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MINERALS INDUSTRY EDUCATION AND TRAINING II

This paper provides an overview of the programs on offer in India and
some recommendations to ensure success of the Mineral Processing
discipline in the future.

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy
Programs offered in India

Mineral engineering in India was traditionally associated with geology,
rather than geology, and does not tend to be part of engineering programs
as it is in many other countries. Programs are offered at different academic
levels. At the highest academic level, the degree of Bachelor of Technology
(BTech) or Masters in Technology (MTech) is only offered in 2 institutions:
Ÿ Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (BTech, MTech and PhD)
Ÿ PG Centre, Sandur, Karnataka (MTech and PhD)

Many other institutions who previously ran high calible academic programs
in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy programs have dropped
the programs to concentrate on programs such as nanotechnology and
materials science. Some mineral processing research continues in some of
these institutions.

There are additional degree programs available at the National Institute
of Technology level, with faculty mainly from Chemical Engineering,
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Earth Science. These include:
Ÿ Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Ÿ Indian Institutes of Technology-Kanpur, Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras,
Bhubaneshwar, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Gandhinagar, Roorkee, (BHU,
Varanasi)
Ÿ National Institutes of Technology – Nagpur, Trichy, Surathkal, Warangal,
Rourkela, Jaipur, Durgapur, Jamshedpur
Ÿ Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (Formerly UDCT)
Ÿ Andhra University, Vishakapatnam

There are also a number of established R and D institutes. Many of the
people working in these areas are specialists in other disciplines such as
Chemical or Materials engineering.

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