University perspective
dl.eletsonline.com | December 2017
digitallearningonline @dl_magazine digitalLEARNINGSUN and its
regulations hav
made compulsory
internship in 15
days, 21 days and
45 days during
the summer
vacation after
completing I,
II and III year
programmes
assigned with 1,
2 and 3 credits
respectively. All
our programmes
are aimed to
develop Industry-
ready graduates.“
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industries. This facilitates students/staff to work
along with their minor/major problems, which really
make the individual to realise their life goals. Another
facility in Nashik, established by the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry, is Nashik Engineering
Cluster (NEC), which works for preparing Nashik
Industries to face the global market by achieving
global quality assurance standards. This facility is
also open to youths to take up their startups in their
premises at an affordable cost.
SUN has been collaborating with many
MIDCs and NEC and Central Government’s R&D
organisations to give exposure to its students/staff.
These practices make students/staff to involve jointly
on developments of practical/live issues, which leads
to develop an ecosystem which I strongly believe
that leads to many new and innovative ways to
create incubation centres, new startups.
SUN, its campus has Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Development Cell (IEDC)
supported by the Department of Science and
Technology, Government of India. This cell
promotes and facilitates our students to become an
entrepreneur and also helping them in registering
their intellectual property rights.
What strategies or methodologies
have been adopted by the University
to enhance students’ teaching-
learning experience?
SUN is creating various infrastructures to serve
students of different backgrounds, abilities and
other personal attributes through its effective
Teaching-Learning Experiences (TLE). We follow
the following strategies to enhance TLEs:
• We have signed a MoU with Spoken Tutorial
project carried out by IITB, Mumbai, to have
many ICT interventions.
• All classrooms/seminar halls/theatres are made
ICT enabled.
• Our teaching-learning system is more of student
centric which enables everyone to practice
participative learning, experimental learning and
collaborative learning.
• Curriculum also encourages Activity Based
Learning (ABL), Project Based Learning (PBL)
and Research Based Learning (RBL).
• Our Outcome Based Education (OBE) system
encourages every student and staff to use ICT
gadgets at every possible level to improvise the
learning curve better.
We are practicing Action plan 17-by-17,
a digital initiative guided Minister for Human
Resource Development Prakash Javadekar.The Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD) is planning
a major reshuffle in India’s
technical education through the
implementation of the single
National Entrance Examination for
Technical Institutions (NEETI)
from January 2018, which includes
teacher training and annual revision
of curriculum, among others. How
prepared is the University?
Change is inevitable, growth is optional; but we in
SUN adopt changes as our policy - by adapting it
in a way one can enjoy it. Following this dictum
of change, we have initiated many changes in
our curriculum-design, teaching-learning process,
recruitment and retaining the talented teachers
in our midst, evaluation process and reforms,
promotions and research facilities, resource
mobilisation for research, publications and
awards and innovation ecosystem, etc., thereby
we are aligning with MHRD and implementation
of such things that are happening in the Campus
through our dedicated trained faculty and with the
cooperation of diligent student community - thus
again guided and supported by our Trust namely
“Sandip Foundation.”
In the 21st century, knowledge is the primary
production resource instead of capital or labour.
Efficient utilisation of this existing knowledge may
create comprehensive wealth for the nation in the
form of better education.
Proposing NEETI is a welcome move. At the
same time, sufficient time and preparations to the
aspiring students of Higher Secondary Education,
parents and allied stakeholders are very important.
NEETI will reduce lots of re-doing exercise of many,
but before implementation, MHRD should ensure
every one’s interest is well addressed and protected.What message do you have for the
technical graduates, who would soon
embark on their career paths?
My message to the technical graduates and other
students who are likely to exit from various Higher
Educational Institutions are:
• To exercise self-discipline and self-denial.
• To work on character and competence.
• To dedicate their talents and resources to noble
purposes and to provide services to others
and nation.