Around 150 candidates will appear for Sunday's maiden entrance exam for University of Pune's (UoP) newly introduced M Tech -Aviation course. The exam will be held simultaneously in Bangalore, Kolkata and Delhi besides Pune.
Speaking to Newsline, Aditya Abhyankar, dean of UoP's faculty of technology, said, the entrance exam has received a good response. "We initially received around 350 applications but the number declined later in the wake of the fall of Indian rupee. Nevertheless, the course has evoked a good response for around 24 seats in the first batch," he said. He added that there might be more takers during the second phase of admissions, scheduled in next few months.
Candidates selected for the programme need to pay Indian rupees equivalent to 5,000 Euros to UoP upon getting admission, and 70,000 Euros to Germany-based flying institute Fachschule fur Luftfahrzeugfuhrer (FFL).
UoP, in July, entered into an MoU with FFL to offer M Tech-Aviation course. As per the agreement, the first semesters will be conducted at UoP's department of technology, while the remaining three semesters would involve onsite training at FFL facilities in Frankfurt, Germany. As per schedule, result of the said entrance examination will be out on Monday and it will be followed the interview round. Classes will commence from September 25.
Source : Indian Express
