VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra University will soon roll out a regular MTech programme for Indian Navy technical officers in various areas of engineering. According to AU officials, the officers will study on the AU campus for two semesters and the balance two semesters at naval technical establishments for dissertation work.
Andhra University will award the MTech degree to successful candidates upon completion of the course.
Naval education director Capt. Edwin Jyothi and Commander P Manorama from the Indian Navy headquarters, New Delhi visited Andhra University on June 23. They met vice-chancellor Prof PVGD Prasad Reddy and academic advisor-defence joint education and research programme, Dr Ujjwal Kumar Ghatak, regarding the implementation of a memorandum of understanding signed for the MTech programmes.
Speaking on this occasion, Capt. Edwin said this is the first time the Indian Navy has decided to send their technical officers to the AU campus. “While they will spend one year on the AU campus, the officers will be on-job students in their own establishments in the second year. The Navy will also be able to utilise the technical expertise of these personnel,” said Capt. Edwin.
