PANAJI: The mining technical program at the Goa Engineering College (GEC) may have emerged to reach obstacles two years ago, when receipt must be stopped due to soaking in registration after the highest court of local mining operations.
However, this does not prevent students who have pursued the program.
Many graduates from the course – the only one of its kind in Goa – have succeeded in making signs in the industry in India and abroad in a short time.
What’s more, this program has helped contribute many women to professions traditionally seen as dominated by men.
Derived from Valpoi, Sattari, Yogeshwari Rane stand out.
An alumni of the 2015 GEC mining engineering program, Rane has become the first woman in the Indian mining industry to obtain the competency competency certificate for first class (FCMMCC) in the unlimited category.
After cleaning the national level exam done by the Directorate General of Safety Mines, Dhanbad, he now works as the Head of Planning and Development at the Vedanta Mine in Kayad, GEC officials said.
But Rane is not an exception.
Aruna Sankatala from Vasco, now the Mines manager at Tata Steel, has cleared the FCMMCC exam in a limited category, joining a group of elite women in the mining industry.
Such a list of resolutions doesn’t end there.
Other students, Ridhi Dressker, served as senior mining engineers in the Vedanta Mining Operations Department in Goa, while Priya Pandey – who proceeded to pursue MTech in the field of prestigious IIT, Dhanbad – has now received the order of his appointment from Australia’s mines from Australia.
mining engineer.
“Student achievements have been extraordinary,” said the GEC Principal, Rajesh B Lohani.
Incidentally, women in India were allowed to work in an underground mine only from 2019 after a landmark decision by the central government.
The four-year mining technical degree program was introduced in GEC from 2011-12.
The department began as a collaboration between the state government and Sesa Goa.
It was the first Public Private Private (PPP) model in the education sector in Goa, forged under Director of Technical Education, Vivek Kamat.
“In a course that is conventionally considered suitable for boys, many girls take reception, graduate with the color of flying and also assume the role of leadership in the mining industry,” said the Head of the Department of Ulhas Saliker.
It was very encouraging to see about 10 girls who fainted from the Ministry of Mining in the past six years, said faculty members said.
Many male graduates from the program in GEC have also cleaned FCMMCC.
Proposal to restart the entrance ticket to the mining course: a proposal before the state government has been seeking the revival of the mining technical program at the Goa College of Engineering (GEC), Farmagudi, acceptance that has been suspended more than two years ago.
Officials now feel that as the mining industry everywhere take, the time is ripe to continue receiving to the program in GEC again.
“Mining Engineering Department has advanced infrastructure, laboratory facilities and quality faculty.
A proposal has been submitted to the government to restart revenue as students can utilize financial assistance provided by the government for technical education.
There may be several seats available under the sponsor category Mining companies, “said GEC officials.
The recent auction from coal blocks and iron deposits has increased high growth opportunities in the mining sector, including work skills.
In addition, the country is in the process of establishing a mining company to enable the rise of iron ore mining activities in Goa.