT) is rendering yeomen service in social sector by giving vocational training to poor students free of cost.

Situated on the Bathinda –Abohar highway, the institute has been established and promoted by the Government of Punjab for technical education and management training.

The institute is closely integrated with industry and government as it takes up commercial and industrial projects. Its liberal research system provides opportunity for conducting multi-disciplinary as well as independent research.

MIMIT is spread over 8 acres and has modern educational, institutional and residential facilities. It started Master’s programme in management and Bachelor’s in computer engineering on IIT pattern. Two more industry-oriented courses were added to the curriculum in 2002 viz. Bachelor in Electronics & Communications and Master’s in Computer Applications.

The institute is also aware about its duties towards economically weaker section of the society. It is the first institute of Punjab that started free classes for poor rural students, who otherwise were promising academically. Later, these students were commended by the district administration and a diploma in computers was awarded to them.