Presentation of Institute of Engineeering & Management, Kolkata

1. Presentation of Institute of Engineeering & Management, Kolkata Presented by: Satyajit Chakrabarti Institute of Engineering & Management Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091.

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3. IEM Campus-2 IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

4. The Inception • IEM was established in 1989 by a group of eminent technocrats. • Foundation for prevailing academic standard was laid by Prof. A. K. De (former Director, IIT Bombay) who was also the Principal of IEM till 1997. • Prof. K. L. Chopra, (former Director, IIT Kharagpur) as Governing Body member ensures that standard of teaching and training is at par with that of the best Engineering & Management Colleges in the country. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

5. Some Key Features of the Institute • Socially accredited as the best private engineering college in the state. • Rated one amongst the top 50 management institutes in India by AIMA. • AIMA journal, New Delhi categorized IEM as ‘A’ category management institute in India for MBA course. • Approved by AICTE, Govt. of India since 1994. • All B. Tech courses (under WBUT) are accredited by National Board of Accreditation, AICTE, Govt. of India. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

6. Placement Records All the students are placed in different corporate sectors even before the completion of their respective courses. Owing to the high standard maintained, IEM is enjoying 100 % placement record of students for the last 8 years. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

7. Some of Our Recruiters IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

8. Academic Autonomy • The Institute has full administrative, managerial, financial autonomies. But, significant academic autonomy is applicable to postgraduate courses. In the undergraduate courses, there is substantial academic autonomy. • If full academic autonomy is given, the institute will internationalise the syllabus to attract foreign students • With full academic autonomy, there will be enhanced number of market driven programs for national students IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

9. Faculty & Staff Development • The Institute started FSD since its inception, much prior to starting of TEQIP • Institute has identified its thrust areas for training by discussion with BOG, Industry , Distinguished Academicians and Faculty Council after having a thorough SWOT analysis • Microelectronics & VLSI design, Robotics, Networking, Operating Systems etc. are some identified thrust areas of the Institute • Institute has identified JU, CU, BESU and IIT’s as important institutions for upgrading its faculty and staff members • The upgradation process as per the identified needs includes-Attending seminars & conferences, attending short-term training programs, attending courses for qualification upgradation like M. Tech., doing doctoral research in collaboration with identified institutes of proven excellence, doing research and publication of papers etc. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

10. Faculty & Staff Development contd… • The M. Tech. program of the Institute started under TEQIP does not require any visiting faculty and is run fully by the trained faculty members of the Institute • The quality of trained faculty is considered one of the best in the state and the institute is socially accredited to be the best in the state in terms of quality of education provided, discipline, placement records etc. • The number of research publications, books etc. by the faculty members have increased gradually in the last few years during the implementation of TEQIP IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

11. Data on FSD Year No. of faculty & staff Man-days No. of areas 2005-06 30 224 9 2006-07 20 3702 16 2007-08 55 242 19 2008-09 78 1240 32 • During the year 2007-08 three faculties from the institute had gone abroad. Man-days spent was 21 and the number of areas ware 3. • During the year 2008-09 four faculties from the institute had gone abroad. Man-days spent was 49 and the number of areas was 4. • Out of Rs. 2.000 Million, we have till date utilised Rs. 1.436 Million. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

12. Barrier in Faculty Development • The only barrier in this sub-component is that a heavy academic schedule restricts long-term training programs. • However, short-term training programs have been implemented very successfully. • Institute is currently planning to utilise the vacation time for training purposes. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

13. Institutional Reforms • The guidelines given in TEQIP is followed to the best of our ability • There is adequate decentralisation of power to Principal & HODs. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

14. Service to Community The following training programmes have been identified: • Training on Computer Hardware • Training on Computer Software • Training on PLC – basic & advanced • Training on Electrical Wiring • Training on Electrical Equipment Fundamentals • Training on Masonry Works • Training on Lathe Machine Operation • Training on Welding Technology • Training on Autocad • Training on Carpentry • Training on Sheet Metal Work • Teaching Science to Street Children • Training of Security Personnel with Latest Security Equipment IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

15. Focus of Activities under Services to Community & Economy • Community development (unorganised, organised sectors and unemployed youth) • Service to industry Year No. of programs No. of beneficiaries 2008-09 21 2093 2007-08 66 2479 2006-07 54 3852 • Out of Rs. 8.612 Million, we have till date utilised Rs. 6.073 Million • More than 75 % of Faculty members and about 35% of students are involved in this programme. Their participation may be enhanced in future. Following few slides show some of the activities under SCE. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

16. Teaching of Street Children IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

17. Teaching of Street Children IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

18. Networking • The TEQIP had been the key factor behind the Networking between institutes. There is very good formal & non-formal networking activities with institutes of national and international repute. Activities with overseas universities have increased a lot during the project period with a plan to sustain them in the future as well. • Formal Networking: Joint patent obtained with JU--1 Joint publication with JU--16 Joint research work with JU--6 Faculty Exchange Program with JU--6 Joint seminar and workshop with JU--16 Joint seminar with JU and JGEC--1 Joint M.Tech and P.hD program with JU--4 Joint M.Tech project guidance with JU—2 • Besides, there are numerous activities with BESU, CU etc. as well. • Non formal Networking: Faculty exchange program with ISI,Kolkata Library resource sharing with IIT,KGP Campus Connect Program with INFOSYS S/W training program with TCS Best student award by WIPRO,TCS,CTS Online knowledge sharing with Arizona State University and University of British Columbia IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

19. Industry-Institute Interaction Collaboration with top-notch Industry giants viz., TCS, WIPRO, Infosys, CTS. • Chair Professorship sponsored by TCS • Best Graduate Award • Joint Programs for state-wide Teacher’s Training • Collaborative Projects • Joint Workshops, Seminars, Training Programs for students • Book Bank for the students • Job-oriented industrial training for all students. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

20. Academic Collaboration withNational University of Singapore • Opportunities of higher studies for the top IEM students in National University of Singapore (NUS). • Joint Project Guidance for the IEM students. • Teachers Exchange Program between the two Institutes. • Joint Research Work between two Institutes. • Advice on Industry participation in Post-graduate programs. • Prof. Gary Tan, Asst. Dean and Prof. Sanjay Jain, HOD have become members of Advisory Board of IEM. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

21. Academic Collaboration with British Council • An agreement has been signed between British Council & IEM where British Council has chosen IEM as one of its Registration Centre for IELTS. • This is the first time that British Council is tying its knot with any Educational Institute in West Bengal. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

22. Visit to National University of Singapore January, 2008 IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

23. World Congress on Engineering, Imperial College, UK, 2008. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

24. Suggestions for Improvement of Networking Activities • Sharing of Expertise: Interaction between peer groups in academics & industry should be increased with more no. of joint programs • Sharing of Specialised Physical Resources: R&D activities and sponsored projects should be stressed upon for increased sharing of specialised resources • Student-centered Activities: More number of activities involving the students should be planned & executed so that students from other institutes can participate and interact. • A national level program on Robotics was organised where there were more than 5000 students from over 120 institutions across India. Such programs are also encouraged in future. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

25. Functioning & Utilisation of Purchased Equipment & Civil Works • All civil works have been completed. No fund is required from other sources to meet up the expenditure for civil works under TEQIP. • In the present program, 35 laboratories are upgraded and 5 new laboratories have been set up as per CIP. All the equipment purchases were done as per the need and priority basis. Therefore, all of them are properly installed and fully functional. • There are some common facilities like Central Computer Lab, Microprocessor Lab etc. which are shared by different departments. A large number of short-term courses, training programs, finishing school etc. activities are regularly held where these improved facilities are utilised to the fullest extent. • The equipment purchased under TEQIP is triggering newer research interests among the younger faculty members. A lot of new short & long-term courses are also being planned and implemented for IRG. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

26. Performance on Key Indicators • Academic Outputs: Increase in research publications: 2004 2008 a) In refereed journals: 02 14 b) In conferences: 04 68 • Patent: One joint patent (with JU) has been obtained in the area of Microstrip Antenna. Another patent in the area of Pilot Less Remote Controlled Vehicle for Defence applications is pending. • Technology Development: Robotics , Programmable Logic Controllers, Solid State Lighting, Microstrip Antenna Design, Compound Semiconductor based Optoelectronic Devices etc. • The first M. Tech. programme of the Institute in the area of Electronics & Communication Engg. with specialization in Microlectronics & VLSI Design has been started under TEQIP in 2006. All the passout stdents got jobs even before completion of the programme. • One of the shortcomings is, however, that we have only six Sponsored R&D projects (DST, DRDO, WBREDA, TCS, Metro Dairy). We are however gearing up for more sponsored projects in the future and some are awaiting final decision. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

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32. Innovations • Implementation of Online Test • Pension Schemestarted for Staff and Faculty Members. • We have introduced e-librarywhere students and faculty study online journals • Remote-controlled pilotless aircraftfor defence applications • Adult Literacy Software jointly with TCS • WBREDA sponsoredstudent energy club • Virtual video lecture CDfor 427 lectures covering almost full syllabus, currently being updated to the website for our students • Webinarswith Universities of USA, Singapore etc. • Transfer of Technology in the area of Roboticsto School of Computing, National University of Singapore • Research activities in the areas of II-VI sensors and Solid-state lightingwhich has already received International recognition • Defence Project onReliability Testing of Missiles • Collaboration with National Entrepreneurship Programme for promotion of entrepreneurship among students with the facility of incubation centre IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

33. Identification of maximum two best practices/ innovations within institutional reform and education quality • Online Examination System& Academic ERP– The Institute has developed a fully functional software-based online evaluation system for students, to test their subject knowledge by random selection of MCQ from a question pool and subsequent automatic generation of result. Also, it is coupled with Academic ERP developed by the institute and already in use by some other institutes. • Participation of industry experts in institute functions including FDP – The institute has developed a strong relationship with the industries for framing of PG syllabus, organizing FDP’s as per the industry need, Campus-connect programme etc. and the industries are offering Best Graduate Awards for the students. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

34. Identification of maximum two best practices for service to community • Generating awareness of energy conservation and green power in collaboration with WBREDA among youth – IEM Renewable Energy Club in collaboration with WBREDA is creating awareness among the different cross-sections of the community (organised, unorganized sectors and unemployed youth) in the areas of energy conservation practices in different community related programs. • Participation of students in technology development for community – Institute is developing different technologies (like RFID, PLC applications, Solid-state lighting, Adult literacy software etc.) by active participation of students (as final-year projects) along with the teachers. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

35. Identification of maximum two best practices for Support to Disadvantaged groups • Financial assistance for students of the economically weaker sections – Half & full freeship is provided to meritorious students of economically backward class. • Special campus recruitment drive for women students on Women’s Day – Special recruitment drive is taken from 2008 for women students on Women’s day. This year, two girls were selected by Microsoft and they offered annual salary of 9.21 Lakhs INR. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

36. Important Lessons Learnt • Change of mindset during implementation of TEQIP • Importance of Collaborating with Institutes of National & International repute • Experience of handling a large project to the tune of about Rs. 8 Crores (TEQIP) IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

37. Review of Stakeholder Audits The following points are significant regarding students’ feedback: • Theoverall % student satisfaction: Oct ’06 – 79.5 (50.6 – State average, 47.1 – National average) Apr ’08 – 96.5 (67.8 – State average, 64.4 – National average) • Satisfaction with Learning Infrastructure: Oct ’06 – 74.7 (37.6 – State average, 38.0 – National average) Apr ’08 – 98.8 (61.1 – State average, 57.2 – National average) • Industry Interaction: Oct ’06 – 87.9 (46.3 – State average, 39.2 – National average) Apr ’08 – 98.8 (66.0 – State average, 57.9 – National average) • The following points are significant regarding faculty feedback: Overall satisfaction: Oct ’06 – 93.6 (66.8 – State average, 55 .0 - National average) Apr ’08 – 99.7 (75.2 – State average, 69.1 – National average) • In addition to the above, satisfaction with the library, community & network activities, teaching-learning environment etc. are well appreciated by the stakeholders. The students’ gymkhana along with different faculty members and different committees take active part in grievance redressal in various areas. In addition to these, there is an effective mechanism of counseling of students as per individual needs. • During the initial period of the project, there was some difficulty in understanding and implementing TDP where the institute faced some problem. But, in the later part, it has been done effectively. The audit results are discussed with the students in the gymkhana meetings for further improvement of the institute. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

38. Review of Stakeholder Audits - Student Satisfaction IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

39. Review of Stakeholder Audits - Faculty Satisfaction IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91

40. Performance Audit Scores We have started with a score of 7.0 in the first performance audit and gradually improved along with the progress of the program and reached a score of 9.0 in the seventh performance audit. IEM, Salt Lake, Kol-91