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Strategic Plan

Institutional Strategic Plan

The institutional strategic plan includes short term plan for 3 year and long term plans for 6 years. The institutional strategic plan are as follows-

Strategic Action Plan for 3 Years (Till June, 2022)

A. Administration and Management

  1. Attempts to increase regular faculty strength such that SFR comes within 20:1.
  2. Arrange training for supporting staff.
  3. Engage faculty and staff in meaningful exercise for positive change in attitude, and attempts for adaption to faster decision making in purchase and finance matters.

B. Academics

  1. Synchronizing with global education scenario by introducing more electives in curriculum aimed at preparing graduates for corporate world and more exposure to real life situations, interdisciplinary areas in B.Tech
  2. Implementation of choice based credit system (CBCS) in B Tech., and M Tech.
  3. Increased weightage of project based learning
  4. Strengthening mechanism of evaluation of attainments through participation in co curricular and extracurricular activities
  5. Increasing enrolment in M Tech programmes to about 60% of sanctioned total intake of approximately 400 seats.
  6. Maintaining momentum of research environment, possibly to reach a level of producing about 10 PhDs per year with quality publication.

C. Infrastructure

  1. Updation of the laboratories of Engineering disciplines like VLSI, Communication and Control, Electric Drives, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Advanced Manufacturing Science, Civil Engineering Material Testing, Design of Structures, Environmental Impact Assessment, Geotechnical Project Design etc.
  2. Develop more Smart Classrooms and Seminar Halls in Departments, enabling ICT based education
  3. Development of student facilities including Student Service Centre, Student Activity Centre, parking space, Wi-fi facility and cafeteria.

D. Digital Campus

  1. Implementation of student oriented management information system and ERP for working of employees including file tracking.
  2. Initiate and develop online teaching, learning, assessment and analysis of outcome via Moodle or similar software packages.

E. Collaborations for Learning and Upgradation

  1. Institute-industries symbiosis, with aim of participation in mentoring of start-ups and activating incubation centre.
  2. Collaboration for skill development, grooming and enhancement of employment with target to increase proportion of eligible graduates for placement to two third of sanctioned intake and on-campus placement to its 70 % of eligible graduates.
  3. Research collaboration with two CSIR/National labs.
  4. Start credit transfer in curriculum with the collaborating Institutes.

F. Start-up Innovation

  1. To incubate at least 20 start-ups to change their ideas in to successful business model.
  2. To establish an incubation centre.
  3. To have MOU with key government funding agencies like MSME, iStart etc.

G. Goals

  1. NBA Accreditation of its 60 % of eligible B Tech and one third of its eligible M Tech. programmes.
  2. To apply and to secure rank in NIRF (National Institute Ranking Framework).
  3. To apply and aim for 12B recognition of UGC.
  4. To apply and aim for NAAC accreditation.
  5. To receive sponsored research grant – with aim of mobilizing five crores rupees per year

Strategic Action Plan for 6 Year(Till June, 2025)

Aim here is to develop more strength and to overcome the limitations to a maximum possible extent.

A. Administration and Management

  1. Attempts to increase regular faculty strength so as to reach SFR about 15:1.
  2. Arrange periodical updation training for supporting staff in modern tool usage
  3. Aim to bring down average age of employees to about 35 years through infusion of new energetic people by recruitment drives.(Process initiated)
  4. To increase the opportunities for the alumni engagement in useful manner.

B. Academics

  1. Compulsory field trips, case studies to real life exposure, interdisciplinary courses in B Tech curriculum.
  2. Consolidating the choice based credit system (CBCS) in B. Tech., M. Tech. and MBA with updation of curriculum once in about five years.
  3. Increase in weightage of project based learning.
  4. Increase enrolment in existing M Tech programmes to about 400 and to introduce more M Tech programmes.
  5. To strengthen the doctoral programme for attracting full time research scholars.
  6. Attempt to maintain momentum of research environment, possibly to reach a level of producing about 15 PhDs per year with quality publication.
  7. Development of at least two research labs per M Tech specialization for facilitating PhD and M Tech students and exposure to B Tech students.
  8. Increase B Tech enrolment level to 650 per year, possibly through introduction of one or two more B Tech programmes.

C. Digital Campus

  1. Full working in the institute on ERP including file tracking.

D. Collaborations for learning and upgradation

  1. Inter-university collaborations for training, research, curricular and co-curricular activities.
  2. Joint publications with the collaborating institutes.
  3. Implementation of credit transfer in curriculum with the collaborating institutes.
  4. Institute-industries symbiosis, with aim of mentoring about ten start-ups per year and start of internship (paid) to about ten percent of its graduates.
  5. Collaboration for skill development, grooming and enhancement of employment with target to increase proportion of eligible graduates for placement to seventy five percent of sanctioned intake and on-campus placement to its 80 % of eligible graduates.

E. Start-up Innovation

  1. A dedicated building for incubation centre with all necessary amenities using RTU and government agency funds.

F. Goals

  1. NBA Accreditation of its 80% eligible B Tech and 50 % of its eligible M Tech. programmes.
  2. Improvement in NIRF (National Institute Ranking Framework) ranking.
  3. Improvement in NAAC accreditation grade.
  4. To get sponsored research grant – with aim of mobilizing about ten Crores per year.

 

 

 

 

Deployment of  Institutional Strategic Plan

The institutional strategic plan is deploying efficiently at UD, RTU Kota with aim to work with strengths and to address challenges. The  following actions have been taken up to April 2022 :-

  1. Full time PhD scholars are encouraged. The amount of monthly scholarship has been increased to Rs 25000 per month from Rs 13000, with effect from December, 2019.
  2. Financial support from TEQIP III fund has been started to be made available for expenses incurred by faculty and research scholars in publishing papers and patent filing process.
  3. Financial support from RUSA has contributed towards infrastructure development and enhancement in teaching learning resources.
  4. Social accolades to faculty on publications in referred journals and award of patents.
  5. Completion of registration of Alumni Association under Societies Registration Act, to facilitate organization of alumni affairs.
  6. Alumni were motivated, which led to sponsoring renovation of one hall to a furnished Seminar Hall by him (Tushar Mittal Seminar Hall), studio etc
  7. Channelization of funds towards construction of class rooms, laboratories, parking and repair/maintenance of old structure: In 2018, built up space added for Petroleum, Petrochemical and Civil Engg programmes. Building construction for Aeronautical programme has been completed. Augmentation of laboratory space for Electronics programmes done. Repair and maintenance of building of Mechanical Workshops and main academic blocks catering to all B Tech and M Tech programs. Painting in staff quarters. Construction of road shoulders in staff colony. New parking sheds constructed near Ramanujam Hall and Main Gate for students.
  8. Solar power of capacity 300 kW already operational since last two years. Further augmentation by 300 kW has been accomplished.
  9. About 30 faculty members took training in advanced pedagogy in summer 2019 in IIT Bombay and IIT Madras.
  10. Seven faculty members were trained by IIT Bombay as trainer in MOODLE in December 2019.
  11. About 65 faculty members have undergone hands-on training in the learning management software (MOODLE) in January, 2020.
  12. A training on basic hardware and software arranged for supporting staff in association with the mentor Institute of TEQIP III, Jadavpur University during summer vacation of 2018.
  13. For recruitment of teachers, statues were drafted and pursuance led to approval of Chancellor and state Govt. in 2018. Approval of the state government for filling the faculty positions has been received recently.
  14. For recruitment of ministerial staff, advertisement has been issued. Recruitment in 2021 is expected, it shall help in infusion of younger employees.
  15. Induction programme for fresh admitted students organized first time in August 2018 and then again in August 2019 and November 2020, involving Yoga, motivational lectures by a galaxy of people from various spheres, workshops, visit to local tourist spots, old age home, etc. This has resulted in building better communication between the new entrants and faculty and building a positive aura.
  16. Implementation of Online fee deposition for all newly admitted students first time, thereby moving towards digitalization.
  17. Support to elected student representatives in their initiative to prepare UD APP for digital display of notices for faster and authentic communication and adoption of an ICT based platform.
  18. More involvement of NPIU faculty in student support services, involving direct contact with students and parents from July 2018 to enhance confidence among them and to help in faster service delivery.
  19. The curriculum of B Tech., M. Tech. and MBA has been updated and implementation of CBCS (Credit based choice system) Regulations has been done.
  20. Maintaining momentum of PhD completion by scholars of UD, RTU.
  21. Six new patent applications submitted, and published/granted.
  22. Broadening of structure of incentive of award of marks (thereby Grades) on participation in co-curricular activities, thereby involving more field based and voluntary activities.
  23. Purchase proposals materialized and new laboratories and facilities in various departments have been developed.
  24. Eight B.Tech.  Programmes i.e.  Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Civil Engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.  Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electronics Instrumentation & Control Engineering  and Information Technology  have been accreditated by NBA.
  25. Field trips and tours are conducted regularly.
  26. MOU with CADD Centre, and training of one week to two weeks conducted for about 400 students.
  27. Twenty ideas have been identified from the students by innovation & incubation centre and regular mentoring sessions are being held to formulate a business plan.
  28. IPR policy of the institute has approved by the board.
  29. Proposal has submitted to MSME and iStart to register as a host institute. Processing of MOU with them is under progress.