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Numbers

a. i) ii)	Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) Selected in Ph.D Selected in M.E./M.Tech.	180 130
b. i)	Faculty enrolled under QIP Polytechnic Selected in Ph.D.	63
c.	Career Award for Young Teachers	26
d.	Emeritus Fellowship	14
e.	AICTE-INAE	15
f.	Seminar Grant	323
g.	Travel Grant	228
h.	Staff Development Programme	157
i.	National Doctoral Fellowship	50
j.	Financial Assistance to Professional Societies / Bodies	16

2.6 Scheme of National Technical Manpower Information System (NTMIS)

National Technical Manpower Information System (NTMIS) operates with a view to generate and maintain reliable data and information needed for prospective planning of technical education on the basis of demand and supply positions. The objectives assigned to NTMIS include estimation of short-term and long-term demands of various categories of engineering and technical manpower, their supply, identification of anticipated gaps in demand and supply, and assessment of the adequacy of the current enrolment rate in respect of each of the engineering and technical manpower categories.

The scheme operates through a Lead Centre at the Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR), New Delhi and 20 Nodal Centers setup in various technical institutions, universities and other departments all over the country. The operation of this on-going scheme was continued during the year 2007-2008 and grants amounting to Rs.240.07 Lakh were released.

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