DIRECTORATE OF TECHNCIAL EDUCATION
MAHARASHTRA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

"Industry Education Partnership Cell (IEPC)"


Introduction

Today, Industry Educational Institute linkage has become a prominent issue in the agenda of higher education policy making. Such interactions provide opportunities :

• To bring Industry & Educational Institute together
• To familiarize faculty and students with the state of the art technology & management systems
• Enhancement of the awareness of the students about the challenges in Industry
• Improved Training and Employment prospects for the students.

Genesis of IEPP :

• To initiate the process of better Industry-Institute networking, the President of MEDC, mooted the idea of forming a PERMANENT CELL within MEDC.
• Both DTE and MSBTE have decided to give active support & full co-operation to Industry-Education Partnership Cell.
• The Cell will include representatives from Business & Industry, Academic Institutions, Development Commissioner – Industry, Government Of Maharashtra and Government Officials from Higher / Technical Education.

Vision
The Programme will contribute to making tomorrow’s students and youth “employable” in the modern economy. It will inculcate in the youth, the spirit of entrepreneurship and foster the value of “Work is Worship”.

Mission
The Mission of IEPP is :

• Seamless transfer of faculty between Industry and Educational Institutions
• Visit / Training of students to the Industry, to gain useful experience.
• Up-gradation of Syllabi of Educational Institutions in accordance with Industry requirements
• Collaborative Research and Development (R&D) possibilities in product & process development and innovation.

Objectives

• Building of a comprehensive Data Bank of persons from industry, willing and able to contribute their time and knowledge to educational institutions on a committed and sustained basis.
• Conducting of Training programmes for Teaching Faculty in Industry, on a regular basis.
• Inviting Industry Experts to interact with the students
• Arranging students’ visits to Industries (including short - term training of students in Industry).
• Facilitating necessary changes in curriculum to suit the modern day needs and demand of the business and industry.
• The Cell would also look into the possibilities of Industry Institute partnership in Research & Development Activities and Consultancy work.

Progress of IEPP
• Industry Education Partnership Programme (IEPP) Training Program has been receiving excellent response from industries as well as from Engineering and Polytechnic colleges. So far the IEPC has completed Ninety training programmes and covered 4950 faculty members from Polytechnic and Engineering Colleges. Some of industries covered were M&M, Reliance Infocom, HLL, HCC, Godrej, German Remedies, Siemens, HAL, IIDM, L&T, Tata Power, HPCL, Compton Greaves, Gujarat Ambuja Cement, Camlin etc. in Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat State. MEDC also wishes to take this programme to other States of our country too.


For more details pl. contact :
Ms. Kiran Kamat – Sr. Manager - Project IEPP
Tel: 22818198 / 22842202 / 22842203
Fax: 22846394 ; Cell: 9987019975 ; Email : kiraniepc@yahoo.co.in

Till now we have conducted Industrial Training in Various companies like


Siemens

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

The Tata Power Company Ltd.

Hindustan Construction Company Ltd.,
Bandra-Worli Sea Link Project

Larson & Tourbo Ltd., Mumbai

Reliance Infocomm Ltd., Mumbai

Asea Brown Boveri Ltd., Pune

Nath Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd.
Cadilla Healthcare, Goa

Glaxo Smith Kline, Nashik

Garware Polyester, Aurangabad

Blue Cross Lab, Nashik

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Mumbai