Bihar Minister proclaims laptops for prime engineering, polytechnic college students

Bihar Science, Technology and Technical Education Minister Sumit Kumar Singh on Monday (September 15, 2025) introduced that college students securing prime three positions in numerous streams of engineering and polytechnic schools throughout the state can be given laptops from subsequent 12 months below “Medhavi Chhatra Protsahan Puraskar” (Meritorious Student Encouragement Award).

At current, the award carries a medal, certificates, memento and money reward of ₹5,000, ₹4,000 and ₹3,000 for college kids securing first, second and third positions on the state degree — each in engineering and polytechnic schools.

“We shouldn’t confine the award to 5 streams solely. Instead, we wish to give laptop computer to all the scholars securing prime three positions at state degree in all of the streams of engineering and polytechnic. It would inculcate wholesome competitors among the many college students,” Mr. Singh mentioned.

He was addressing a gathering of scholars and their dad and mom organised to award them with “Medhavi Chhatra Protsahan Puraskar 2025” given to college students securing prime three positions at state degree in 5 streams.

The perform was organised on the start anniversary of Bharat Ratna and eminent engineer Dr. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. The day is widely known as ‘Engineer’s Day’ meant to honour engineers for his or her contributions to nation constructing.

In order to encourage performing academics in engineering and polytechnic schools, they need to even be honoured for his or her efficiency as academics, Mr. Singh mentioned whereas exhorting college students to be taught international languages which is able to assist them in constructing their profession.

Mr. Singh together with Department’s Secretary Dr. Pratima launched the division’s quarterly journal on the event.

Congratulating college students on getting the award, Dr. Pratima mentioned that their award would encourage others to check exhausting and win accolades and awards too.

Stating that emphasis is being laid on “technical schooling” and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) throughout the nation as a result of it’s a know-how pushed world, she mentioned that engineers, who’re know-how drivers, work as facilitators to make sure “ease of residing”.

“Under the in a position management of the Chief Minister, sir, now our emphasis is on enhancing high quality technical schooling. We need to continuously design curriculum maintaining in thoughts the trade requirement,” Ms. Pratima mentioned, including that the division is working exhausting to get National Board of Accreditation (NBA) accreditation and National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rating for its engineering schools aside from introducing new streams.

“Now, now we have developed our portal for internship. Students of seventh and eighth semester can now register on the portal for doing internships with public sector items of the state. We will give them ₹10,000 on the completion of their internship,” she added.

Bihar Engineering University, Patna Vice Chancellor Prof Suresh Kant Verma congratulated college students for his or her levels and getting prizes too which is a matter of pleasure and honour. “Engineering is a occupation of privilege to service. We anticipate that you’ll work for nation constructing maintaining in thoughts the motto of nation first,” Mr. Verma mentioned.

Speaking on the event, division’s Additional Secretary-cum-Director Ahmad Mahmood dwelt at size concerning the division’s achievements and acknowledged that “Medhavi Chhatra Protsahan Puraskar” was began within the 12 months 2020.

It is at the moment given to college students securing prime three positions in 5 totally different streams.