As per a press statement issued by The All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), now the architecture and engineering students in India can learn plumbing as a course in Institutes. AICTE has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) in order to introduce a course on plumbing in Engineering and Architecture institutes of the country. The course will be introduced in the next academic year. Read SURFACES REPORTER (SR)'s complete report to know who can opt for this course and what it comprises:
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AICTE and IPA mutually released a statement in which they felt the need to introduce plumbing into the nation's engineering and architecture curriculum. The MoU was signed on April 14 in Goa by Gurmit Singh Arora, National President of the Indian Plumbing Association and Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman of AICTE. A full minor degree course in Plumbing is also being proposed as part of the MoU.
Gurmit Singh Arora, national president of the IPA, said, " This is a tremendous opportunity for the whole plumbing sector stakeholders since Plumbing will become more organised and structured following this
"Plumbing is a science that is intimately linked to human health, hygiene, and the environment, as bad plumbing is the leading cause of structural damage to buildings, limiting their lifespan, and also the source of many waters and airborne infections. Hence, plumbing has a direct impact on human health," statement made by the IPA
Who Can Enroll In This Course and What it Comprises?
Engineering, Architecture and Interior Design programmes, and graduates with a Major Degree in Civil, Environmental, and Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, or Interior Designing can enroll in this course.
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The course will be a part of the proposed complete Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Course, which is also known as MEP and will comprise four credits . The name of the course will be Plumbing (Water and Sanitation). MEP refers to the different aspects of building information design and construction.
It will be a 50 hours long course, with 80 percent marks allocated for theory and the rest 20 percent is dedicated to practicals. Students will also have an opportunity to opt for this course as a minor degree in the future.
Trained Institutional Faculty Will Teach Students
The Institutional Faculty will be trained efficiently by the IPA under the AICTE's Faculty Development Programmes on how to teach the course to the students. The training will help to gain intensive knowledge of proper plumbing techniques.
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