The LBS Centre for Science and
Technology ( LBSCS &T), Thiruvananthapuram the premier institute of computer
training and consultancy, registered under the Travancore-Cochin
Literary , Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act XII
of 1955 was established by Government of Kerala in 1976.
The Centre was started by the Government of
Kerala as an Autonomous body with the main objectives that the Centre
would act as a link between the industries and technical institutions
so as to benefit society through their mutual interactions.
The Centre is administered by a
Governing Body and an Executive Committee. The Chief Minister, Government of
Kerala is the Chairman of the Governing Body and the Minister for Education
is the Vice-Chairman. The Principal Secretary for Higher Education is the
Chairman of the Executive Committee and the Director of Technical
Education is its Vice-Chairman.
The Director of the Centre is
the Member Secretary of both the bodies. He is the Executive head of the
Centre. There are Joint Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors,
Administrative Officer, Finance Officer and other subordinate staff to help
the Director in administration and financial matters.
Establishment
The LBS Centre had 213
employees, including Officers working during the year 1998-99 in different
cadres. Out of which 110 employees were on contract basis and 43 on daily
wages. In addition to this, Guest Lecturers were also engaged for
conducting classes. The LBS College of Engineering, Kasaragod has 105
employees in different categories out of which 13 are on contract basis and
19 on daily wages.
Highly qualified personnel holding Post Graduate and Doctoral Degrees with
several years of experience constitute the hard core of our staff
structure.
In
addition, we are authorized to make use of the services of eminent
Professors and experts from Engineering Colleges, other organizations and
industries as consultants for executing the various programmes undertaken by
the Centre.
The facility to make use of the expertise of
the various eminent consultants from any organization or industry
makes the Centre competent to undertake and successfully complete
project works of different Govt. departments using the latest tools and
technologies.
Research Study Centre
LBS Centre is a recognized
research study Centre of Kerala University leading to the award of Ph.D. A
few scholars are already making use of the facilities of the Centre for
their research programmes under the University of Kerala and one person has
already obtained Ph.D.
Employment Generation
On an average, the Centre could
provide employment for about 300 to 400 people on part time basis as
Software developers, Guest faculty, Computer operators, Data Entry Operators
and Data preparation Assistants, Drilling crews, equipment repairers etc.
annually.
Financial Performance
The Centre has been functioning
for the last several years without any financial support from the Government
and depends mainly on its own income generated by way of course fees,
Engineering Consultancy, Software Consultancy and works undertaken by
Instrumentation Section. The Engineering College at Kasaragod functions on
self financing basis with the income from tuition fees and deposits both
refundable and non refundable. There is a steady increase in the collection
of revenue in the Centre on all fields of activities every year.
