BRINGING INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA CLOSER
“INDIA IS RANKED 109 AMONG 145 COUNTRIES WITH A SCORE OF 3.06 IN KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC INDEX. INDUSTRY-INSTITUTE INTERACTION IS A MAJOR FACTOR TO ENABLE THE INDIAN EDUCATION SECTOR SCALE UP IN THE GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE INDEX.”
With the advent of globalization and opening up of Indian economy to outside world, competition among industries has become stiff. To solve their engineering problems, they look up now to engineering institutions. Similarly, there is an urgent need to prepare engineering students for jobs in multinational companies, by exposing them to newer technologies and engineering methodologies.
These objectives can only be achieved well by bridging the gap between industry and the academic institutions. Better interaction between technical institutions and industry is the need of the hour. This will have great bearing on the engineering curriculum, exposure of engineering students to industrial atmosphere and subsequent placement of young graduating engineers in industries across the country.
Industries and institutes have been collaborating for over a century, but the rise of a global knowledge economy has intensified the need for strategic partnerships. The Institutes are imparting the basic knowledge and skill, but the Industry-Institute Interaction will enable to undertake research by staff and students relevant to the industry.
The Industry-Institute Interaction should be designed to run longer period for preparing the manpower of world class in the field of science and technology by inculcating the various skills required by the industry, thereby contributing to the economic and social development at large.
With several layers of collaboration being built by the government to develop the Make in India program, the manpower needs have to be fulfilled in order to witness the required development. Though availability of manpower is abundant in India, well equipped manpower with employability skills is the need of the hour. There is a need to create avenues for a close academia and industry interaction through all the phases of technology development, starting from conceptualizing to commercialization.
STRENGTHENING THE DIGITAL INDIA VISION OF THE NATION DYPCET HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON DIGITAL LITERACY AS A KEY PILLAR BENEFITTING THE CITIZENS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS IN ENABLING THEM TO LEAD AN EFFECTIVE LIFE IN THE DIGITAL WORLD.
INDUSTRY INSTITUTE INTERACTION
Better interaction between Technical institutions and industry is the need of the hour. This will have great bearing on the Engineering Curriculum, exposure of industrial atmosphere to engineering students and subsequent placement of young graduating engineers in industries across the country. With the advent of globalization and opening up of Indian economy to outside world, competition among industries have become stiff. To solve their engineering problems, they look up now to engg. Institutions. Similarly, there is an urgent need to prepare engineering students for jobs in multinational companies, by exposing them to newer technologies and engineering methodologies. These objectives can only be achieved well by bridging the gap between industry and the academic institute.
To Promote Industry – Institute Interaction Following Schemes Are Being Undertaken
- • Establishment of Industry-Institute Partnership /interaction Cell.
- • Organizing Workshops, conferences and symposia with joint participation of the faculty and the industries.
- • Encouraging engineers from industry to visit Engineering Institution to deliver lectures.
- • Participation of experts from industry in curriculum development.
- • Arranging visits of staff members to various industry
- • Professional consultancy by the faculty to industries.
- • Industrial testing by faculty & technicians at site or in laboratory.
- • Joint research programmes and field studies by faculty and people from industries.
- • Visits of faculty to industry for study and discussions or delivering lectures on subjects of mutual interest.
- • Visits of industry executives and practising engineers to the Institute for seeing research work and laboratories, discussions and delivering lectures on industrial practices, trends and experiences.
- • Memoranda of Understanding between the Institute and industries to bring the two sides emotionally and strategically closer.
- • Human resource development programmes by the faculty for practising engineers.
- • B.Tech. and M.Tech. projects/dissertation work in industries under joint guidance of the faculty and experts from industry.
- • Short-term assignment to faculty members in industries.
- • Visiting faculty/professors from industries.
- • Professorial Chairs sponsored by industries at the Institute.
- • R&D Laboratories sponsored by industries at the Institute.
- • Scholarships/fellowships instituted by industries at the Institute for students.
- • Practical training of students in industries.
Sr. No. | Name | Department | Role |
1 | Dr. K. V. Kulhalli | Computer Science & Engg. | Co-ordinator |
2 | Mr. T. B. Pinglae | Architecture | Member |
3 | Mr. A. R. Patil | Civil Engg. | Member |
4 | Mr. M. A. Pardeshi | Computer Science & Engg. | Member |
5 | Mr. S. R. Gavali | Mechanical Engg. | Member |
6 | Mr. A. M. Kasabe | E & TC | Member |
7 | Prof. R. D. Mahajan | Chemical Engg. | Member |
List of MoUs – 2022-23 | |||
Sr.No | Name of Company | MoU Duration (No. of Years) | Benefit |
1 | RP Goenka Group – ESD Program | Yearly | Industrial Training Program of Pre-Final Engg. Students & Faculty |
2 | Eduskills,Banglore | 3 Years | Student & Faculty Training, Placements, Center of Excellences , Incubation Centers |
3 | Amazon Web Services Edutech Academy | 3 Years | AWS Certification & Training Program of Students & Faculties |
4 | CISCO Networking Academy | 3 Years | CISCO Certification & Training Programs of Students & Faculties |
5 | Blue Prism | 3 Years | Technology Incubation Center & Training Programs of Students & Faculties |
6 | Microchip | 3 Years | Technology Incubation Center & Training Programs of Students & Faculties |
7 | Palo Alto | 3 Years | Technology Incubation Center & Training Programs of Students & Faculties |
8 | Cambridge English Assessment | Life Time | IELT, Business English Training Programs of Students & Faculties |
9 | UiPath Robotics | Life Time | Robotics Process Automation Training Program of Students & Faculties |
10 | GiThub | Yearly | Programming & Technical Competitions Program of Students & Faculties |
11 | SVENSKA,Thane | 3 Years | Industrial Heavy Engineering & Construction , Training & Placements |
12 | NASSCOM | Yearly | Industry Forum – Knowledge Partnership & Industry Alliance, Future Skill Initiative |
13 | EvolvingX | LifeTime | Entrepreneurship Development |
14 | CII | Yearly | Industry Forum – Knowledge Partnership & Industry Alliance, Future Skill Initiative |
15 | ExcelR Solutions | Life Time | Programming & Technical Competitions Program of Students & Faculties |
16 | Bhartiya Yuva Shakti Trust | Life Time | Entrepreneurship Development |
17 | Centre for Advanced Studies in Policy Research Foundation | 3 Years | Entrepreneurship Development |
18 | Science & Technology Park,Pune | Life Time | Center for Innovation,Invention & Incubation in Mechatronics,Robotics ,Drone,GIS Mapping |
19 | Coursera | Yearly | Employability Pilot Project & Certification |
20 | IIDE Education Pvt ltd | 2 years | Digital Skills |
21 | UnAcademy | Life Time | Industrial Training & Certification Program of Pre-Final Engg. Students & Faculty |
22 | Celonis Academic Alliance | 3 Years | Execution management and process mining technology |
23 | Samruddhi TBI- Jugaadfunda Innovation- | 3 Years | Entrepreneurship Development |
24 | CIBIC | 3 Years | Entrepreneurship Development |
25 | Coding Ninja | 1 Year | Development of Coding Skills, hackathons |
26 | Skill Academy | 1 Year | Campus Recruitement Training & Mock Tests |
27 | Versatile Group of Companies,Kolhapur | 3 Years | Industry institute Interaction |
28 | Gong Labs Private Ltd – Coffiee,in | 1 Year | Campus Recruitement Training & Mock Tests |
29 | EduPlus Now Learning Systems Pvt Ltd | 3 Years | Industrial Training & Certification Program of Engg. Students & Faculty |
30 | ABROAD-edtech Pvt. Ltd | 1 Year | Students Counselling for Abroad Education & Internship Assistance |
31 | MAHRATTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRIES AND AGRICULTURE,(MCCIA) | 1 Year | Industry – Corporate Networking |
32 | Prudentia Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd,Pune | 2Years | Pofessional Development,Industry Ready SAP Training |
33 | Shri Mahalaxmi Academy | 3 Years | Pofessional Development,Training |
34 | Tech Mahendra | 1 Year | Industrial Training Program of Pre-Final Engg. Students & Faculty |