Transcript A visit to School of Computing National University of

Presentation of Institute of
Engineeering & Management,
Kolkata
Presented by:
Satyajit Chakrabarti
Institute of Engineering & Management
Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091.
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The Inception
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IEM was established in 1989 by a group of eminent technocrats.
Foundation for prevailing academic standard was laid by Prof. A. K.
De (former Director, IIT Bombay) who was also the Principal of
IEM till 1997.
Prof. K. L. Chopra, (former Director, IIT Kharagpur) as Governing
Body member ensures that standard of teaching and training is at
par with that of the best Engineering & Management Colleges in the
country.
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Some Key Features of the Institute
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Socially accredited as the best private
engineering college in the state.
Rated one amongst the top 50 management
institutes in India by AIMA.
AIMA journal, New Delhi categorized IEM as ‘A’
category management institute in India for MBA
course.
Approved by AICTE, Govt. of India since 1994.
All B. Tech courses (under WBUT) are accredited
by National Board of Accreditation, AICTE, Govt.
of India.
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Placement Records
All the students are placed in different corporate
sectors even before the completion of their respective
courses. Owing to the high standard maintained, IEM
is enjoying 100 % placement record of students for the
last 8 years.
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Some of Our Recruiters
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Academic Autonomy
The Institute has full administrative, managerial,
financial autonomies. But, significant academic
autonomy is applicable to postgraduate courses.
In the undergraduate courses, there is
substantial academic autonomy.
 If full academic autonomy is given, the institute
will internationalise the syllabus to attract
foreign students
 With full academic autonomy, there will be
enhanced number of market driven programs for
national students
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Faculty & Staff Development
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The Institute started FSD since its inception, much prior to starting of TEQIP
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Institute has identified its thrust areas for training by discussion with BOG,
Industry , Distinguished Academicians and Faculty Council after having a
thorough SWOT analysis
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Microelectronics & VLSI design, Robotics, Networking, Operating Systems
etc. are some identified thrust areas of the Institute
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Institute has identified JU, CU, BESU and IIT’s as important institutions for
upgrading its faculty and staff members
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The upgradation process as per the identified needs includes-Attending
seminars & conferences, attending short-term training programs, attending
courses for qualification upgradation like M. Tech., doing doctoral research
in collaboration with identified institutes of proven excellence, doing
research and publication of papers etc.
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Faculty & Staff Development
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The M. Tech. program of the Institute started under
TEQIP does not require any visiting faculty and is run
fully by the trained faculty members of the Institute
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The quality of trained faculty is considered one of the
best in the state and the institute is socially accredited to
be the best in the state in terms of quality of education
provided, discipline, placement records etc.
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The number of research publications, books etc. by the
faculty members have increased gradually in the last
few years during the implementation of TEQIP
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Year
Data on Man-days
FSD
No. of faculty & staff
No. of areas
2005-06
30
224
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2006-07
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3702
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2007-08
55
242
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2008-09
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During the year 2007-08 three faculties from the institute had gone
abroad. Man-days spent was 21 and the number of areas ware 3.
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During the year 2008-09 four faculties from the institute had gone abroad.
Man-days spent was 49 and the number of areas was 4.
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Out of Rs. 2.000 Million, we have till date utilised Rs. 1.436 Million.
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Barrier in Faculty Development
The only barrier in this sub-component is
that a heavy academic schedule restricts
long-term training programs.
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have been implemented very successfully.
 Institute is currently planning to utilise the
vacation time for training purposes.
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Institutional Reforms
The guidelines given in TEQIP is followed to the
best of our ability
 There is adequate decentralisation of power to
Principal & HODs.
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Service to Community
The following training programmes have been identified:
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Training on Computer Hardware
Training on Computer Software
Training on PLC – basic & advanced
Training on Electrical Wiring
Training on Electrical Equipment Fundamentals
Training on Masonry Works
Training on Lathe Machine Operation
Training on Welding Technology
Training on Autocad
Training on Carpentry
Training on Sheet Metal Work
Teaching Science to Street Children
Training of Security Personnel with Latest Security Equipment
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Focus of Activities under Services
to Community & Economy
 Community development (unorganised, organised sectors
and unemployed youth)
 Service to industry
Year
No. of programs No. of beneficiaries
2008-09
21
2093
2007-08
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2479
2006-07
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 Out of Rs. 8.612 Million, we have till date utilised Rs. 6.073
Million
 More than 75 % of Faculty members and about 35% of
students are involved in this programme. Their participation
may be enhanced in future.
Following few slides show some of the activities under SCE.
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Teaching of Street Children
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Teaching of Street Children
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Networking
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The TEQIP had been the key factor behind the Networking between institutes. There is very
good formal & non-formal networking activities with institutes of national and international
repute. Activities with overseas universities have increased a lot during the project period with a
plan to sustain them in the future as well.
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Formal Networking:
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Joint patent obtained with JU--1
Joint publication with JU--16
Joint research work with JU--6
Faculty Exchange Program with JU--6
Joint seminar and workshop with JU--16
Joint seminar with JU and JGEC--1
Joint M.Tech and P.hD program with JU--4
Joint M.Tech project guidance with JU—2
Besides, there are numerous activities with BESU, CU etc. as well.
Non formal Networking: Faculty exchange program with ISI,Kolkata
Library resource sharing with IIT,KGP
Campus Connect Program with INFOSYS
S/W training program with TCS
Best student award by WIPRO,TCS,CTS
Online knowledge sharing with Arizona State University and
University of British Columbia
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Industry-Institute Interaction
Collaboration with top-notch Industry giants viz.,
TCS, WIPRO, Infosys, CTS.
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Chair Professorship sponsored by TCS
Best Graduate Award
Joint Programs for state-wide Teacher’s Training
Collaborative Projects
Joint Workshops, Seminars, Training Programs for
students
Book Bank for the students
Job-oriented industrial training for all students.
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Academic Collaboration with
National University of Singapore
•Opportunities of higher studies for
the top IEM students in National
University of Singapore (NUS).
•Joint Project Guidance for the IEM
students.
•Teachers Exchange Program between
the two Institutes.
• Joint Research Work between two
Institutes.
• Advice on Industry participation in
Post-graduate programs.
•Prof. Gary Tan, Asst. Dean and Prof.
Sanjay Jain, HOD have become
members of Advisory Board of IEM.
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Academic Collaboration with
British Council
•An agreement has been
signed between British
Council & IEM where
British Council has
chosen IEM as one of its
Registration Centre
for IELTS.
•This is the first time
that British Council is
tying its knot with any
Educational Institute in
West Bengal.
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Visit to National
University of
Singapore
January, 2008
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World Congress on Engineering, Imperial College, UK, 2008.
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Suggestions for Improvement of
Networking Activities
Sharing of Expertise: Interaction between peer groups in
academics & industry should be increased with more no. of
joint programs
 Sharing of Specialised Physical Resources: R&D activities and
sponsored projects should be stressed upon for increased
sharing of specialised resources
 Student-centered Activities: More number of activities
involving the students should be planned & executed so that
students from other institutes can participate and interact.
 A national level program on Robotics was organised where
there were more than 5000 students from over 120
institutions across India. Such programs are also encouraged
in future.
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Functioning & Utilisation of
Purchased Equipment & Civil Works
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All civil works have been completed. No fund is required from other sources
to meet up the expenditure for civil works under TEQIP.
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In the present program, 35 laboratories are upgraded and 5 new
laboratories have been set up as per CIP. All the equipment purchases were
done as per the need and priority basis. Therefore, all of them are properly
installed and fully functional.
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There are some common facilities like Central Computer Lab,
Microprocessor Lab etc. which are shared by different departments. A large
number of short-term courses, training programs, finishing school etc.
activities are regularly held where these improved facilities are utilised to
the fullest extent.
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The equipment purchased under TEQIP is triggering newer research
interests among the younger faculty members. A lot of new short & longterm courses are also being planned and implemented for IRG.
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Performance on Key Indicators
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Academic Outputs:
Increase in research publications:
2004
2008
a) In refereed journals:
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b) In conferences:
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 Patent: One joint patent (with JU) has been obtained in the area of Microstrip
Antenna. Another patent in the area of Pilot Less Remote Controlled Vehicle for
Defence applications is pending.
 Technology Development: Robotics , Programmable Logic Controllers, Solid
State Lighting, Microstrip Antenna Design, Compound Semiconductor based
Optoelectronic Devices etc.
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The first M. Tech. programme of the Institute in the area of Electronics &
Communication Engg. with specialization in Microlectronics & VLSI Design has
been started under TEQIP in 2006. All the passout stdents got jobs even before
completion of the programme.
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One of the shortcomings is, however, that we have only six Sponsored R&D
projects (DST, DRDO, WBREDA, TCS, Metro Dairy). We are however gearing up
for more sponsored projects in the future and some are awaiting final decision.
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Some Facilities of the Institute
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Innovations
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Implementation of Online Test
Pension Scheme started for Staff and Faculty Members.
We have introduced e-library where students and faculty study online journals
Remote-controlled pilotless aircraft for defence applications
Adult Literacy Software jointly with TCS
WBREDA sponsored student energy club
Virtual video lecture CD for 427 lectures covering almost full syllabus, currently
being updated to the website for our students
Webinars with Universities of USA, Singapore etc.
Transfer of Technology in the area of Robotics to School of Computing, National
University of Singapore
Research activities in the areas of II-VI sensors and Solid-state lighting which has
already received International recognition
Defence Project on Reliability Testing of Missiles
Collaboration with National Entrepreneurship Programme for promotion of
entrepreneurship among students with the facility of incubation centre
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Identification of maximum two best
practices/ innovations within institutional
reform and education quality
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Online Examination System & Academic ERP– The
Institute has developed a fully functional software-based
online evaluation system for students, to test their
subject knowledge by random selection of MCQ from a
question pool and subsequent automatic generation of
result. Also, it is coupled with Academic ERP developed
by the institute and already in use by some other
institutes.
Participation of industry experts in institute
functions including FDP – The institute has developed
a strong relationship with the industries for framing of
PG syllabus, organizing FDP’s as per the industry need,
Campus-connect programme etc. and the industries are
offering Best Graduate Awards for the students.
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Identification of maximum two best
practices for service to community
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Generating awareness of energy conservation and
green power in collaboration with WBREDA among
youth – IEM Renewable Energy Club in collaboration
with WBREDA is creating awareness among the different
cross-sections of the community (organised, unorganized
sectors and unemployed youth) in the areas of energy
conservation practices in different community related
programs.
Participation of students in technology
development for community – Institute is developing
different technologies (like RFID, PLC applications, Solidstate lighting, Adult literacy software etc.) by active
participation of students (as final-year projects) along
with the teachers.
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Identification of maximum two best
practices for Support to Disadvantaged
groups
Financial assistance for students of the
economically weaker sections – Half & full
freeship is provided to meritorious students of
economically backward class.
 Special campus recruitment drive for women
students on Women’s Day – Special recruitment
drive is taken from 2008 for women students on
Women’s day. This year, two girls were selected
by Microsoft and they offered annual salary
of 9.21 Lakhs INR.
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Important Lessons Learnt
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Change of mindset during implementation of
TEQIP
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Importance of Collaborating with Institutes of
National & International repute
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Experience of handling a large project to the
tune of about Rs. 8 Crores (TEQIP)
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Review of Stakeholder Audits
The following points are significant regarding students’ feedback:
 The overall % student satisfaction:
Oct ’06 – 79.5 (50.6 – State average, 47.1 – National average)
Apr ’08 – 96.5 (67.8 – State average, 64.4 – National average)
 Satisfaction with Learning Infrastructure:
Oct ’06 – 74.7 (37.6 – State average, 38.0 – National average)
Apr ’08 – 98.8 (61.1 – State average, 57.2 – National average)
 Industry Interaction:
Oct ’06 – 87.9 (46.3 – State average, 39.2 – National average)
Apr ’08 – 98.8 (66.0 – State average, 57.9 – National average)
 The following points are significant regarding faculty feedback:
Overall satisfaction:
Oct ’06 – 93.6 (66.8 – State average, 55 .0 - National average)
Apr ’08 – 99.7 (75.2 – State average, 69.1 – National average)
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In addition to the above, satisfaction with the library, community & network activities, teachinglearning environment etc. are well appreciated by the stakeholders. The students’ gymkhana
along with different faculty members and different committees take active part in grievance
redressal in various areas. In addition to these, there is an effective mechanism of counseling
of students as per individual needs.
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During the initial period of the project, there was some difficulty in understanding and
implementing TDP where the institute faced some problem. But, in the later part, it has been
done effectively. The audit results are discussed with the students in the gymkhana meetings
for further improvement of the institute.
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Review of Stakeholder Audits Student Satisfaction
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Review of Stakeholder Audits Faculty Satisfaction
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Performance Audit Scores
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We have started with a score of 7.0 in the first performance audit and gradually
improved along with the progress of the program and reached a score of 9.0 in
the seventh performance audit.
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