1. | To arrange industrial training for students and indentify student project work in Industries. |
2. | To encourage Industry to collaborate in Industry Study Tour Programmes (ISTP) and placement of students in Industries. |
3. | To interact with R&D Organizations for conducting joint research work involving faculty/scientists and students/research scholars etc. |
4. | Faculty exchanges - Attracting professionals from industry as visiting faculty or Adjunct Professors for short or long periods and deputation of faculty to industry to gain industrial experience and/or work on projects in industry. |
5. | Curriculum development- associating experts from industry in curriculum planning and review. |
6. | Personality development workshops for students relating with soft skills (communication skills / personality development). |
7. | Guest lectures by eminent personalities, academics, leading industrialists at regular intervals to update the student’s knowledge. |
8. | To arrange technical festivals/open houses/student design competitions. |
9. | Continuing education programmes: Providing infrastructure to meet the training needs of the industry, like improving communication skills, job analysis, inventory & financial controls, management skills and upgradation of technical knowledge on current topics. |
10. | To update the knowledge base (qualification) of professionals in different emerging sectors such as IoT/Machine Learning/AI/Composites/Data Analytics etc. |
11. | To arrange short-term programmes: Duration of 5 to 7 days for the benefit of Professionals in various technical disciplines. |
12. | To organize In-house training programmes on the request of industries at their location. |
13. | Promotion of Income Generating activities namely: Testing, Calibration, Consultancy and R & D (for achieving self sustenance of the Cell within 3 - 5 years) typically for: |
a. | Creating facilities for Design, Development, Testing and improvement of existing practices/ processes/concepts. |
b. | Up gradation & modernization of workshops/Laboratories. |
c. | Preparation of operators manuals, Audio and visual cassettes and assistance in implementation of BIS & ISO standards through conducting various audit analysis. |
d. | Finding solutions of various problems faced by the industry during production and operation of the industrial units. |
e. | Conducting market surveys and feasibility studies through projects assigned to the students and providing reports to the industry for their benefit. |
14. | Technology transfer in the nearby rural areas. |
15. | To set up Innovation Centers and Centers of Excellence. |
16. | Signing MOUs with industry, Institutes and R&D organizations. Setting up of technology parks in collaboration with alumni and industry to carry out R & D cost effectively leading to marketable products. |
17. | Promotion of Homegrown technologies, which is expected to strengthen the linkages between research institutes and industry indigenously by commercialization of indigenously, developed technologies. |
18. | Institution of Industry sponsored special chairs/staff positions with all expenses met. |
19. | Organizing workshops, conferences and symposia with joint participation of the faculty and the Industries. |
20. | Scholarships/Fellowships instituted by industries at the institute for the students. |