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U B DesaiDirector
IIT Hyderabad
www.iith.ac.in
Treading a New Path – Innovative Journey of IITH
IUCEE Leadership Summit Goa July 21-22 2017
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The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it
--Michelangelo
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Building a New IIT --- Some challenges, opportunities and travails • A unique endeavor
• Not just preserving the brand IIT, but enhancing it
• Somewhat of a lonely journey • You are at an older IIT with
thousands of students and large faculty, running a big lab with large number of students at all levels
• All of a sudden you are at a place where there are very few students and no faculty
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Building IITH ..
• Great opportunity • To implement a new vision• To try novel and innovative
academic programs• To instill a new culture of
invention and innovations• To enthuse young faculty to think
differently – break the mold• Instilling the COURAGE to try new
ideas, experiment and not be deterred by failures
• To create a unique campus
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Building IITH …
• Creating a culture of innovations • innovations in all domains –
academics, research, governance, students activities, and all that
• A new model of empowerment
• Culture of flexibility – Indian academia tends be rather rigid
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IIT Hyderabadin 10th Year
Academic Departments: In all 14 DepartmentsSciences
Department of Chemistry (M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Department of Mathematics (M.Phil, Ph.D.)
Department of Physics (B.Tech.,M.Sc., Ph.D.)
9 Departments offer B.Tech program
3 departments offer M.Sc.
8 Departments offer M.Tech. programs
1 Department offers M.Phil. Program
1 Dept. offers M.Des.
13 Departments offering Ph.D. programs
B.Tech. Minor is all depts. including Economics, etc.
Minor in Entrepreneurship for all
Option of Double Major for B.Tech. Students
9 Engineering Departments
Department of Biomedical Engineering (M.Tech., Ph.D.)
Department of Biotechnology (M.Tech., Ph.D.)
Department of Chemical Engineering (B.Tech, M.Tech and
Ph.D.)
Department of Civil Engineering (B.Tech, M.Tech. Ph.D.)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering (B.Tech.,
M.Tech., Ph.D.)
Department of Electrical Engineering (B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D.)
Department of Engineering Science (B.Tech.) (virtual
department)
Department of Materials Science & Metallurgical Engineering
(M.Tech., Ph.D., B.Tech.)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
(B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D.)
Only new IIT to have
a full bouquet of departments
Department of Design (M.Des., Ph.D.)
Liberal Arts (M.Phil, Ph.D.)
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Total Number of Students at IITHas on Jan. 2017
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Program Male Female Total
B.Tech 723 139 862
M.Sc. 79 30 109
M.Tech 379 69 448
M.Des 19 13 32
M.Phil 3 5 8
Ph.D 505 163 668
Total 1708 419 2127
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Degrees Awarded in Aug 2016
Name of the
ProgramMale Female Total
B.Tech. 167 22 189
M.Sc. 24 21 45
M.Tech. 137 30 167
M.Des. 3 2 05
M.Phil. 0 1 1
Ph.D. 34 8 42
Total 365 84 449
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FACULTY @IITH
180 faculty – many in the picture
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Research Culture at IITH
Total Sanctioned Sponsored Project Funding ~ 300 crs – US$ 44.00 mil
Industrial Funding ~15 crs – US$ 2.0 mil
Consultancy Funding ~ 6 crs – US$ 92 K
Patents Filed 45
Journal publications by IITH Faculty and
students (as recognized by Scopus) 1000+
Reviewed Conference publication by IITH
Faculty and students (as recognized by
Scopus)
500+
Presentation by IITH faculty at National and
International conferences and reputed
institutes
500+
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Three Incubators at IITH
• iTIC – IIT Hyderabad Technology Incubator• funded by DST
• CHE – Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship• Funded by Raj Mashruwala and
Avi Nash
• FabCi – Fabless Chip Design Incubator• Funded by Ministry of Electronics
and Information Technology --MEITY
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Major Innovations in Academics
FRACTAL ACADEMICS
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Philosophy: The new program should capture …
1. T-Education
o Breadth with Depth
2. Flexibility
3. Foster Interdisciplinary education
4. Wider choice of electives
5. Very early exposure to new technology development
6. Foster Research at undergraduate level
7. Synergy in projects – hopefully leading to products
8. Students can pace their program
9. Student to design their program
10. Greater choice for knowledge acquisition and specialization
11. Encourage creativity
BREADTH
DEP
TH
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Initial Attempts: Fractional Credit courses
• A typical 3 lecture course has 3 credits leading to 42 lecture hours in a semester.
• Fractional credits can be 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 having 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42 lectures hours respectively.
• Some examples of fractional credit courses (1 credit) that were offered at IITH:• Trends in Storage Systems (by NetApp)• Mobile Applications (by Adobe)• Data Management and Computing on the Cloud• Empowering Three Billion (taught by former President Dr.
Kalam)• Finance and Economy• Sales and Marketing• Photo Journalism• Movie Making• Drama (Performing Arts)• Courses by Visiting Faculty in Math and EE from USA • Course in Material Science by visiting faculty from France• …
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Basic Building Blocks
I. 1 credit courses for breadth◦ Core courses
II. 1.5, 2, 2.5 credit courses for depth◦ Specialized courses
◦ Electives
◦ Projects and building prototypes / products
◦ Bridging gulf between theory and practice
Atomize the courses and programs
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1 Credit Courses … All core courses
Helps interdisciplinary education
Open to all students – allows for greater breadth
Students have the option of greater number of interesting courses
Allows students to better tailor their coursework and choose across Departments
Large basket of non-technical courses (LA – Liberal Arts + CA-Creative Arts)
Better access to a wide variety of courses increases exposure and preparedness for research
Synergy in projects - foundation for product development
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Minor in Entrepreneurship – Unique Program at IITH
S. No. Course Name Credits Instructor Semester
Semester 3.1
1 Introduction to Finance and Economy 1 Sri Nagesh 3rd Year, 1st Semester
2 Introduction to Sales & Marketing 1 J. P. Sahu 3rd Year, 1st Semester
3 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 1 Ajai Chowdhry 3rd Year, 1st Semester
Semester 3.2
4 Strategic Innovative Entrepreneurship 1 Ramesh Loganathan 3rd Year, 2nd Semester
5 Introduction to Business plan 1Satish Andra / SriniAdepallli
3rd Year, 2nd Semester
6Early Customer Acquisition and Relationship Management
1 Santanu Paul 3rd Year, 2nd Semester
Semester 4.1
7 Business Plan Development (Project) 3Murali Bukkapatnam and IITH Faculty
4th Year, 1st Semester
Semester 4.2
8 HR and Leadership 1 B. V. R. Mohan Reddy 4th Year, 2nd Semester
9 Company Valuation 1 Hemant Kanakia 4th Year, 2nd Semester
10 Risk Management 1 Pradeep Mittal 4th Year, 2nd Semester
Total Credits 12
All instructors from
Industry:
• Entrepreneurs
• VCs
• Enterprise builders
• Industry Managers
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Three Incubators at IITH
• iTIC – IIT Hyderabad Technology Incubator• funded by DST
• CHE – Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship• Funded by Raj Mashruwala and Avi Nash
• FabCi – Fabless Chip Design Incubator• Funded by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology -- MEITY
Illustrative FractalCurriculum ForElectrical Engineering
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Semester 1 Courses (Credits)Total Credits: 15
Duration
1/6 2/6 3/6 4/6 5/6 6/6
1. Independent Project (1)
2. Digital Fabrication (2)
3. Calculus – I (1)
4. Calculus – II (2)
5. Classical Physics (1)
6. Electric Circuits (1)
7. Magnetic Circuits (1)
8. Digital Logic Design (1)
9. Digital System Design (1)
10. Signals and Communications (1)
11. Internet of Things (1)
12. Bioengineering (1)
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Course
number
Course Title Name of
instructor
Dates Credi
ts
Max
intake
CA 1010 Introduction to Theatre MK Raina TBA 1 80
CA 1014 Exploring the
Performance Spectrum
Jayachandran
PalazhyTBA 1 100
CA 1020 Introduction to Pottery
and Ceramics
Jagruti Dutta 10-14 Feb 1 80
CA 1021 Understanding Cinema:
Five Days at the Movies
Shubhra Gupta TBA 1 100
CA 1023 Introduction to Karnatic
Music
Vasudev TBA 1 100
CA 1025 Madhubani Painting Shalinee
KumariTBA 1 50
CA 1027 Understanding
Hyderabad and Its
Heritage
Various Faculty TBA 1 40
CA 1032 Musics from the World Arko
Mukhaerjee
27-30 Jan 1 50
CA 1033 Filmmaking for
Beginners
Rajeev Ravi TBA 1 80
A sample list of Creative Arts Courses in FractalAcademic Program
Creative Arts option opento all students of IIT Hyderabad
Semester 2 Courses (Credits)Total Credits: 15
Duration
1/6 2/6 3/6 4/6 5/6 6/6
1. Independent Project (1)
2. Vector Calculus (1)
3. Differential Equations (1)
4. Analog Electronics (1)
5. Matrix Analysis (1)
6. Data Analytics (2)
7. Basic Control Theory (1)
8. Digital Signal Processing (1)
9. Data Structures (2)
10. Semiconductor Fundamentals (1)
11. Embedded Programming (1)
12. Physiology for Engineers (1)
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Semester 3 Courses (Credits)Total Credits: 16
Duration
1/6 2/6 3/6 4/6 5/6 6/6
1. EE Independent Project (1)
2. Science Elective (1)
3. Environmental Chemistry (1)
4. Chemistry Lab (2)
5. Microprocessors (1)
6. Device Physics (2)
7. Transformers and DC Machines (2)
8. AC Machines (1)
9. Power Electronics (1)
10. Random Processes (1)
11. Digital Modulation Techniques (1)
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Semester 4 Courses (Credits)Total Credits: 16
Duration
1/6 2/6 3/6 4/6 5/6 6/6
1. EE Independent Project (1)
2. Complex Variables (1)
3. EM and Maxwell’s Equations (1)
4. Digital Electronics (1)
5. Mixed Signal Electronics (1)
6. Embedded Systems (1)
7. CMOS Fabrication (1)
8. Control Systems (2)
9. Renewable Energy & Power Systems (1)
10. Electrical Machines Lab (2)
11. Antenna Design (1)
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Semester 5 Courses (Credits)Total Credits: 16
Duration
1/6 2/6 3/6 4/6 5/6 6/6
1. EE Independent Project (1)
2. Science Elective (2)
3. Smart Grid (1)
4. Power Systems Practice (2)
5. Advanced DSP (2)
6. Core Elective (3) (1+1+1 or 2+1)
7. Free Elective (3) (1+1+1 or 2+1)
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Semester 6 Courses (Credits)Total Credits: 17
Duration
1/6 2/6 3/6 4/6 5/6 6/6
1. EE Independent Project (1)
2. Science Elective (1)
3. Engineering Elective (2)
4. Core Elective (9) (different combination)
5. Free Elective (3) (1+1+1 or 2+1)
6. Liberal Arts/Create Arts Elective (1)
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Semester 7 Courses (Credits)Total Credits: 15
Duration
1/6 2/6 3/6 4/6 5/6 6/6
1. EE Independent Project (3)
2. Science Elective (1)
3. Core Elective (3) (1+1+1 or 2+1)
4. Free Elective (6) (2+2+2 or any other combination)
5. Liberal Arts Elective (1)
6. Create Arts Elective (1)
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Semester 8 Courses (Credits)Total Credits: 15
Duration
1/6 2/6 3/6 4/6 5/6 6/6
1. EE Independent Project (3)
2. Science Elective (1)
3. Core Elective (3) (1+1+1 or 2+1)
4. Free Elective (6) (2+2+2 or any other combination)
5. Liberal Arts Elective (1)
6. Create Arts Elective (1)
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Total of 125 credits
Strength and Challenges of Fractal Academics
Strengths Challenges
Foster Creativity
Better exposure to larger number of topics
More flexibility in breadth and depth Fractal Thinking!
Foster Interdisciplinary education and undergraduate research Context switching !
Easier implementation of fast and slow track program Evaluation!
All round development - Holistic education
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Major Innovations in Academics
•Fractal Academics • Double Major • Minors and Honors • Engineering Science • Selection of a branch after 4 semesters of
Engrg Science• Possibility of B.Tech. in the area chosen
after 4 semester in the Engrg. Science Stream
• Possibility of doing a full Engineering Science BTech
• 5 year Dual degree possibility after two years if the candidate desires to purse B.Tech. + M.Tech. • All Course M.Tech.• Executive M.Tech.
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Major Innovations in Academics …
• Creative Arts Series (e.g. fractal courses taught by professionals in art and design -- like Theater, Music, Movie Making, MadhubaniPainting, Kalamkari Painting, Dance, etc.)
• Minor in Entrepreneurship
• Actively moving towards project based learning rather than only lecture based learning
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Moving towards an approach wherein a student can design her own curriculum –of course with guidance
Developing a New Culture
• Culture of thinking out of the box – breaking the mold
• Culture of being courageous to try new ideas
• Culture of not being afraid to fail
• Culture of creative pursuits
• Culture of continuous innovations
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Many Thanks
Wilhelm von Humboldt on the future University of Berlin (1810,
cited by Elton, 2005, 110)
“ .. universities should treat learning as not yet wholly solved
problems and hence always in research mode”
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