Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme

M.T.E. Society’s

WALCHAND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,SANGLI

SELF - ASSESSMENT UNDER TEQIP

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Pre-Project Status� Inception - 1947� Renowned Govt. aided institution serving in

Southern Maharashtra.� Imparting Technical education to rural

population for the last 60 years .� Has carved a niche of its own with Alumini

occupying key positions in Industry and Academics all over the world.

� Serving the industry and Govt sector in consultancy and testing.

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Pre-Project Strengths� Highly qualified, motivated and dedicated

faculty

� Huge and beautiful green campus

� Strong academic ambience

� Good research background

� Self sufficient hostels

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Pre-Project Weaknesses

� Slightly old but sturdy buildings

� Inadequate Computing Facilities

� Conventional classrooms

� Inadequate Campus Recruitment

� Obsolete equipments

� Inadequate Study area in Library

� Inadequate software

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Pragmatic Vision

To produce capable

graduate engineerswith an aptitude

for research and leadership.

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Objectives as per CIP

� Improvement in Teaching-Learning Process

� Improvement in Utility and ambience of academic infrastructure (classrooms, Labs, equipments, etc.)

� Envisaging better academic excellence through improved academic programmes and continuous evaluation system.

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Activities Planned under TEQIP� Physical

� Qualitative and Quantitative Improvisations-

� Renovations of Classrooms, Admin. Office and Library buildings

� Modernization of laboratories

� Setting up of new labs

� Modernization of furniture

� Creation of Central Computing facility

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Activities Planned under TEQIP� Academic

� Enhance faculty competence through higher studies, training and networking programmes.

� Enhance usage of modern teaching aids

� Strengthen Labs with latest equipment and instrumentation

� Revised academic programmes under Autonomy

� Central computing with internet facility

� Encourage research and consultancy

� Strengthen Library facilities

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EXPENDITURE UPTO 31-03-2009Category Total Project

AllocationRs. In Million

Actual &Committed expenditure

Rs. In Million

Balance

Civil Work 8.414 8.414 0.000

Equipment 49.201 49.201 0.000

Furniture 6.496 6.496 0.000

Vehicle 0.000 0 0.000

Books & LR s 5.469 5.469 0.000

Consultants’ Services & research Studies 0.084 0.084 0.000

Training/Study Tours/Fellowships (Local & Foreign) Workshops

6.050 6.007 0.043

Total (I) 75.714 75.671 0.043

Salaries for agreed additional staff 0.888 0.879 0.009

Consumables 0.400 0.4 0.000

Operation & Maintenance 2.506 2.506 0.000

Total (II) 3.794 3.785 0.009

Sub Total – A (Total of I + II) 79.508 79.456 0.052

Networking of Institutions 5.690 5.689 0.001

Services to Community & Economy 1.202 1.202 0.000

GRAND TOTAL 86.400 86.347 0.053

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EXPENDITURE OUT OF INTEREST UPTO 31-03-2009

Allocation Interest Received (Rs/-) Actual

Expenditure (Rs/-)

Balance (Rs/-)

Training 569253 657177 -87924

Networking 341552 54177 287375

Services to com 227701 0 227701

Gr Total 1138506 711354 427152

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Achievements� First Engineering College to

implement live web-cast & video conferencing for remote participants.

� Well established and upgraded labs.

� Strong intranet with 4 mbps leased line and wi-fi connectivity.

� MoU with Infosys, Cognizant, TCS, IBM, KBL,

� MoU with Aston University, UK for research on Artificial Heart

� MoU with Penn State University in process.

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Achievements

� CCF with 140 nodes

� High end servers

� Campus wide network with 4Mbps internet connection with wi-fi.

� High end application software for training & utilization of faculty and support staff.

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Achievements� A milestone in the

history of the college

� Ajit Gulabchand Central Library

� 3200 sq.m./5.5 Cr� Courtesy of

Walchand Hirachand Memorial Trust.

Ajit Gulabchand Central Library

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Library Activities

Name Quantity

New Books 2967

Learning Resources 771

Book Bank under TDP

No. of Beneficiaries

2226

361

Book Bank for General Category

No. of Beneficiaries

763

421

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Library Activities� Online Journal IEEE/ASCE/ASME – Full text

downloading available under INDEST.� Member of IIT Mumbai Library� Delnet Facility – Document Delivery Service, Inter

Library Loan� Online public Access catalogue� Digital library with 700 e-resources 24x7 hrs.

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Student Placement

Dept. Students recruited (Av. Salary in Rs. Lakhs)

Highest Salary

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Civil 47 (1.8) 90 (1.8) 79 (2.0) 4 Lakhs

Mech 86 (2.0) 80 (2.0) 85 (2.0) 5 Lakhs

Electrical 59 (1.8) 73 (2.0) 58 (2.0) 4 Lakhs

Electronics 65 (1.8) 82 (2.0) 63 (2.0) 5 Lakhs

Computer 88 (2.0) 120 (2.3) 114 (2.0) 8 Lakhs

IT 47 (2.0) 65 (2.3) 75 (2.0) 8 Lakhs

Total 392 510 474

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Civil Works� 20 state of art classrooms

with multimedia and internet facility.

� Mechanical Lab.

� Environmental Lab.

� Mechatronics Lab.

� Central workshop

� Main Building

Renovation of Classrooms

Administrative Office

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Mechatronics Lab� Five & six axis Robot system

� Mechatronics training package.

� Sensor kit Utilization:

� Practical work for students

� CEP Training

� Facility available to outside students

Six Axis Robot

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Electronics Laboratory

� Spectrum Analyser� Digital Storage

Oscilloscopes (60MHz, 100 MHz)

� Micro strip trainer system � LAN Network Concept

trainer� Radar Trainer system� Satellite Communication

Trainer� Multi Calibrator

for Elec./Eln. instruments

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Recent Research Projects

Sr.No.

Project Title OrganizationFaculty &

Department involved

Allocation in Rs. (Lakhs)

Period

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Capacity Estimates, Analysis and Design of Improved

Algorithms for Data Hiding in Compressed images.

DST under SERC FAST TRACK

SCHEME

S.P.Sonavane Dept. of CSE

5,06,400/-

1 May 2006 to

30th Apr 2008

2Surface Texture Analysis

with Wavelet Transform for Product Quality Monitoring.

WOSA Scheme

Smruti Bhandari Dept. of CSE

(Research Scholar)

17,00,000/-1 Feb 2008 to 31st Jan

2009

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Development of problem solving environment (PSE) for Scalable High Perform

Computing”

Naval research board of DRDO,

New Delhi.

D.B.Kulkarni & N.l.Gavankar Dept. of CSE

50,00,000/- Two Years

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PatentsPatent No : 210279Application No:565 / MUM / 2006Date of filling : 10-04-2006Date of Grant : 26-09-2007

Title : Method & device for changing & governing the compression ratio, valve timing & valve overlap period of an internal combustion engine.

Patentee : Shri Ladi Dhirajkumar Dhondiram

Inventor’s :1) Ladi Dhirajkumar Dhondiram 2) Chavan Shrirang Pandurang

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Establishment of 4 FundsFund Amount

Available till6th JRM (Rs. in Millions)

Amount available till7th JRM (Rs. in Millions)

Amountavailable till 8th JRM (Rs. in Millions)

As on 31 October 2008 (Rs. in Millions)

Corpus 42.700 55.130 59.400 70.284

StaffDevelopment 1.200 1.350 0.800 1.147

Depreciation 0.010 0.530 1.019 0.800

Maintenance 1.700 1.850 0.533 0.600

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Internal Revenue GenerationDescription Amount

available till 6th JRM

(Rs. in lakh)

Amount available till

7th JRM

(Rs. in lakh)

Amount available till

8th JRM

(Rs. in lakh)

Amount available till 10th JRM

(Rs. in lakh)

a) Generated through tuition and other fees

127.00 187.44 110.98 145.32

b) Generated through other means viz. consultancy, R &D etc.

2.80 18.14 5.05 3.896

c) Percentage of utilized amount

63% of Recurring

Exp.

41.25% of Recurring

Exp.

34.84% of Recurring

Exp.

47.55% of Recurring Exp

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Teaching VacanciesAs on 31 March 2009

FACULTY

Total Posts Sanctioned

Posts Filled Number of posts filled by categories*

RegularFull time Temp. /

Contract

Total filled

% Filled

ST SC OBC Gen

12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

M F M F M F M F M F M F

Director/Principal 1 *1 -- -- -- *1 100--

-- -- -- -- -- 1 --

Professor 19 8 1 2 -- 11 57.89--

-- 1 -- -- -- 9 1

Associate Professor

-- -- -- -- -- -- ----

-- -- -- -- -- -- --

Assistant Professor

33 12 -- 1 -- 13 39.39--

-- 2 -- -- -- 11 --

Lecturer 68 42 8 20 16 86 126.47--

-- 8 1 1 -- 53 23

Faculty student ratio (based on actual numbers) 1: 16.65* Director will assume the charge on 4 May 2009.

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Staff VacanciesAs on 31 March 2008

STAFF

Total Posts

Sanctioned

Posts FilledNumber of posts filled by

categories*

Regular

Full time

Temp. / Contrac

t

Total

filled

% Filled

ST SC OBC Gen

12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

M F M F M F M F M F M F

Programmer 1 1--

-- -- 1 100 ----

-- -- -- -- 1 --

Laboratory Assistant

23 19--

-- -- 19 86.95 1--

6 -- -- -- 12 --

Workshop Assistant

23 16--

-- -- 16 69.66 1--

-- -- -- -- 15 --

Other Technical Support

18 15--

4 -- 19 105.55 1--

-- -- -- -- 18 --

Ministerial Support Class IV

46 91

32 80

4 3

----

----

36 83

78.26 91.20

--5

----

8 36

1 --

2 15

----

22 24

3 3

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Institutional Reforms

� Autonomy granted in 2007.

� BoG is in existence right from 1956 .

� Comprises of eminent persons from industry, academics, administration and is headed by Shri Ajit Gulabchand Chairman of HCC Ltd. and well known industrialist in the field of infrastructure development.

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Institute Reforms

� Academic Autonomy: Constitution of Senate, DPC and BoE has resulted in dynamic curriculum with more transparent and continuous evaluation process.

� Managerial/Financial/administrative Autonomy: The faculty recruitment rules have been framed and approved by BoG and first round of recruitment has been done.

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Shortcomings

� Tuition fees retention: Govt. has initiated the action towards this.

� Block grant: decision on this issue is awaited.

� Funding from Alumni: Dialogue has been established with Alumni both in India and abroad for funding various activities and projects.

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Activity As per CIP 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Publications 100

21 Int. Jl, 24 National Jl, 88 Int Conf, 151 National Conf.

Ph.D Enrolled-- 19 10 8

Ph.D Completed-- 5 5 4

CCF 100 Nodes 70 Nodes 70 Nodes 140

High tech Classrooms

06 -- 06 06

Patents -- -- 01 --

Output Indicators

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•Class Year Distinction First Class Second Class Failed Total % of passing

•B.E. (Civil)2007-08 58 06 02 02

70(RR : 02) 94.29

2006-07 24 19 01 05 49 89.80

•B.E. (Mech)2007-08 64 10 01 01 76 98.68

2006-07 45 24 01 01 71 98.59

•B.E. (Elec)2007-08 45 10 00 01 56 98.21

2006-07 31 27 03 04 65 93.85

•B.E. (Eln)2007-08 42 22 03 01

69 (RR : 01) 97.10

2006-07 44 23 04 02 73 97.26

•B.E. (CSE)2007-08 42 53 10 01 106 99.06

2006-07 46 40 10 04 100 96.00

•B.E. (IT)2007-08 48 21 00 01 70 98.57

2006-07 23 34 05 - 62 100.00

•Total

2007-08 299 (66.89%) 122 (27.29%) 16 (3.58%) 07 (1.57%) 447 97.76

2006-07213

(50.71%)167

(39.76%)24

(5.71%)16

(3.81%)420 96.19

Twenty two students from various disciplines have secured positions in the merit list of Shivaji University.

Output Indicators

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Paper Publications

PublicationsYear 2004-

05Year

2005-06Year

2006-07Year

2007-08

i) International Journals

3 2 9 8

ii) National Journals 3 8 5 12

iii) International Conference Proceedings

13 12 29 45

iv) National Conferences

28 47 31 43

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Performance Audits

� Six performance audits have been carried out and the score increased gradually.

� 7.5 to 9.1. � The response received from all

the stake holders is encouraging and is indicative of the progress towards academic excellence.

� Satisfaction level of stakeholders is indicated in various reports including quality audits.

PERFORMANCE AUDIT SCORES UNDER TEQIP AT WCE SANGLI.

6.5

7

7.5

8

8.5

9

9.5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7Performance Audit

Sco

re o

ut

of

10

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Academic Reforms

� Development of e-learning materials has also been encouraged which has enhanced the quality of teaching learning process.

� The awareness about Patents and IPR has been increased by deputing the faculty for such programmes and this has resulted in obtaining one patent in the field of mechanical engineering

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Academic Reforms

� The easy access to information and improvement in the academic ambience are the key parameters achieved all through this project.

� A new and beautiful library building measuring 50,000 sq. ft. and costing Rs 5.5 Cr has been constructed in the college premises by courtesy of Walchand Hirachand Memorial Trust.

� The students are extremely happy with this spacious and beautiful ambience about their study place.

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Academic Reforms� More than 700 e-learning

resources have been procured costing Rs 20 lakhs and are available on strong 4 mbps intranet 7X24 hrs.

� Term work submission and evaluation is being carried out online using the latest technology.

� Online students feedback for teachers performance evaluation is also being implemented.

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Faculty Development and Staff Training

YearNo of Trg

prog conducted at WCE

No of in-house

beneficiaries

Man days

No of Trg prog

attended by other Institutes

No of Persons attended

Man days

Total No of Prog

Total No of

Persons attended

Total Man-days

2005-06Faculty 4 33 174 38 113 448 42 146 622

Staff 4 49 70 6 22 201 10 71 271

2006-07Faculty 2 34 68 49 109 319 51 143 387

Staff 3 26 178 10 63 176 13 89 354

2007-08Faculty 15 241 580 55 76 462 70 317 1042

Staff 6 43 87 8 11 137 14 54 224

2008-09Faculty 1 7 7 29 28 83 30 35 90

Staff 1 1 7 1 1 4 2 2 11

Total :-Faculty 22 315 829 171 326 1312 193 641 2141

Staff 14 119 342 25 97 518 39 216 860

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Faculty Training (Foreign)

YearArea of Training

No of Faculty attended

Man days Training at-

2005-06 Conference on Mathematics, Statistics & Applications. 1 3 Malaysia

2006-07

Conference on Our World in Concrete & Structures 1 4 Singapore

Conference on Industrial and Information system 1 4 Srilanka

Conference on Hybrid Information Technology 1 3 Korea

APCMP International Conference 1 3 Singapore

A Fellowship Research on Grid Computing 1 122 Canada

intensive training programme of German Language 1 27 Germany

Technical Cooperation Projects & Collaboration 1 14 Germany

2007-08

“Geometric Function Theory & Application” 1 5 Turkey

Conference on Industrial & Information system 2007 2 8 Sri Lanka

International Conference on Information Security 1 3 Germany

Conference on our world in concrete & structures 1 3 Singapore

International Conference - ICCAS-07 2 8 South Korea

International Conf. ICPE-07 1 5 South Korea

2008-09 Educational Tour to China 28 Feb 09 to 9 Mar 09 1 10 China

Total :- 17 222

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Faculty Development� Every department has prepared the TNA as required with

respect to the autonomous curriculum, future labdevelopment and industry needs.

� About 16 faculties attended International Conference forpresenting their research papers / short term. training(ranging from 3 days to 122 days) at various countriesamounting to about 212 man days.

� This has created awareness about research culture in othercountries among the faculty.

� Availability of TEQIP funds has enhanced this activityand large no of faculty could be benefited.

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Faculty Development� In all about 623 faculty attended 174 programmes (22 in

house + 152 at other Institutes) amounting to training of about 2139 mandays.

� The areas included Management capacity development, Teaching pedagogies, Technical subject specific and software skills.

� This has definitely upgraded the faculty knowledge with respect to the latest trends and helped in formulating the new curriculum and imparting better knowledge to students under autonomous status.

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Faculty Development (Barriers)� Restraints in the form of work load and additional

responsibilities lead the faculty to participate in STTP only during vacations.

� Attempts to attend programmes are based on the place rather than on subject of interest.

� Suggestions � The area of expertise of each faculty be decided

prior to the project and he be permitted to improve his expertise repetitively in the pre-decided area only.

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Staff Development

� 215 staff attended 38 programmes (average 1 week) amounting to 856 mandays.

� Areas included Time management, Kaizen, Bookkeeping, Lab maintenance and technical subject specific programmes.

� A feedback report was taken from every in-house participant regarding the training attended and its outcome.

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Networking

Year

Knowledge Provided to

NW Partner

No of Beneficiaries

Knowledge Received from NW Partner

No of Benefici

aries

Joint Activity

No of Benefici

aries

Total Program

Total Beneficiaries

2005-06 10 210 1 20 3 50 14 280

2006-07 11 433 6 218 2 220 19 871

2007-08 30 3223 3 3 -- -- 33 3236

2008-09 18 4412 16 125 3 24 37 4561

Totals 69 8278 26 366 08 294 103 8938

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Networking Activities

� About 103 programmes under Networking.

� 8 were joint activities.

� 69 activities under service provided.

� 26 activities under services received.

� Knowledge regarding resource sharing through video conferencing was shared with faculty of Raisoni College, Nagpur and DKTE, Ichalkaranji.

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Networking Activities

� A meeting of all Principals / Directors and TEQIP coordinators of various engineering institutes was conducted on 3rd Feb.2007.

� A meet with NRB-DRDO to explore research funding.

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Networking Activities

� A programme at VIT Pune to exchange issues / difficulties faced in the initial stages of autonomy.

� Guidance from IIT Mumbai to formulate the rules/ regulations for autonomous curriculum.

� Faculty exchange and joint training programmes with DKTE, Ichalkaranji.

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Services to Community

Year

Services Provided to Organized

Sector

No of Beneficiaries

Services Provided to Unorganized

Sector

No of Beneficiaries

Services Provided to Community

Member

No of Beneficiaries

Total Program

Total Beneficiar

ies

2005-06 8 503 2 50 6 284 14 837

2006-07 13 1899 2 309 2 250 17 2458

2007-08 12 1483 8 1310 25 3096 45 5889

2008-09 -- -- 1 15 1 1000 2 1015

Totals 33 3885 13 1684 34 4630 78 10199

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Services to Community� I.T. Awareness Campaign for

school children (SITAC) The student group of Computer Science Engineering organized and visited 13 schools in villages to create awareness about the scope of Information Technology. The teachers and children of these schools were found to be enthusiastic in participating and exploring new paradigms in the IT sector through quizzes and competitions.

� Such programmes should be permitted to be repeated in more number of rural schools as it would cater to a larger rural populations.

� Such programmes can be made more supportive if a minimal number of Internet ready computers could be donated to the rural schools.

� The students of engineering sectors may be directed to train the school teachers on weekends for a long term period of at least 6 months.

� Such an arrangements may introduce the information technology in better way in the country side.

Training to Local groups

SITAC

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Best Practices in Academics� Live web cast of technical

programmes on institute website for use of public.

� Use of video conferencing for including remote participants in the technical programmes conducted in the institute.

� Use of on line system for submission and evaluation of students term work

� Use of e-learning and web based materials in teaching process.

� Remedial coaching for weaker sections of students

Dr. K.Kasturirangan, Former Chairman, ISRO

Visit to WCE Sangli on 16 Sept 2006

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Best Practices for Community Service� Every Department has identified certain area in which they

can serve community. E.g. Electrical Department has conducted a programme on Repairs of Domestic Appliances

� Electronics/IT department has conducted programmes for IT awareness among the school students.

� Civil department has conducted training programmes in testing of construction materials and water quality

� Mechanical department has helped local ITI in setting up of their labs.

� Library staff has conducted a programmes on use of Internet for school and college librarians.

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Best Practices for Tribal Development

� The language lab for providing good communication skills in English

� Remedial coaching for tribal students in subjecs like Graphics, Applied Mechanics etc.

� Special courses on effective soft skills.

� Concession in fees provided to SC/ST students. Communication skill courses are run at reduced fees.

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MAJOR PLANS� Interaction with Industrialists. � Networking through Video Conferencing.� Infrastructure/Equipments for creating e-learning resources.� Enterprise Resource Planning Package.� Media Lab� Video Conferencing facility.� Infrastructure/Equipments for creating e-learning resources

for various departments� Introducing UG/PG programmes in emerging areas like

Energy Engg., Robotic Engg., Bioengg., Bioinformatics

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Opportunities for Improvement

� Optimum utilizations of the equipment – improved utilization of the costly equipment for testing, consultancy, and helping other Institutes in and around Sangli.

� Networking with other institutes: Special training to faculty for team building and working on a joint project.

� Services to community and economy: Planned meetings with village pantheists to discuss and understand their problems and planned approach for obtaining the solution.

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Action Plan

Improvement in academic standards -

� Frequent search for good teachers their recruitment.

� Ease in the registration and other processes related to students.

� Development of online and web based learning material and on line examination system for continuous evaluation.

� Regular audit of academic and non-academic processes:

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Lessons Learnt

� Planning, Monitoring and Updating is a must in venturing in any competitive project.

� Have consensuses amongst the faculty members about the change.

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