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ON INDIAN ENGINEERING. all three Departments, as well as several handsome prizes -- such as The Council's Prize of 1,000 Rs.- The Thomason and Cautley Gold Medals, & c.

The Course of Study varies of course in the different Departments, but includes Mathematics, Civil Engineering, Surveying, and Drawing for all — besides instruction for the higher Departments in Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Photography.

The following is the detail of the four principal subjects for the two higher Departments.

Mathematics.--Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry , Trigonometry, Statics, Dynamics, Hydro -statics and Hydro-dynamics, Conic Sections, Differential and Integral Calculus, Spherical Trigonometry.

Civil Engineering.–Building Materials, their nature, uses and strength - Principles ofGeneral Construction, including Earthwork, Masonry and Carpentry — Special Constructions, such as Roads, Bridges, Buildings, Irrigation Works and Railways - Applied Mechanics — Machinery - Designing — Estimating - Laying out Work.

Surveying.– Use and Adjustment of Instruments, viz. :- Chain, Compass, Sextant, Level and Theodolite , taught practically in the Field - Execution of Surveys with the Chain and Compass, Theodolite and Plane Table — Trigonometrical Surveying - Levelling Contouring - Practical Astronomy.

Drawing. -- Construction of Scales — Making Plans and Sections from actualmeasurements — Mapping — and a regular course of Engineering, Architectural, Mechanical and Perspective Drawing.

The subjects taught to the two Lower Departments are of course both fewer and are more restricted.

The number of Students now in the College is 114, viz. :- 6 Officers, 10 Civilians, 36 Soldiers, and 62 Natives. Since the commencement more than 700 have been qualified for the Public Service in the various Departments, and it may be confidently asserted that they have generally given satisfaction. Indeed, Students bearing the College Certificate are sought after by the Railway Companies and others, having no connexion with the Public Works or Survey Departments, and this extraneous demand