Sunday, August 13, 2017

India’s first aviation university’s inauguration on Aug 18

New Delhi: The country’s first aviation university at Fursatganj in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district is all set for inauguration on August 18.ndi (RGNAU) told PTI.

The central university was planned as an autonomous body under the administrative control of the Ministry of Civil Aviation with an aim to facilitate and promote aviation studies, teaching, training and research. Air Vice Marshal (retired) Nalin Tandon has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor.The university is planning the launch of its flagship programme in 2018 at its campus in Fursatganj.

A number of management development programmes have also been planned and shall be conducted in subsequent years, the officials, who did not wish to be named, said.The Cabinet had in 2013 given its approval to the proposal for setting up of the university.The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Bill, 2013 had received the assent of the President of India and published in the Gazette of India on September 19, 2013.About 26.35 acres of land available with the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi, an autonomous flying training institute under the central government, was identified for setting up of the RGNAU in its first phase (2013-14 to 2018- 19).Fursatganj lies at the border of Rae Bareli and Amethi.
13/08/17 PTI/Telengana Today
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