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M S B T EM S B T ENEWSLETTER

VOL 1 ISSUE 1 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2008

Today, there is a realisation of the need tointroduce revolutionary changes in thetraditional technical education system to

create a multifaceted, multi-skilled, innovative andworld class institution/system, catering to globalindustrial manpower requirements. In fact, some of theTechnical Boards have done pioneering work in certainareas, but due to absence of a common platform, thereis a lack of sharing of knowledge, ideas andinnovations.

Therefore, Minister for Higher and TechnicalEducation of Maharashtra and the President of theGoverning Council, Maharashtra State Board ofTechnical Education (MSBTE) Mumbai, Mr DilipWalse- Patil, mooted the idea that MSBTE should takethe initiative to organise a one-day NationalConvention of all the State Technical Boards forexchange of views, ideas and sharing of resources.Such a convention was thus organised by MSBTE onMay 22, 2008 at Sahyadri Government Guest House,Mumbai. This was the first national level conventionof its kind.

Secretaries and Directors of State Boards ofTechnical Education of Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat,Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra,Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, UttarPradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Goa and AndamanNicobar participated in this convention. Besides,Director of National Institute of Technical TeachersTraining and Research (NITTTR), Chennai, HigherOfficials from Mantralaya, Directorate of TechnicalEducation and representatives of Industry were presentat the Convention.

In her inaugural address, Dr Joyce Sankaran, thethen Additional Chief Secretary, Higher and TechnicalEducation, Government of Maharashtra, stressed thatstudents should not take up polytechnic education as agateway to degree education. The Diploma EducationSystem should introduce innovative initiatives toestablish its identity, she said.

Dr S K Mahajan, Director, Technical Education,Maharashtra, in his keynote address stated thattechnical education is one of the most crucial inputsfor socio-economic development of our country withenormous potential to improve the quality of life of thepeople. He appealed to the various State Boards ofTechnical Education to put in their collective efforts toimprove and strengthen the diploma education systemin India.

Representing the Industrial sector, Mr M N Chaini,President, Corporate Affairs, Reliance Industries,expressed the need to improve industry instituteinteraction through faculty training in industries, jointindustry institute projects, etc, thereby elevating thequality of diploma education system in the country.Another prominent industrialist, Mr Nayan Patel,

Managing Director, Patel Extrusion Group, Mumbaiexpressed his concern over the non-availability oflatest technology in the curricula and latest equipmentin the laboratories.

Reacting to the apprehensions of the Industry, Mr PT Prabhakar, Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Board ofTechnical Education appealed that Industries shouldunderstand the problems of the polytechnics andshould support the system. Endorsing his views, Mr MP Gupta, Director, Technical Education, Haryana,lamented that polytechnic education in the country isnot given due importance. AICTE and the Government

should realise its importance in the socio-economicgrowth of the country, he added.

Mr B P Tale, then Director, Maharashtra StateBoard of Technical Education, stated that AutonomousBoards could give good results through intellectualinteraction amongst them.

The delegates felt that AICTE should pay moreattention to Polytechnic Education System andconstitute a separate Council for overseeingPolytechnic Education System. They also agreed thatDiploma Education System should have topics likeDisaster Management, Sensex, Energy Audit,Environmental Science and Life Skills in thecurriculum; More Industry experts should be inductedon Governing Boards and Governing Councils;Industries should act as virtual laboratories forpolytechnics in diversified areas; Faculty Developmenttrainings should be made compulsory for the teachersand they should be allowed sabbatical for training andknowledge enhancement; Shortage of teachers shouldbe overcome with induction of inter-disciplinaryteachers; Discipline-wise schools need to be promoted,eg School of Mechanical Engineering; SpecialWorkshops need to be organised for ExaminationReforms, Continuous Assessment, competency basedevaluation and Online Examination. State Boardsshould introduce the concept of Finishing Schools.

National level Diploma Education Conventionswould now be organised on a regular basis. �

(From Left) Mr B P Tale, Mr M N Chaini, Dr Joyce Sankaran,Mr Nayan Patel and Mr S K Mahajan at the inaugural session ofthe National Convention of State Boards of Technical Educationorganised by MSBTE

National Convention of State Technical BoardsFOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION

From the Director’s DeskMaharashtra State Board of Technical Education

is an exceptional autonomous Board of Governmentof Maharashtra. Its core task is to design and developvarious technical courses in tune with the needs of thesociety and industry, and at the same time effectivelyimplement the curriculum of these technical courses.

Rational evaluation system is the integral part ofcurriculum output and the commitment is to ensurequalitative education. Faculty development, students’development, Industry-Institute-Interaction are theparameters to enhance the quality. Overseas exposureand dialogue shall shape the quality. MSBTE hasextended its role inland and overseas.

MSBTE Newsletter is the face of this Board. Thesole purpose is to enhance dialogue among students,teachers, industries, academicians, national andinternational organisations to fulfil the Board’s visionand mission.

Technicians of today and tomorrow shall enjoy thefruits of the newsletter in the betterment of theirfuture. It is a technically sound platform where allstakeholders can join hands to project the tomorrow’sdeveloped India.

G B DhanokarDirector, MSBTE

President’s Message

I am pleased to inform you that theMaharashtra State Board ofTechnical Education is publishing itsNewsletter. I am confident that thisNewsletter will be of great help to alltechnical institutes in Maharashtra.

Technical Education plays amajor role in the development of a

nation. MSBTE is continuously making a greatcontribution and improvement in the field of TechnicalEducation in Maharashtra. It would be the endeavourof the Newsletter to keep the students, parents and theleaders of industry informed and to create awarenessof the newly arising needs of the society and thedifferent market forces. It will also help in furtheranceof industry-institute interaction.

The Newsletter will also contain variousinformative articles on management techniques, self-improvement and trends in Technical Education inother countries. In this Newsletter students will begiven separate space and it is expected that they makegood use of the space for airing their views on issuesof interest and suggesting ways of improvingTechnical Education.

I appeal to all those concerned with TechnicalEducation to contribute to the Newsletter and throughit for conferment of quality Technical Education.

I am confident that this Newsletter will contributeimmensely and I convey my best wishes to theMSBTE for successful launching of this Newsletter.

Dilip Walse-PatilMinister for Higher and Technical Education

Government of Maharashtra and President, Governing Council, MSBTE

Edited, Printed and Published by Mr G B Dhanokar, Director, MSBTE, at MSBTE, Government

Polytechnic Building,49, Kherwadi, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051. Website: www.msbte.com

The responsibility of the authenticity of the information in this Newsletter lies with the author. Viewsexpressed by the authors are solely theirs; they are neither the views of MSBTE nor are they endorsed byMSBTE. Queries, comments, feedback and information may be sent to [email protected]

2 October-December 2008 MSBTE NEWSLETTER

Chairman’s MessageIn today’s world communication has become very

important and the newsletter being published byMSBTE is a welcome move.

The Newsletter will be able to communicate to thetechnical institutes, its faculty members and staff,students and leaders of industry, its activities anddevelopments in technical education. It will be a goodtwo-way communication.

Dr S K MahajanDirector, Technical Education, Maharashtra

Chairman, Governing Board, MSBTE

Vice-President’s Message

I am very happy to know that theMaharashtra State Board of TechnicalEducation is bringing out its Newsletter.I am confident that the Newsletter willbe a great help to Technical Institutes inMaharashtra.

Nation building depends a lot ontechnical education. MSBTE makes a greatcontribution towards conduction and improvement oftechnical education in Maharashtra. This type ofnewsletter by MSBTE is a need of the time. It isessential that the beneficiaries, technical institutes,faculty members, staff and students should be aware ofnew activities of MSBTE and new developments inthe field of technical education. The said Newsletterwill be an appropriate medium to communicateinformation about this to its readers.

I wish all the best to MSBTE and its Newsletter.Suresh Shetty

Minister of State for Higher and Technical Education

Government of Maharashtra and

Vice-President Governing Council, MSBTE

October-December 2008 3

MSBTE: Creating world classTechnical Manpower

Maharashtra State Board of TechnicalEducation (MSBTE) is MaharashtraGovernment’s autonomous body to enable

students to be part of skilled work force throughvarious technical courses and to meet the needs ofindustry, business and society at large.

With its head office situated in Mumbai, MSBTEhas regional offices in Pune, Aurangabad and Nagpur;Mumbai has a sub-regional office too.

The Board has a Governing Council with theMaharashtra State Cabinet Minister for Higher andTechnical Education and Minister of State for Higherand Technical Education as the ex-officio Presidentand Vice-President respectively. The presentincumbents are Mr Dilip Walse Patil and Mr SureshShetty respectively.

Apart from the Secretary, Department of Higherand Technical Education, who is the ex-officiomember, representatives of industry are alsonominated on the Governing Council. The guidanceof the Governing Council helps MSBTE in carryingout its functions and improving the quality of technicaleducation, in tune with the needs of industry.

MSBTE conducts 155 diploma courses through the650 plus technical and polytechnic institutes affiliatedto it. It conducts examinations and ensures that theresults are declared on time. MSBTE has taken careto introduce new courses from time to time, keeping inmind the needs of industry. It also ensures thatappropriate study material is prepared for students’benefit.

The courses and the syllabi are prepared bycurriculum development committees after conductingsearch conferences, feedback from industry, students,parents and alumni. It is then finalised by coursescommittee headed by industry experts. It isimplemented after training of faculty, through

workshops.The students are exposed to activities like seminars,

paper presentation, technical quizzes, preparation ofproject reports, soft skills, and industrial visits as partof their curriculum.

The Board designs specialised courses to provideprofessionals required by the industry. Among the 90courses so designed are Interior Designing, BeautyCulture, 3D Animation, Industrial Safety, Fire Safety,Maritime Catering and BPO Operations Training.Nearly 10 new courses are added every year.

The laboratory manuals prepared by MSBTE havebeen welcomed by the students, who have found theseto be very useful inside the laboratory as well asoutside. These manuals trigger thinking amongst thestudents. The Board’s computerised question bank isalso found to be very usefu.

MSBTE prepared the course structure for DrBabasaheb Ambedkar Polytechnic of Andaman andNicobar Islands, when the latter approached MSBTEfor technical support. MSBTE carries out academicmonitoring, conducts examinations and declaresresults at Port Blair and undertakes faculty trainingprogrammes there.

MSBTE has been carrying out faculty trainingprogrammes with the help of leading industrial houseslike Siemens, Crompton Greaves, Mahindra andMahindra, German Remedies, HPCL, HAL, AmbujaCement and Tata Power among others, ensuring thattechnical institute teaching faculty in the state is wellversed with developments in the industry.

MSBTE is the only Board in the country to includecommunication and marketing skills and projectplanning in the syllabus under the title Life Skills.

Under the Artisan to Technocrat scheme, elevenvocational courses have been designed for school orcollege dropouts. A special technical institute to caterto handicapped students has been set up in Amravati.

The Board recognises academic excellenceamongst intelligent and needy students by awardingthem scholarships.

Quiz competitions and state level paperpresentation competitions are held for the students.

Proper implementation of its syllabi, the overseeingof institutions and the disciplined conduction ofexamination have helped the Board earn an ISO9001:2000 certificate.

Nearly eight lakh students appear for the onlineMSCIT examination conducted by MSBTE every yearand the results are declared immediately.

Though not a profit-making organisation, the Boardhas been able to consolidate its financial situation dueto proper planning and the extension of itsactivities/projects in the last four years. �

MSBTE NEWSLETTER

Director MSBTE receiving ISO certificate from Hon. PresidentGoverning Council Mr Dilip Walse-Patil, Minister Higher andTechnical Education.

Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education(MSBTE) Governing Council President, MaharashtraMinister for Higher and Technical Education, MrDilip Walse-Patil is the Chairman of National Centerfor Rural Development, which works for the uplift ofrural poor through activities in the field of Education,Health and Rural Development.

He has created a vast network of dairy societiesthat has strengthened the economy of the area and alsoempowered rural women. Under his guidance, a largenumber of tribal welfare activities have beenundertaken, which have changed the lives ofthousands of underprivileged people.

Mr Walse-Patil is also the founder of BhimashankarCo-operative Sugar Factory Ltd and Sharad Co-operative Bank Ltd.

Minister of State for Higher and TechnicalEducation and MSBTE Vice-President, Mr SureshShetty, has held various posts including Vice

Chairman - Nehru Yuvak Kendra Sangathan, anautonomous organisation in the Ministry of HumanResource Development, Government of India, withthe rank of Deputy Minister; Member, National AidsControl Committee, Ministry of Health and NationalYouth Advisory Committee, both of the Governmentof India.

He is an active social worker and is associated withseveral social welfare and educational organisations.

Shetty is known for his crisp mannerisms and astraight forward approach towards his duties asMinister of State for Higher and Technical Education.

Mr Prataprao Pawar, member of the GoverningCouncil, is the Managing Director and ManagingEditor of Sakal Papers Ltd. He is also Director ofvarious renowned companies in India and abroad. Heis the former President of the Maharashtra Chamberof Commerce and Industries and Agriculture, Pune.

He was President of Indian Language NewspaperAssociation during 2005-06. He is Chairman of AjayMetachem Group of Industries, which has customers

all over the country and exports to various countries inthe world.

Mr Pawar is a Trustee on number of social welfareand educational Institutions in Pune and takes activepart in their development.

Mr M N Chaini is the President (CorporateAffairs) Reliance Industries Ltd. He is currentlyPresident of Indian Merchants’ Chamber. He is theDirector of Reliance Patalganga Power Ltd andReliance Assam Petrochemicals Ltd. Mr Chaini is thePresident of Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Kurundwad.He was a Member of the Task Force, which was setup by the Government of Maharashtra to prepareVision 2005 paper for Maharashtra. He has showngreat interest in the Education and Energy sectors.

Mr Firoze Vandrevala is Chairman and ManagingDirector of Hirco Developments Pvt Ltd. HircoDevelopments is the exclusive developer and marketerof real estate projects in which Hirco PLC (a company

listed on the Alternative InvestmentMarket of the London StockExchange) invests. He has a trackrecord of professional management,which is quite rare in the buildingindustry.

He was previously Chairman ofMotorola India and Corporate Vice-President of Motorola Inc. He was alsowith the Tata Group for 33 years inSenior Management positions such asChairman of the Board of TataTeleservices, Managing Director ofTata Power and Deputy ManagingDirector of Tata Steel.

Governing BoardThe nominated members of the Governing Board ofMSBTE are Messrs Avinash Patil, Managing DirectorLaxmi Nirmal Industries, Aurangabad; Vivek Sawant,Managing Director, Maharashtra KnowledgeCorporation Ltd; Noor Ali, Member NAG VidarbhaChamber of Commerce, Nagpur; Suresh Deora,Director, Bombay Ampuls Pvt Ltd, Mumbai; DeepakShirkapur, Chairman, Computer Society of India,Pune; Ravi Pichaya, MD, Hextech Engineers (India)Pvt Ltd, Nashik; A K Khanna, Director, EmcurePharmaceuticals Ltd, Pune; Arun Mugadia, A MConstructions, Builders and Developers, Aurangabad;Pradeep Deshmukh, President, Lancers Club, Katol;Dr P M Khodke, Principal Government EngineeringCollege, Amravati; Dr A S Shedge, Director, METInstitute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai; Mr S M SShashidhara, Training and Placement Officer,Government Polytechnic, Amhednagar and Mr SanjayL Gavhale, Lecturer, B V Polytechnic, Vasai.�


Governing Bodies of MSBTE

DTE’s new initiatives

The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE),Mumbai was established by the Maharahstrastate government to facilitate education and

training in the field of technical education in the state.The role of the Directorate is to maintain the quality

of technical education by laying the policies, establishingand developing Government Institutions, guiding andsupervising the aided and private institutions, interactingwith industry and national level institutions coordinatingwith other departments of State Government, Governmentof India Statutory Organisations and to contribute to thedevelopment of industry and society at large.

It has its six regional offices at Mumbai, Pune, Nasik,Aurangabad, Amravati and Nagpur. These offices areheaded by Joint Director of the region.

The Directorate is responsible for Post Graduate,Graduate and Diploma level institutions in Engineeringand Technology, Architecture, Pharmacy andManagement in the State.

The organisation always coordinates with the All IndiaCouncil for Technical Education for effectiveimplementation of various programmes from time to time.

There has been a substantial increase in the intakecapacity of Engineering, MBA, MCA institutes andpolytechnics in the state during the current academic year.The private sector is primarily responsible for this growth,the exception being a Government Polytechnic, whichwas started at Avsari, in Pune district with 240 intakecapacity. The growth in engineering institutes andpolytechnics is notably in emerging areas of technology,which are essentially required for meeting industrialrequirement of technocrats.

The online admission process is being effectivelyimplemented for First Year Engineering, Pharmacy,

Architecture, direct 2nd year Engineering and Pharmacy,MBA and MCA admissions since 2004-05. The processhelps in carrying out these admissions without hassles andare completed in stipulated time.

The cut-off date for reporting to institutes is alsonotified and published through newspapers and over thewebsite.

TEQIP initiative

The Technical Education Quality ImprovementProgramme (TEQIP) is a World Bank Assisted Projectbeing implemented in 17 institutes (14 engineering andthree polytechnics) since 2004.

The state has utilised 97 per cent of the allocations andinstitutes have immensely benefited by way of achievingacademic excellence.

At the 9th Joint Review Meeting in July 2008, WorldBank and Ministry of Human Resource Developmentofficials highly appreciated the progress made in theimplementation of this project in Maharashtra .

Merit cum Means based Scholarship for MinorityStudents

The Government of India’s scheme of Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship for minority students is beingimplemented by the Directorate, which is the State NodalAgency.

Each student gets Rs 25,000-Rs 30,000 scholarshipand Rs. 2.81 crore has been sanctioned for 1126 students.Till date, scholarships worth Rs. 2.44 crore have beendisbursed to 988 students.

Academic Excellence through Industry-InstitutePartnership

The Directorate promotes Industry Institutecollaborations and some of the recent examples of suchcollaborations are:

�Advance Diploma in Automotive Mechatronicsat Government Polytechnic (GP), Pune in collaborationwith Daimler Chrysler (India Ltd.);

�Certificate Course in Foundry Technology atGovernment Polytechnic, Kolhapur, in association withInstitute of Indian Foundry men;

�Training programme for Works Manager atGovernment Polytechnic, Nagpur in association withTATA Motors. The Directorate also promotes short-termindustry related Continuing Education Programmes atvarious institutes under its control.

Technical Education and Eleventh Five Year Plan

The Ministry for Human Resource Development(MHRD) had organised a Ministers’ Conference on July23 and 24, 2008 at New Delhi and announced variousschemes for development of Higher and TechnicalEducation of the country during Eleventh Five Year Plan.In accordance with these MHRD initiatives for expansion,excellence and inclusiveness, the Directorate is planningits scheme for various developments in TechnicalEducation within Maharashtra. �

Course

No of

Institutes

Intake

Capacity

No of

Institutes

Intake

Capacity

Engg 174 56711 222 71486

MBA 139 10425 203 15255

MCA 73 4203 96 5848

Polytechnics 178 49620 186 52795

2007-2008 2008-2009

October-December 2008 5MSBTE NEWSLETTER

Information technology is a double edge swordwhich can be used for destructive as well asconstructive work. A malicious infection can

use the technology for hacking, data theft, virus attack,phishing, cyber bullying and the result can bedestructive. In order to provide relevant security to anorganisation, there is a need to check the authenticity,safety and security of the systems, which are reliedupon and trusted.

Among the major misuses of ITare hacking, child pornography,stalking, denial of service, offencesrelated to internet relay chat andphishing.

In the coming days, economicespionage will increase. The arsenalwill include phishing withattachments and sophisticatedtechnology employed to persuadeusers. Such an attachment is sent bya trusted source, as well as newdisguising techniques to avoid viruschecking.

Insider attacks, those conductedby unscrupulous employees,consultants and/or contractors are abig threat to organisations today.

Quite a number of websites exhibit a great numberof vulnerabilities owing to programming errors, suchas cross-site scripting, SQL injection, etc.

PCs are infected through USB devices and CDs andthese are transferred to other PCs through suchdevices, especially during conferences.Cyber Security Tips

• Create a “strong” password. A strong passwordconsists of at least eight characters and should includeletters, numbers and special characters such aspunctuation marks.

• Do not post information or pictures aboutyourself online. Keep your personal information toyourself in order to protect the identity and privacy ofyou and your family from predators and thieves.

• Do not agree to meet in person, someone youmeet online. Online predators and criminals will tryand trick you into meeting with them, posing asfriends or caring people.

• Talk to an adult if you feel uncomfortable orafraid of anything you see or hear online.

• Encourage your family members to haveseparate user accounts. This is a behaviour we all

should follow like in the case of personal informationsuch as bank account information and other importantdata.

• Share your knowledge of cyber security withyour family and friends. Take the time to teach themhow to protect themselves and their data from danger.Protect your data

• Always assume your emails, chat sessions, andtext messages are read in public.

•Use caution when openingemails. Emails from people youdon’t know or unexpected emailfrom someone you do know, butlikely to be the result of a spam orare infected with a virus; deletethese emails without opening them.

•Make backups of your data.Backup all important files,information, programmes andfolders every time a change is made(or at least once a week). Keepyour backups in a safe place.

•Be careful while sharing offiles and computers with others.

•Do not share your passwordwith anyone

•Protect your all your data,which is your asset

• Update your anti-virus programme and virusdefinitions as well as your anti-spy ware software. Useand maintain a firewall.

• Disconnect your computer from the internetwhen not in use. Some types of malware areprogrammed to destroy your computer after you logoff but remain connected to the internet; others triggermalicious actions when the computer is in screen-saver mode.

• Take care when opening an attachment youreceive through email, chat rooms, or SMS.Attachments can contain viruses, worms, or spy ware,so scan your attachments before opening them.

• Do not open an attachment sent by someoneyou don’t know or that has a name or subject title thatdoes not make sense to you.

• Patch your computer with the latest securityupdates for the software you use. These updates fixthe problem found in their operating system, browseror software.

The recent hacking of theinternet connection of an

American citizen staying inMumbai, to warn media

organisations of the bomb blastsin Ahmedabad, brings to light

the need for cyber security. This article gives tips on

protective steps you should taketo save your email ID from

being hacked.

Great need for Cyber Security

Contributed by Dr Harold D’costa, Director, IntelligentQuotient System Private Ltd, Pune

6 October-December 2008

“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will tryagain tomorrow.” --- Mary Anne Radmacher

MSBTE NEWSLETTER

India’s power requirement would be badlyaffected in the absence of the India-UnitedStates nuclear deal, according to Atomic Energy

Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar. He said thatthe plan to build nuclear power capacity of 20,000MW by 2020 could slip by at least 6,000 MW if theIndo-US nuclear deal did not materialise.

Dr. Kakodkar said, “It is possible to realise theprojected production by the target date, only if there isinternational civil nuclear cooperation.”

The Department of Atomic Energy had set thetarget anticipating 10,000 MW from the PressurisedHeavy Water Reactor programme (PHWR), 2,500MW from the fast breeder reactors now beingdeveloped and 8,000 MW from the light water reactorsto be imported mainly from Russia. The Russianscould supply these reactors even now provided thecivilian cooperation is cleared, he said.

In the past, Dr Homi Bhabha, architect of thenuclear dream of India had promoted the idea ofnuclear energy for civilian purpose. Referring to him,Dr. Kakodkar said Dr. Bhabha had gone ahead withthe import of the Tarapur reactors (from US) as, “hisideas about the roadmap to realise autonomousdomestic technological capability were very clear;self-reliance did not mean isolating ourselves, butrather keeping open several options.”

Regarding uranium supply, opening new mines is atime-consuming activity, he said, giving the examplesof locations in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalayaand Rajasthan. “Most of these deposits have beenknown for a long time; the present fuel demand andsupply mismatch would not have arisen had theseprojects been pursued in the same spirit with whichDr. Bhabha started activities at Jaduguda.”

But he also struck a note of optimism. “I would liketo mention at this stage that our uranium explorationprogramme has seen a paradigm shift in terms of fargreater mobilisation of resources and technologies,and we should not rule out a Pressurised Heavy WaterReactor capacity much larger than 10,000 MW shouldwe be successful in finding more uranium,” he said.“Given the capability of our uranium geologists andthe unprecedented programme thrust, I see no reasonwhy this should not happen.”

Former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, one of theprincipal architects of the May 1998 nuclear tests has

come out as a strong supporter of the Indo-US nucleardeal, stating that it would not affect India’ssovereignty. Dr Kalam is among the first scientists tomake a public statement on the civil nuclear deal. “Wecan at any time withdraw, if any national security needarises in the future,” Dr Kalam said.

Dr Shrikant Paranjape, Head of the Department ofDefence and Strategic Planning, Pune University feelsthat the nuclear deal is going to be beneficial to thecountry in the long run. In his address to the studentsand faculty members of the Nagpur Polytechnic, DrParanjape stated that the US has signed agreementswith 27 countries, including Russia and China.

“Being an agreement for use of nuclear energy forpeaceful purpose, it calls for strict supervision ofnuclear reactors by International Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA). It also deals with the adherence tothe norm of not transferring the fuel or the reprocessedfuel for military use and nuclear proliferation. Ourdefence nuclear facilities are out of its purview andthere is no imposing of any conditions to that effectfrom the US,” he added.

Referring to the global political scenario,Dr Paranjpe said, US views India as a strategic partnerin dealing with terrorism; being aware that there is noother country in the world that can understand and dealwith terrorism more competently than India.

The defence specialist said, “The US knows thatChina, India’s neighbour and a power to reckon with,needs to be slowed in its track with the kind oftechnological advances it is making. So India has toemerge as a power that can match China; hence themove to bring the country under the Nuclear Treaty.”

About the deal solving the long pending demand ofpower supply, Dr Paranjpe cautioned the audience bysaying that such deals do not produce instant results.

By signing such a deal, India will benefit to theextent of ensuring that their reactors do not starve offuel and by increase of this supply, these reactors willwork in full capacity that will generate enough powerto help our growing industry and economy. Naturalresources such as coal and petroleum products aredepleting at a rapid rate and the only stability that wecan derive on the power front is from nuclear energy,he said.

‘Nuclear deal will give us power’


The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up asmost of us have been, into every corner of our minds.

John Maynard Keynes

Compiled by MSBTE TEAM

MSBTE’s Training Programmes Principals and Heads of Department learn New Management Skills...

The Principals and HODs have to manage theacademic processes and are closely relatedto the core processes of the polytechnics. It is

generally believed, “Effective leadership at all levelsis important but Principals and Department heads areseen as the driving force for the growth of any Instituteand are considered as the key contributors to theimprovement of quality of the learning process.”

Besides, MSBTE has always strived to keep pace

with the new developments in the field of technologyas a result of privatisation and globalisation. In orderto cope with the rapidly changing technological needs,it is essential to have optimum utilisation of resourcesavailable in the technical institutions.

To achieve these goals, the Board has realised theneed to organise an institutional management andleadership training programme for Principals andHODs. The concepts and skills, which are generallyconsidered important, are -- Vision Building,Evaluation Skills, Monitoring Skills, TimeManagement Skills, Interpersonal Skills, InformationManagement Skills, Planning Skills, NetworkingSkills and Financial Skills. Infact, MSBTE haslaunched a training programme to acquaint Principalsand HODs with some of these concepts and skills.

A three-day training programme on “InstitutionalManagement” for Principals and Heads ofDepartments of Polytechnics in Pune region,organised by RBTE, received overwhelmingresponse.

During this training, MSBTE Board Member MrVivek Sawant guided the audience throughmotivational talk.

Principals and Heads of Department attending a session at thetraining workshop on Institutional Management

...and Pharmacy Teachers learn to handle Professional Challenges

Keeping in mind the fast pace at which thepharmaceutical industry is growing in Indiaand globally, MSBTE had organised a two-

day training programme for pharmacy teachers on‘Pharmacy Profession-Challenges and Opportunities’.

A large number of pharmacy colleges have openedin the state in last three years and most of thesecolleges have absorbed a substantial number of freshfaculty. MSBTE decided to organise workshops,seminars and industrial training to help pharmacyteachers enhance their skills and knowledge.

The workshop mooted by MSBTE was organisedby RBTE Pune in association with Institute ofPharmaceutical Education and Research IPER (Pune)Pvt Ltd. Twenty-four pharmacy faculty members fromvarious institutes were invited to attend the workshop.

Dr. Mahesh Burande, Director Bilcare ResearchAcademy, Pune, informed the teachers about thegrowth and expansion of the pharmacy industryglobally and appealed to them to join hands with withit to make India a superpower in pharmacy.

Several experts from industries addressed the

teachers at the workshop. The then Joint Director, Regional Office of DTE,

Pune, Dr S K Mahajan, who presented certificates tothe participants, said that training of teachers isextremely essential for effective implementation ofthe curriculum and for improvement of pharmacyeducation in the state. He added that globalisation hasincreased competition and it is essential for everyone,especially teachers, to update knowledge and skills.�

Pharmacy Teachers at the Workshop on ‘Pharmacy Profession-Challenges and Opportunities’


Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. Aristotle

Diploma holders require soft skills

Mr Mukund Vyas, General Manager,Human Resource, Siemens feels that thereis an urgent need for diploma holders to

enhance their communications skills.Having worked for over 13 years as an HR person

in Siemens, Mr Vyas gives more importance to anindividual’s performance and willingness to contributethe best than qualification. “In Siemens, qualificationsmatter only at the time of recruitment but once thecandidate is appointed, the only thing that counts isperformance,” says Mr Vyas.

Comparing the communication skills of thediploma and degree holders, he said that in spite ofhaving tremendous intellectual capacity, diplomaholders need improvement in their ability tocommunicate or express their ideas. “It’s absolutelyimportant that such inhibitions about communicationsneed not be there as long as an individual hascapability and knowledge in his/her area. Unless anduntil this barrier is broken, it will be difficult for adiploma holder to grow in the profession.

“After having worked for so many years in thisindustry, there is great need to change the mindset of

the employees. As they grow in thecompany, we expect them to takeinitiative and do what they think is goodfor the organisation. One shouldunderstand one’s capabilities andknowledge and work accordingly,” MrVyas added. There is also anexpectation that they bring fresh ideasinto the organisation and question or challenge currentprocesses or ways of doing things.

According to Mr Vyas, Polytechnic Institutesshould train students in behavioural competencies,such as ability to take the initiative, communicationskills, team spirit, result orientation; qualities mostorganisations focus on during selection of trainees.

The curricula must be designed to provide exposureto practical aspect of technical education and onworking in an organisation. For this, there should bea strong liaison between corporate organisations andtechnical institutions on a continuous basis. Even theprofessors should visit the corporate and build anetwork with technical teams so as to pass on theknowledge to coming generation.

Educationists need to redefine‘naturally accepted’ primaryenvironment of learning

through classrooms and laboratories.Today, on one hand, polytechnics areequipped with state-of-the-artinfrastructure in the form of

conference rooms, impressive collection of booksin libraries, information technology access; on theother hand, increasing number of new institutionsand a huge demand for qualified professionals hasresulted in the crunch of qualified and qualityteachers, depriving students of requisite training.As a result, the present system needs to be scaledfor quality training in Certificate, Diploma orAdvanced Diploma Programmes.

Many countries have switched over to Smart orVirtual Classrooms; a solution to overcome facultyshortage. The Smart Simulated Classes have videoconferencing facilities in addition to other audio-visual aids and the teaching can be interactive, ifthe conferencing is held in real time. Recordedlectures are available to students who miss theinteractive sessions. This becomes very usefulwhen used with sense of commitment, disciplineand time management, apart from making it

student-centric, to boost effective learning amongthe students.

The new decade will belong to technology-enabled learning with best faculty lectures madeavailable to all the students, irrespective of theirlocation. The recording and transmission cansimultaneously benefit a large number of studentsand other stakeholders. Having appropriatetransmission from few selected locations, it ispossible to bring the faculty across the state,country or even around the world to teach thestudents, if the institutes have simulatedclassrooms. We can utilise the power of technology,which doesn’t demand huge investment. FormerMSBTE Director, Prof B P Tale, had envisionedthis concept way back and it can be a reality in thenear future. It is our preparedness to accept thischange and give the academic input, which isstudents’ due. The students will definitely not missan opportunity of quality learning in this way.Practice of Smart Card and RFID (Radio FrequencyIdentification) systems will assist in maintainingdiscipline, time and attendance record for properutilisation of resources.

Virtual classrooms in near future

Contributed by Prof D K Nayak, Principal,VPM’s Polytechnic, Thane.

INDUSTRY

ACADEMIA


E X P E R T S S P E A K

Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth.Archimedes

� Yantrakur ’08Eighty papers were presented at the Yantrakur ’08

organised by Government Polytechnic, Ahmednagaron January 17 and 18, 2008.� Quiz competition results

Students of the M H Saboo Siddik Polytechnic,Mumbai bagged the first prize in the State level QuizCompetition in Mechanical Engineering Group,organised by MSBTE on March 5, 2008 at BharatiVidyapeeth’s Jawaharlal Nehru Institute ofTechnology, Pune. The second prize was won byJaihind Polytechnic, Kuran. � Josh ’08

Josh ’08 an inter-departmental cultural festival offine arts, Indian culture and tradition was organised byM M J Shah Polytechnic, Mumbai, on February 11,2008.

An alumni meet was also organised, in whichdistinguished alumni were felicitated. They sharedtheir emotions and nostalgic memories. � JidnyasaK K Wagh Polytechnic, Nashik had organised aregional mathematics competition.� Career GuidanceL & T Institute of Technology, Mumbai hadorganised a career guidance programme for the finalsemester students on April 17, 2008. Several topicswere covered in the programme by experts.

� Law LiteracyDr D Y Patil Polytechnic, Navi Mumbai hadorganised a workshop on “Law Literacy” for students.Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner, Mr RamraoWagh, was the Chief Guest on the occasion. � Soft Skill development

The New Polytechnic Unchgaon, Kolhapur,conducted various soft skills developmentprogrammes for its students as well as students ofother institutes.� Training Programme

Government Polytechnic, Nagpur held a three-month training programme on Forest Conservationand Management and water for 12th class students.

Trupti Attawar and Prachi Nashikar of Thakur Polytechnic,Mumbai, who won the Indo-Malaysian Throwball Tournamentin June 2008 at Kuala Lumpur, with their trophies.


� Paper presentation

Mechanical Engineering, Sr lecturer, Mr S A Khot,

P V P Institute of Technology, Budhgaon presented a

paper at an International Conference organised by

Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

Prof K R Tanksale of Sau Venutai ChavanPolytechnic, Pune, has filed a patent for Development

of Piezo electric based charger unit for cellular phone

batteries. Physics Professor A D Garge of the same

college presented a paper at an international

conference held in Singapore.

Prof Aruna Patil of Dr D Y Patil Polytechnic, NaviMumbai, won the first prize for her two papers, and

Prof Shankar Isal won the second prize at a conference

organised by Babasaheb Gawade Institute ofTechnology from January 18 to 20, 2008.

Prof Rajashree More of the same institute won the

second prize for his paper presented at a conference

organised by Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute ofTechnology.

Dr D K Parbat, Lecturer in Civil Engineering at

Government Polytechnic, Nagpur, won “Best Paper

Award” in civil engineering at an international

conference organised by G H Raisoni College of

Engineering, Nagpur for his paper ‘Artificial neural

network modeling of road traffic noise descriptors.’� Conference on Nano Technology

V P M Polytechnic, Thane had organised a

national conference on ‘Latest trends in Nano

Technology’ on January 5, 2008. �

S T U D E N T S

I N S T I T U T I O N A L N E W S

F A C U L T Y

Computer Literacy Programme for staff in session at G HRaisoni Polytechnic, Nagpur.

Throwball champions

Students

Articulate

‘Quality technical education in

Maharashtra’

Teaching is the process ofimparting of ideas, conceptsand knowledge by using

some teaching aids, where as learningis the process of acquisition ofknowledge or skill.

The teaching methodology adoptedin our polytechnic is extremely effective. In ourpolytechnic, teachers always use innovative methodsto impart knowledge on new concepts or ideas to thestudents.

The methods used in our polytechnic include visualaids showing models, charts and power pointpresentations. Apart from this, visits to differentindustries are organised from time to time to exposethe students to new technologies and give them aninsight into the shop floor activities.

The teacher evaluates the student on a regular basisby asking questions on the topics covered .

Mona Anil MohitkarThird Year Mech. Engg Govt. Polytechnic, Yavatmal

The quality of any technicaleducation Institute isdetermined by the learning

material published by it to impart thebest technical knowledge to thestudents. We find MSBTE is onesuch body which ensures that aquality education system is followed in all thetechnical institutions in the state.

The syllabus designed by MSBTE is systematicmaking it easier for teachers to adhere to it and teachthe students accordingly. There are also a number ofreference books suggested by MSBTE which help inthe teaching-learning process.

The MSBTE website provides the students with thedetailed information of the curriculum, teaching andexamination schemes, and also with sample questionpapers, for all the exams being conducted during thethree years of the programme.

We are very thankful to MSBTE for providing uswith the laboratory manuals. This keeps the studentsin touch with the syllabus and also helps the studentsa great deal. The printing quality of the manuals isgood and at the same time, affordable for the students.The manuals come in handy during the two hourpracticals, given the valuable data along with circuitdiagram, block diagram and data sheets. Theavailability of procedure, observation table andquestionnaires in the manuals helps to get the depth oftopic.

The manual considerably saves students’ timecurtailing the avoidable writing work.

The photographs and pictures of equipments in themanual give a brief idea and knowledge of theequipment. It is also helpful for the faculty membersto complete the lab sessions in given time. Though itis difficult to provide lab manuals to each and everystudent, MSBTE has ensured that excellently. As aresult, more time can be allotted to hands-on trainingand practical work, which is very important fordiploma holders.

MSBTE’s systematic approach of the teaching-learning process make the submission process verysystematic, fast and transparent.

Aditya PawarThird Year Industrial Electronics, VPM’s Polytechnic, Thane

Education can best beimparted when it is deliveredwith commitment and with

an active participation of students. The biggest challenge for technical

institutions today is to adapt to changeand to design and deliver academic

programmes that can prepare students for employmentchallenges at the global level. Teaching-learningprocess is therefore a factor of utmost importance forany technical education system.

Some instructors give lectures, others demonstrateor discuss; some focus on principles and others onapplications; some emphasise on memory and othersunderstanding. When teachers “put together” theircourses, they are in essence designing learningexperiences for others.

Today, knowledge is the key to success and theteaching learning process should ensure that thestudent is equipped with more knowledge.

India has enormous manpower, if this is convertedinto skilled manpower, India will become a major‘manufacturing hub’ in the world.

Harsh GoswamiThird Year IT, Thakur Polytechnic, Mumbai


The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.Aristotle

Institute-Industry Partnership

mutually beneficial

Excerpts from aninterview of MsLueny Morell

P r e s i d e n t - E l e c t ,International Federation ofEngineering EducationSocieties (IFEES) andDirector, EngineeringEducation Innovations,Hewlett-Packard Labs,

Aguadilla, USA.Q. What do you think an industry aims at in

today’s global market scenario?

Morell: The industry basically aims at leading edgeproducts and services, satisfy customer needs, employeducated workforce, use of latest technologies andeffective execution of technical and managementprocesses. It has to work towards increasingemployers’ engagement, management of ethical issuesand reducing operational costs. Q. Which should be the areas of focus for technical

institutes, considering the global manpower

requirement?

Morell: The educational institutes on the other handstrive to develop good curricula, get programmesaccredited, employ good teachers and researchers,develop scheme for recognition of their scholarly work- papers and patents, try to get research grants andresearch collaborations (for MS, PhD theses).

The institutes should encourage students forinternships in industry, provide essential budget,obtain external funds to complement state allocation(for public institutions) and provide adequate facilities.Q. What attributes should institutes learn from

industry?

Morell: The mindset of institutes’ faculty has tochange from individual oriented to team oriented,which is very prominently seen in industry. Secondly,the industry believes in results and is always focusedon customer satisfaction.

Take the example of our organisation--HP. TheKnowledge Supply Chain is similar in concept to thematerial supply chain. HP and our university partnersare engaged in a process of knowledge creation andtransfer. Unfortunately, today the knowledge processis stratified into academia and industry. Bothinstitutions generate and transfer knowledge, but inmost cases there are major barriers between the twothat curb the ability to satisfy the society.Q. What roles should these two play to create

symbiosis?

Morell: The knowledge process is continuous, closed-loop process, where each entity contributes to thesuccess of the whole. All partners must recognise thatsatisfying the end-customers can be sustained onlywhen each partner is also satisfied. The recognitionby industry and academia that they are criticalelements of a single integrated process or supply chaingives a sense of mutual purpose.

Commitment to spend time in each other’senvironments, willingness to trust and capitalise onthese deeper, longer-lasting relationships to leveragescarce resources will only build the partnership. Q. How can trust be built between institutes and

industry?

Morell: Building trust is possible with sharing ofimportant information, especially about oneself,willingness to be influenced, being fair, understandingboundaries, fulfillment of promises, consistency,understanding each other, acceptance of differences,cultivation of win-win initiatives, projects andexperiences, documentation and sharing of successesand being honest with each other. I suggest that forbuilding partnerships, institutes should involveindustry early and in the process, ask for their needsand expectations of skills and competencies from afresh graduate. Do not start asking for financialsupport right away, support will follow as a naturalprocess.

One of the methods can be to develop aprogramme/faculty level industry advisory board toprovide you guidance and policy-influencing, neededfor implementation of new ideas. Involvement ofrecent alumni (they are the most committed in theacademic process) will be a practical way to enter intosuch partnerships. Also, establish an industry advisoryboard to provide you guidance, direction, develop andleverage initiatives, seek external funds.Q. What specific role can industry play in

strengthening Industry-Institute Partnership?

Morell: Industry should provide the faculty withgeneral needs concerning curriculum development andinnovation, help with accreditation processes andinfluence others on the need to collaborate. Theindustry can get involved with all stakeholders –students, teaching faculty and administration. Therecould be regular dialogue between senior companyand university officials. Industry can provide supportas much as possible.

Interview by Prof Deepak Kulkarni, Head Textile Technology,Government Polytechnic, Nagpur.

12 October-December 2008 12MSBTE NEWSLETTER

Idreamt of becoming an entrepreneur even as Itook admission in Government Polytechnic,Aurangabad for a Diploma in Mechanical

Engineering after clearing my SCC examination. I often sit back and reflect upon my journey to be a

successful entrepreneur. I graduated in 1992 andearned my BE (Mech) degree from JawaharlalNehru Engineering College, Aurangabad in1995.

My desire of becoming anentrepreneur got a thrust from Late MrV R Deshpande (former ViceChancellor, Dr. Babasaheb AmbedkarTechnological University, Lonere) whoshaped my career by giving me moralsupport and initial industrial exposure.

After completing my studies, getting mydegree I was in a dilemma whether to join amultinational company or to get industrial training tobe an entrepreneur. Mr Deshpande helped me with aplacement in M/s Sip Tools, Dombivali, to get trainedin tool room activity.

I joined Sip Tools in September 1995 as a traineeengineer for two years and got valuable guidance ofMr P A Latkar and Mr S H Dingankar (Partners of thefirm). I got wide exposure to industrial sector and alsohands-on-experience in specialised tool roomproduction equipment/machines.

During my training period, I explored myself forvarious activities in the field of marketing, productionand design of critical precision jigs, fixtures andgauges. At the end of second year of my training,Mr Latkar and Mr Dingankar supported me in a greatway in starting my own enterprise.

In 1997, I purchased an industrial shed in RailwayStation Area MIDC, Aurangabad. The 667 sq ft plotwith built up area of about 2200 sq ft was sufficientfor me to approach Maharashtra State FinancialCorporation (MSFC) for term loan for procurement ofmachines and instruments.

Initially, I purchased some used machines (surfacegrinding, vertical milling machine lathe machine)along with new cylindrical grinding machine, drillingmachine and various precision measuring/testinginstruments.

I named the enterprise Vital Tools, manufacturers

of precision jigs, fixtures and Gauges. I started bycatering to Bajaj Auto Ltd, Grind Master Machines PvtLtd, Dagger Forst Tools Ltd and some localcompanies.

It was a tough job initially, as I had to work hard,for getting work orders, constant rating on quality,

selection of work force and meeting thefinancial ends. I was able to overcome

majority of these problems because ofstrong mindset and self confidence.

After three to four years of initialstruggle, things were quite stable and Iadded few more machines and startedspreading my wings outside

Aurangabad. Orders were received fromAshok Leyland Ltd, Hero Honda Ltd,

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd and many morecompanies from Maharashtra and outside.

My potential in the field of precision tools was putto test. I was successful on standards and developedgood infrastructure.

Customer satisfaction gave me a further boost aswell as confidence and eventually I was able to repaythe loan on time.

I was fortunate to expand my activity by procuringone more adjacent shed of same size in the year 2004.

With my specialisation in the area, I now plan toexport precision tools.

It is the “will to stand” which brings forth thecapabilities in you and some one has rightly said,“Your attitude decides altitude.”

I am a recipient of First Generation EntrepreneurAward from Rotary Club of Aurangabad andProficiency Award from Aurangabad Co-operativeIndustrial Estate, instituted in the memory of Late DrM V Dharwadkar.

I must mention that my family comprising mymother Ms Anuradha Kale, father Mr Ashok Kale,wife Dr Mayura and daughter Isha have played amajor role in my success.

My parents and my wife stood by me and gave mevital moral support throughout my professionaljourney.

Journey towards entrepreneurship SUCCESS

STORY

Story of Mr Ajay Ashok Kale, who pasesed out fromGovernment Polytechnic, Aurangabad


Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have todo, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought to be learned; and

however early a man's training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly. Thomas H Huxley

Know Your Course�Diploma in Surface Coating TechnologyThe booming economy has led to a growth in the

construction and infrastructure development makingSurface Coating an emerging field given theimportance of the paint industry in the economy. Thecourse includes the study of raw materials such aspigments, resins etc. The other surface coatingsincluded are printing inks, electroplating, powdercoating, cosmetics and laminates.

The course, appropriately designed by MSBTE,includes paint manufacturing and its application.

The students have opportunities in paintmanufacturing industries, automobile industries andengineering industries among others.

Those completing this course can also work aspainting contractors or give services to pigmentmanufacturing industry, powders manufacturingindustry, electroplating units, printing ink industriesand other allied industries.Course Duration : 3 years (6 semesters)

Sandwich Pattern. Semester III and VI are reservedfor plant level training of 20 weeks each.Admission Eligibility : HSC passed with minimum50 per cent marks and with Physics, Chemistry andMathematics.

On the directives of the Governing Council andBoard, MSBTE is organising Career fairs on TechnicalEducation at district and taluka level for the last threeyears. Minister for Higher and Technical Education,Mr. Dilip Walse-Patil suggested the Board that ‘CareerFair on Wheels’, should be organised to acquaint thestudents of rural and remote areas about technicalcourses. One such fair was inaugurated by Mr Walse-Patil at Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya, Mancher onFebruary 3, 2008. The fair then moved to 11 villages(Mancher-Ghodegaon-Avsari(Budruk)-Avsari(Khurd)-Talegaon-Jambhari-Borgaon-Nirgudsar -Dhamni).

Similar Career Fairs were organised in GadchiroliDistrict (Gadchiroli-Chamoshi-Bhamragad-Aheri-Attapalli-Ashti) and in Chalisgaon (Mudkheda-Hingone-Waghali-Patoda). These fairs had anoverwhelming response to these fairs from studentsand parents from remote areas. Institutes offering

diploma programmes in Engineering and Technology,Pharmacy and Minimum Competency VocationalCourses, and ITIs participated in these fairs. Suchcareer fairs are being organised regularly inMaharashtra to the benefit of students, employees,professionals and home makers. �

MSBTE at your doorstepCareer fair on wheels

�Diploma in Maritime Catering Technologyand Hotel Management

Maritime Catering Technology and HotelManagement is in many ways different from ShoreCatering and includes additional knowledge andapplication of Catering Techniques, which are suitablefor Ships.

This course provides students familiarisation andorientation in Maritime. It emphasis on class roomlectures in Cookery, Saloon Service, Bakery and CabinService and adequate number of practicals in all thesubjects and prepares the student to achieve thestandard of competence required for the Hotels,Airlines and Shipping Industry.

Students learn about Food Science, Nutrition, FoodCosting, Accounts, Human Resource Development,Food Hygiene and Information TechnologyApplications. They are also trained in CommunicationSkills and are taught English and French.

On completion of the course, students getContinuous Discharge Certificate from DirectorGeneral of Shipping. This is a pre-requisite to workonboard ships, navy vessels and offshore installations. Course Duration: Two Year - Full Time after HSC.Admission Eligibility: HSC passed with minimum 40per cent Marks in English Subject and total aggregate40 per cent marks.

For further details on both the courses log on towww.msbte.com


Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Mr. DilipWalse-Patil, visits the stalls, after inaugurating the Career Fairon Wheels at Mancher.

Students show keen interest in gathering information at theCareer Fair on Wheels.

Government Polytechnic trains

Tata Motors’ works managers

In a historic move, the Government Polytechnic,Nagpur, organised a training programme jointlywith Tata Motors Ltd, Mumbai, (Passenger Car

Business Unit), one of the largest manufacturer of fourwheelers in the country, for their works managers.

Prof D R Nandanwar, Principal and Prof KishoreDixit, In-charge Head, Automobile EngineeringDepartment, took the initiative in designing theprogramme in consultation with experts of both theorganisations.

In the first phase, 21 works managers were trainedfor four months at Government Polytechnic. Thetraining inputs included technical as well asmanagerial/behavioral aspects. Encouraged with theresults, another batch of 20 works managers was sentfor the training.

The uniqueness of the programme was thedesigning of comprehensive training to suit the profileof works managers, objective tests before decidingnew topics and feed back of participants.

“Although the Department of AutomobileEngineering has built a good liaison with automobile

industry, this was a first and a unique experience for allof us,” said Prof Dixit. He added that the programmewas an acknowledgement of the potential of thePolytechnic to undertake corporate training.

The department has a collection of good learningmaterial received from the Tata Motors Ltd. Posttraining programme follow-up by the top managementof the company has shown performance elevationamongst the participants, including promotions andhigher responsibilities, Prof Dixit added.

Change is the essence of survival in today’scompetitive world and it can come throughinnovation. There is dearth of skilled

manpower in the engineering sector of industry andgood teaching faculty members in academicinstitutes. Keeping in mind the need for a symbioticrelationship between industry and academicinstitutions, the K K Wagh Polytechnic Nashik, haslaunched an Industry-Institute Partnership Cell(IIPC), inspired by the visionary leadership of MrBalasaheb Wagh, Chairman, K.K.Wagh EducationSociety.

Taking a cue from this vision, Principal (Prof) MD Kokate approached the executives of KirloskarOil Engines Ltd, (KOEL) Nashik, to identify thetraining needs of their employees and designed athree year diploma course for them.

Some of the key points of the course are:computer literacy, CNC programming, innovativework culture, positive attitude, Kaizen, Kanban,Supply Chain Management, Six Sigma and the like.

Since KOEL’s manpower is varied from non-SSC,SSC, HSC failed/passed and ITI certificate holders,Prof P S Bhandari and Prof D M Dharmadhikaridesigned the course to ensure that the work forceacquires multiple skills with good theoretical andpractical knowledge of various trades.

There are plans to gradually extend this to variousindustries, seeking such training for their employees.

On its part, KOEL extends full cooperation to KK Wagh Polytechnic students by way of industrialvisits and projects.

With increased interactions between faculty andindustry higher officials, even the faculty havebecome fimiliar with latest technology, which in turnhas helped the students.

This year the Mechanical Engineering topper,who belonged to this institute, scored 90.28 per centmarks, while eight students scored over 80 per centmarks and 28 students scored 75 per cent andabove, proving that the programme has helped theindustry as well as the students.�

A speaker at the training programme for Tata Motors’ worksmanagers.

Kirloskar Engines-K K Wagh Polytechnic tie-up

INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA INTERFACE


Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people. John D. Rockefeller, Jr

MSBTE going global

The winds of globalisation in India and theexpertise with the MSBTE are helping Boardgo global. MSBTE is in touch with the global

market, especially the developing countries, to shareits expertise to help set up technical educationalinstitutions in those countries.

Some countries have suo motto shown interest ingaining from MSBTE’s experience and expertise.There have been visits from foreign delegates toMSBTE to take a look at its functioning and its workin the field of technical education.

Delegates from different countries have appreciatedthe innovative courses designed by MSBTE, keepingpace with the development of technology in variousindustries, coupled with the detailed syllabus for suchcourses. Delegations from Australia, China and theUnited Kingdom have been amongst the prominentones that visited the MSBTE.

During their discussions with the officials of theMSBTE, the delegates praised MSBTE for theemphasis laid by it on practical training, field workand visits to industries, to acquaint the students withthe developments in their respective fields of study.

Mr Mohemed Idris, Consul General of Republic of

Djibouti (North – East Africa), recently visitedMSBTE and requested it to support Republic ofDjibouti in improving its technical education. To takethis initiative further, a three-member delegation ofMSBTE visited Djibouti, on the invitation of itsMinistry of Education and University of Djibouti.

The delegation, led by Mr P V Page, FinancialConsultant, MSBTE, comprised Prof B P Tale, formerDirector, MSBTE and Mr S P Yavalkar, DeputySecretary, MSBTE. The team visited University ofDjibouti and Vocational Schools (Lycee Industriel EtCommercial (LIC) offering short term technicalcourses and also had discussions with the President ofthe University and the Director and Officers ofVocational School.

MSBTE is also considering provision ofconsultancy services to Saudi Arabia and some othercountries.

A delegation of MSBTE participated in ‘IndiaCalling 2008’, a conference organised in Canada byIndian Merchants’ Chamber with an objective to buildstrategic business and education partnership betweenIndia and Canada and to project India as an attractiveinvestment destination.

Mr Dilip Walse-Patil, Maharashtra Minister forHigher and Technical Education visited University ofFraser Valley (UFV), Abbotsford, Canada on June 20,2008, along with Mr Noor Ali, MSBTE BoardMember and Mr Yavalkar.

They were briefed about UFV by the Universityofficials.

Mr Walse-Patil suggested that given the largenumber of students and variety of courses, they couldhave Joint Exchange Programmes, Joint Certification,Faculty Exchange and Student Exchange. Hesuggested having a pilot project in IT and relatedsectors, in few institutions, where sufficient space andinfrastructure is available.�

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Day/Date Event Details Organiser/Venue

January 9 and 10,

2009

7th National Conference on Biometrics, RFID and

Emerging Technologies for Automatic

Identification

V P M Polytechnic, Thane

January 9 and 10,

2009

National Conference on ‘Wireless Communication

and Networking’

L & T Institute of technology, PO.Box 8975, Saki

Vihar Road , Powai, Mumbai along with MSBTE

and IEEE

January 19 to 25,

2009

Training programme on

Plant Safety and Safety Audit

Padmashree Dr.V.V.Patil Instt. Of Tech. and Engg

(Polytechnic)Pravaranagar, Tal: Rahala Dist.

Ahmednagar

February 2009SPARKLE 09 Paper, Project and Quiz

Competition

Sau. Venutai Chavan Polytechnic,

Vadgaon(BK) Pune

[email protected]

FORTHCOMING EVENTS OF VARIOUS POLYTECHNICS

MSBTE delegation with higher officials of Djibouti Ministry ofEducation and University of Djibouti.

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