ACADEMIA-INDUSTRY INTERACTION

 

For enhancement of Academia-Industry Interaction, INAE has instituted the following two schemes.

 

(a)     AICTE-INAE DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSORSHIP SCHEME

(b)     INAE-AICTE DISTINGUISHED INDUSTRY PROFESSOR SCHEME

 

 

 

AICTE-INAE DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSORSHIP SCHEME 

Preamble 

The Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), founded in 1987 comprises a Fellowship of the most distinguished engineers, engineer-scientists and technologists of India and abroad from the entire spectrum of engineering disciplines. It is a peer body of engineering professionals with the aim to promote and advance the practice of engineering and technology, related science disciplines and their applications to problems of national importance. It also encourages inventions, scientific investigations, and research in pursuit of excellence in the field of engineering.  

Activities of the Academy include, research projects, pilot studies, technical education, fellowships, recognitions and awards and programmes on issues of technology policy and overall development for the benefit of the society and other benefactions.  

It has long been felt that there is a need for active linkages between industry and engineering institutions which not only enrich the curriculum contents but also add another dimension to the existing systems of continuing education programmes, extension lectures and consultancy by faculty. Technology developed through academic and R&D institutions generally falls short of the needs of the industry for design and manufacture of new products and for engineering services to meet the demands of the customers and challenges of market competition. This gap can be narrowed down through a coordinated approach ensuring closer interactions among industry, R&D institutions and the academia, through institutionalized mechanisms. Active programmes should be established for regular visits of experts from industry to address students, academic and scientific staff and to spend a few days at campuses for participating in teaching or research.  

The Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) launched a Distinguished Visiting Professorship (DVP) Scheme jointly with AICTE in 1999. The Scheme envisages promotion of industry-institute interaction by facilitating the dissemination of knowledge through the expertise of experienced and knowledgeable persons from industry to integrate their rich industrial experience with technical education. The Scheme has received very enthusiastic response from industry and engineering research institutions over the years.   

Thirteen Industry Experts were selected during the year 2000; eighteen each during the years 2001 and 2002; fourteen during the year 2003; ten during the year 2004; thirteen during the year 2005; fourteen during the year 2006, fifteen during the year 2007, eleven during the year 2008 and 18 during the year 2009 by a high level selection committee of experts from Academics, Industry and representatives from AICTE and CII.  

Objectives 

The Distinguished Visiting Professor under the Scheme will: 

1. deliver lectures on the state-of-art of Industry, industrial ambience and R&D needs of the industry to the students and faculty of technical institutions.

2. guide student projects/ theses of interest to industry.

3. help curriculum development, keeping in view, the changing industrial needs.

4. develop cooperative undergraduate and postgraduate programmes with industry having potential benefits to faculty, students and Industry.

5. take up any other activities for the mutual benefit of engineering institutions and industry

The Distinguished Visiting Professor  

1. The Distinguished Visiting Professor will be an eminent scholar/expert in his/her field, working in an industry.

2. He/ she will visit the Institution at least twice in a Semester (each visit for two-three days).  He will be reimbursed air fare in Y-Class or actual fares if performed by Rail/Road to the Institutions. He would also be entitled to an honorarium of  Rs. 3000/- per lecture day plus conveyance and incidental charges.

3. He will initiate student projects dealing with “real life” and “shop floor problems” in which he/ she is personally involved in the Industry and will provide guidance. He will also emphasize marketing, commercial as well as technical aspects of the project. The project guidance could be either at the host institution or at his industry under the joint supervision of the Distinguished Visiting Professor and a faculty of the host Institution.

4. He will interact with the academic staff and act as a catalyst towards an integrated approach in curriculum development with inputs from his industrial experience.

5. The Distinguished Visiting Professor will provide a 1-2 page abstract of his lecture along with relevant slides/ material for dissemination to the students.

6. Part I of the Visit-cum –Feedback Report will be filled in by the Industry Expert who will also get Part II of this Report filled in by the HOD/Programme Coordinator, during his visit to the concerned    engineering institution. The completed Visit-cum Feedback Report will be forwarded by the Industry Expert along with his claim after each visit, to INAE office.

7. The tenure of the Distinguished Visiting Professor shall be two years which is further extendable.

 

The Responsibilities of the Institution

1. The host Institution where a Distinguished Visiting Professor is associated will provide him with office and secretarial facilities for his working in the Institutions.

2. The host Institution will also provide him local hospitality including free Guest House accommodation where available or arrange suitable accommodation for him in a nearby Guest House and also provide him local conveyance.

3. The Institution will appoint a senior Professor as the Coordinator of the DVP programme to facilitate arrangements of lectures, supervision of projects, etc.

4. The Coordinator will fill in Part II of the Visit-cum-Feedback Report during the visit of the concerned Industry Expert to the Engineering College/Institution as indicated at Sub-Para (vi) above.

Proposals / Requests for Appointing a Distinguished Visiting Professor

 

1. INAE will invite nominations from Industry, R&D Labs, Engineering Institutions, and Fellows of the Academy on the Proposal Format contained in this brochure.

2. An Industry Expert desirous of being a Distinguished Visiting Professor may fill in Part I of the Proposal format and send it to INAE office.

3. Part II of the Proposal is to be filled by the Engineering College/Institution. An Institution desirous of having the services of a Distinguished Visiting Professor, can apply to INAE giving all relevant details of the Institution and the subject area in which it needs the expertise of an eminent person from industry.

4. However, it would be desirable that the Industry Expert fills in Part I of the proposal and also gets Part II filled in by a suitable engineering college/institution of his choice and submits both Part I and Part II together to INAE.  

Forwarding of Proposals                             

The proposals be forwarded to the following address.   

 Indian National Academy of Engineering,

 6^th Floor, Vishwakarma Bhawan, IIT Campus,

Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi 110 016

Tel:  011-26582635

Fax: 011-26856635;

E-mail: inaehq@inae.org

Website: htpp: //www.inae.org   

PROPOSAL FOR A DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSOR 

PART-I – TO BE FILLED BY THE INDUSTRY EXPERT

1.      Particulars of the Nominee

 

i.) Name :	ii) Designation :
iii) Date of birth:	iv) Major discipline :
		Specialization :
v) Name of the Industry:
vi) Address for Correspondence:
vii) Tel. No.	Fax

      Email: 

2. Indicate the activities to be undertaken (Tick in the boxes below)

	Lectures		Student projects		Post-graduate theses
	Curriculum and laboratory development
	Involving the Institution in unpackaging new technologies in the industry
	Development of new programme(s) at undergraduate/postgraduate level
	Any other (Please specify)………………………………………………..

3. Description of the activities proposed in (2) above upto 50 words for each activity.  

4. Have you already contacted/been contacted by an academic Institution or university? 

   If contacted, name the Institution. Joint application will be preferred.  

5. Career Synopsis of the Nominee: 

a.       Educational Qualifications, Degrees obtained (the year, institution/ university)  

b.       Industrial Experience  

c.       Any specialized training in research/design/management/projects  

6.         Has the industry a good Research & Development Unit? If so, in what area(s)? 

7.         Has the industry a HRD/Training Division for in-house training to staff?  

8.         Has the industry a campus recruitment programme? If so, give the list of institutions visited during the preceding three years.  

 

(Signature of Head of Dept. of Industry)                                                       (Signature of Nominee) 

 

PART-II – TO BE FILLED BY THE ENGINEERING INSTITUTION  

1. Name of Institution :
i) Name of the Head of the Institution :
ii)  Address for correspondence:
iii) Tel. No.	Fax :
Email :
iv) Name of the Head of the concerned Department :
v) Address :
vi) Tel. No.	Fax :
Email :
vii) Subject/specialization in which the support is sought :
viii) Is the programme accredited by AICTE- National Board of Accreditation (NBA):
ix) Name of the Faculty Coordinator in the Department :
x) Address :
xi)Tel. No.	Fax :
Email :

 2.      Particulars of the Institution 

                                             i.                  Year of establishment: 

                                           ii.                  Number of students graduating per year: 

                                          iii.                  Number of engineering disciplines: 

                                         iv.                  Present actual strength of permanent teaching faculty:

                                           v.                  Average annual value of Sponsored Research project grants over the last 5 years (including those from   HRD, UGC etc., but excluding regular annual Plan and Non-Plan grants):

                                         vi.                  Average annual value of Consultancy Projects over last five years:

                                        vii.                  Has the Institution a Students Placement Division.  If yes, what is the percentage of students securing jobs through campus interviews over the last 5 years?

3.       Describe the Industrial interaction sought  (Tick in the boxes below)  :

	Lectures		Student projects		Post-graduate theses
	Curriculum and laboratory development
	Involving the Institution in unpackaging new technologies in the industry
	Development of new programme(s) at undergraduate/postgraduate level
	Any other (Please specify)………………………………………………..

4.      In what manner, the collaboration proposed in (3) above will the services of the Visiting Professor be useful? 

5.      Have you already contacted/been contacted by any industry?  If contacted, name the Industry.  Joint application is preferred. 

6.      Has the Department any special reason/claim/justification for initiating the proposed Visiting Professorship Programme ? 

7.      In what way the Institute will assess the impact of Visiting Professor’s contribution? 

8.      Indicate the facilities which will be made available to the Visiting Professor 

(i)         Infrastructure (Office space, Laboratory, Library, Communication etc.) 

……………………………………………………………………………………… 

(ii)        Secretarial assistance …………………………………………………….. ……….. 

(iii)       Accommodation ………………………………………………………………. ….. 

9.      Accreditation  

a.       The number of academic programmes run by the Institution ……………………. ……

b.      The number of programmes accredited by NBA …………. …………. …………..

 

(Signature of the Head of the Institution)                               (Signature & Designation of the Head

                                                                                                            of the Department)

 

 

DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSORS CURRENTLY AFFILIATED TO ENGINEERING INSTITUTIONS

The Distinguished Visiting Professors affiliated to the Institutions are: 

1. Dr Sumitesh Das Head, Materials, Modelling and Product Design, Research and Development Division, TATA Steel, Jamshedpur,  Jharkhand 831 007	Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah
2. Dr Jagannath Nayak Scientist ‘F’ and Head, Fiber Optic System Division, Inertial System Group, 0101(INIL) Building, Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad 500 069	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
3. Dr RK Ramanathan Advisor and Consultant, Visual Collaboration Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bangalore	PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
4. Dr Karthick V Gourishankar  Senior Scientist, GE India Technology Centre Pvt Ltd, Bangalore	MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore
5. Dr S Sundarrajan Scientist ‘G’, Dy. Programme Director, PJ-10, Defence Research and Development Laboratory, ‘BRAHMOS Complex, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad 500 058	Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
6. Dr Amarendra K Singh Senior Scientist, Tata Research Development and Design Centre, 54 B, Hadapsar Industrial Estate, Pune 411 013	Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai
7. Mr Promit Biswas Consultant, H -1515, Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi 110 019	Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal
8. Dr M Nageswara Rao Formerly Chairman & Managing Director (Offg), Director (Production & Marketing) Mishra Dhatu Nigam ltd (MIDHANI), Hyderabad	National Institute of Technology, Durgapur,
9. Mr KS Krithivasan Additional General Manager, Desalination Product Group & WEG Department, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Ranipet 632 406 (Tamil Nadu)	VIT University, Vellore
10. Mr MP Dikshit CMD, SECL, Seepat Road, Bilaspur (Chattisgarh) 495 006	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,
11. Mr K Jayaraman Chief Mentor & Director, CICT Pvt Ltd, Bangalore	MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore
12. Dr G Ranganathan CEO & Director, Rover Fricmat Research Centre, Kandan, Sri Lakshmi Nagar, K Vadamadurai PO, Coimbatore 641 017 TN	PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
13. Mr N Prabhakar Scientist ‘G’, Project Director AD (M) Room No. 303, II Nd Floor, DTE of Systems Main Lab Building, DRDL, Kanchanbagh PO, Hyderabad 500 058	Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) Thanjavur
14. Dr K Ramesh Kumar Scientist F, Directorate of Engineering, DRDL, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad 500 058	VIT University Vellore
15. Mr Nirbhar Neogi Executive Director (SSO) 2nd Floor, Ispat Bhawan PO Doranda, Ranchi 834 002	Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra,
16. Dr VK Jayaraman Scientist Chemical Engineering Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
17. Dr V Ramachandra General Manager (Tech) Grasim Industries Ltd Bangalore	National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, Surathkal,
18. Mr N Swaminathan Principal Scientist Tata Research Development and Design Centre, 54B Hadapsar Industrial Estate  Pune 410 013
19. Dr BC Roy Executive Director & Member of the Board of Directors, Consulting Engineering Services (India) Pvt Ltd, 57 Nehru Place, 5th Floor, New Delhi 110 019
20. Dr S Srikanth Scientist, KBCRF Pvt Ltd, Old no 160, New no 127, Rajendra Prasad Road, Nehru Nagar, Chromepet Chennai -44	MIT Campus, Anna University
21. Dr E Krishna Kumar Deputy Project Director (INSAT-4A), Control Systems Group, ISRO Satellite Centre, Airport Road, Bangalore 560 016
22. Mr RK Rajangam Outstanding Scientist/ Deputy  Director, ISRO Satellite Centre, Airport Road, Bangalore 560 017	Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur
23. Dr Thomas Kurian Eng H, Group Director, Computer and Digital Systems Group, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, 695 022	Sona College of Technology, Salem
24. Dr Jatindra Nath Roy Vice-President (R&D), Solar Semiconductor Pvt Ltd, # 8-2-608/1/4, Naim Chambers, road no 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034	International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
25. Dr Sukomal Mandal Scientist F, National Institute of Oceanography, Ocean Engineering, Dona-Paula, Goa 403 004	National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, Surathkal
26. Mr Ashok Kumar Singh Chairman -cum- Managing Director, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute, Gondwana Place, Kanke Road, Ranchi 834 031 (Jharkhand)	Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad National Institute of Technology, Surathkal
27 Mr Ashok Kumar Tiwari Assistant Vice-President-Technical, Grasim Industries Limited, Cement Division, 12th Floor, Ambadeep, KG Marg New Delhi 110 001	MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur
28. Dr RS Varshney Engineer-in –Chief (Retd), Irrigation Department U.P. Ghaziabad	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
29. Mr SS Chakraborty Chairman -cum- Managing Director, Consulting Engineering Services (India) Pvt Ltd, 57 Nehru Place, 5th Floor, New Delhi 110 019	Thapar University , Patiala Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur Howrah
30. Mr D John Dy Director, (Retd) ISRO-HQ, Bangalore	Sona College of Technology, Salem
31. Dr Satish Kumar Gupta Outstanding Scientist and Director Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Mumbai	Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
32. Mr S Madivaanan Scientist F Combat Vehicles Res & Dev Estt, Avadi Chennai 600 062	Velammal Engineering College, Chennai Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College, Perambalur
33. Mr MM Kamath Former Chief Engineer, New Mangalore Port	National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka
34. Dr. Abhijit Dutta Scientist F (Retd) Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, PO Kanchanbagh Hyderabad 500058	PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
35. Dr. V Sumantran Executive Vice Chairman Hinduja Automotive Limited, 19, Rajaji Salai, Chennai 600 001	Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Chennai
36. Mr. N Raghavan Former Vice President Larsen & Toubro Ltd. ECC Division Mount Poonamallee Road, PO Box 979, Manapakkam, Chennai 600 089	Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai,
37. Dr S Mayadevi Scientist F CEPD Division National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Homi Bhabha Road Pune  411008	Government Engineering College, Trichur
38. Dr. Baldev Raj Distinguished Scientist & Director Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Kalpakkam 603 102, Tamil Nadu	Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Chennai Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore

 

 

INAE-AICTE DISTINGUISHED INDUSTRY PROFESSOR SCHEME

 

 

The Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) launched a Distinguished Visiting Professorship (DVP) Scheme jointly with AICTE in 1999. Under the subject scheme specialists from industry and research laboratories deliver lectures in the academic institutions as Visiting Professors. The Scheme envisages promotion of industry-institute interaction by facilitating the dissemination of knowledge through the expertise of experienced and knowledgeable persons from industry to integrate their rich industrial experience with technical education. The Scheme has received very enthusiastic response from industry and engineering research institutions over the years. 

Based on the success of this scheme, a new scheme – “INAE–AICTE Distinguished Industry Professor Scheme” has been launched during 2007 in the reverse direction wherein Faculty from engineering institutions, who are Fellows of INAE, will interact with the engineers in industry and get acquainted with the latest technologies and use theoretical knowledge for solving ‘real life’ problems encountered in industry. Under this scheme, Faculty from engineering institutions will spend some time in industry to contribute to the Industry as well as gain exposure to the industrial environment/requirements. The Royal Academy of Engineering, UK has also such a similar scheme called “Industrial Secondment Scheme” which has proven to be a success.  

During the course of teaching engineering at under graduate and postgraduate levels it is desirable to correlate theoretical knowledge with ‘real life’ practical problems encountered in industry. For engineering faculty, this would provide the opportunity to learn about the State-of-the-Art technologies and get exposure to current industrial and commercial practice. This would make the teaching relevant to the industrial realm and add to the realism of the courses taught in engineering institutions. The interaction with captains of the industry will lead to bringing new and innovative ideas, thereby enhancing credibility of the teaching imparted at the institution. 

In turn, the engineers in the industry will benefit by being exposed to the latest concepts and research inputs for troubleshooting and development of new processes, products and technologies. The faculty can enhance and update the basic theoretical knowledge of the engineers in industry by interacting with them, solving problems and conducting short courses relevant to the concerned industry. The advanced research and technological inputs given by the visiting faculty can be thus gainfully utilized by the industry. This can initiate the development of longer-term relationships between the institution and the industry, by way of joint projects, joint student practical training programmes, research and consultancy contracts, donation of equipment and software to the institution and placement of students.   

OBJECTIVE 

The Industry Professor under the scheme will: 

1. Interact with the engineers in industry and get acquainted with the latest technologies and use theoretical knowledge for solving ‘real life’ problems encountered in industry
2. Conduct short seminars/ lectures at the industry
3. Initiate joint projects, student training programmes and explore the possibility of research and consultancy collaborations between the industry and the engineering institution
4. Recommend suitable modifications to the curriculum at the engineering institution.

OPERATION OF THE SCHEME 

The Industry Professor will associate with the industry for a short period of 1-2 months during summer.  Initially, ten vacancies are proposed. He will be considered to be on duty and therefore will draw his salary during the period. Besides the cost of air travel, he will be entitled to honorarium of Rs.30,000/- per week. 

This honorarium will be paid to the Distinguished Industry Professor by the interested Industry and INAE on a 50:50 basis.

INAE-AICTE DISTINGUISHED INDUSTRY PROFESSOR SCHEME 

PROFORMA FOR APPLICATION

 

1.         Name of the Applicant _____________________________________________________

2.         Date of Birth ____________________________________________________________

3.         Address;________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Telephone No.:___________________________________________________________

Fax:____________________________________________________________________

E-Mail:_________________________________________________________________

4.         Field(s) of Specialization

            ________________________________________________________________________

5.         Name and Address of the institution wherein working
            _______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

6          Name and Address of the interested industry.

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________                  

 7         Academic Record

Degree	Institution	Discipline	Year	CGPA/Division
Ph.D Master’s Bachelor’s

8.         Post Doctoral experience, if any _____________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ 

9                     Career Path and Experience: ( Industry/Research & Development/ 

Academic/Consultancy/ Other)

            _______________________________________________________________________

            _______________________________________________________________________

            _______________________________________________________________________

            _______________________________________________________________________

            _______________________________________________________________________ 

10  Awards Received_________________________________________________________

11         Fellowship/Membership of Academies/Professional Societies

            _______________________________________________________________________

12.        List of Major Publications in Refereed Journals, Books authored, Conference

            Proceedings

(Please enclose as Annexure I)

            Publications during the last 5 years may be listed separately 

13         Number of Papers presented in Conferences/Seminars/Workshops

14         No of Theses Supervised (Ph.D, M E/M. Tech)

15         Area of Proposed Work

_______________________________________________________________________

            _______________________________________________________________________

16           Brief Statement of Purpose of the proposed work –in about 300 words.

(Please enclose as Annexure II) 

                                                                                                ___________________________

Date :                                                                                       Signature of Fellow
 

CERTIFICATE OF SUPPORT FROM ENGINEERING INSTITUTION

 

1    Name and address of Institution_____________________________________________

            _______________________________________________________________________          

_______________________________________________________________________ 

2.       Name and address of the Applicant:

      _______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ 

3.       Name & address of interested Industry  ________________________________________

        _______________________________________________________________________

       _______________________________________________________________________ 

This is to certify that in the event of ________________________ being selected as INAE Distinguished Industry Professor, he/she will be away from this institution during the period ________________ to ________________ and will continue to draw full pay due to him/her during this period.                                               

 

                                                            ________________________________________

 

                                                            (Signature of the Head of the Institution and Seal)

Date 

 

 CERTIFICATE OF SUPPORT FROM INDUSTRY

1          Name and address of host Industry:  ________________________

      _______________________________________________________

2.       Name and address of the Applicant:  ________________________

      _______________________________________________________

3.       Name, address, telephone, e-mail/fax of contact person in Industry:

      _______________________________________________________

      _______________________________________________________

4.         Area of Proposed work:  __________________________________

      _______________________________________________________

5.       Brief  Details of  the proposed work:  ________________________

      _______________________________________________________

 

This is to certify that in the event of ________________________ being selected as INAE Distinguished Industry Professor, he/she will be associated with this industry during the period ________________ to ________________ and will be entitled to honorarium ……………..as per the guidelines of the scheme. 

                                                __________________________________________

                                                (Signature of the Head of the Host Industry and Seal)

Date :