Major objectives:

1. TEQIP-II Major objectives: • Strengthening Institutions to prepare quality engineers for better employability • Providing thrust for higher studies and demand-driven Research & Development and Innovation • Establishing Centers of Excellence for focused, applicable research • Training of faculty for enhancing teaching competence • Enhancing the effectiveness of Institutional Management • TEQIP Institute help the surrounding Institutes to improve the Quality standared as well as get the help from the Institute like IIT Gandhinagar, IIM Ahmedabad, etc…

2. TEQIP-II State Action Plan to meet TEQIP objectives: • Revamping Curriculum and Introducing Choice Based Credit System • Enhancing Research, Consultancy, Incubation, Patents • Training and Capability Building through IITs, IIMs, IISC • Extension (Placement & Industry Interaction) • Accreditation and Academic Audit • Assessment and Online On Demand Exams • Institute Management and Social Networking Process of procurement will be carried out in a parallel way as the initiatives and activities mentioned above progress and the details and specifications regarding procurement emerge from the same

3. TEQIP II Curriculum Design Vision To impart requisite competencies to students for effective participation in the Knowledge Society as responsible professionals and citizens. Mission To put in place learning outcomes oriented curriculum, establish Choice Based Credit System and introduce courses pertaining to integral education. Curriculum Committee Prof. Milind Sohoni (Convener) IIT-B Prof G.K.Krishnamurty, Ex.Prof-IRMA Prof. Mangal Sundar, IIT-M Prof. Manoj Harbolla,IIT-K Prof N R Rao, IISC Dr. Ketan Kotecha, Director, Nirma Prof. Anand Bhatt, KCG Dr. V.S.Purani Prof. Usha Nilkanthan Prof. N.S.Varandani Prof. M.R.Patel Prof C.B.Bhatt • Action Plan • Revamping curricula to address the issues of employability and engineering competence • Implementation of Choice Based Credit System • Introducing courses such as Documentary Making and Research and Reading aimed at integral education • Introducing Saptadhara and Social Enterprise for Human Upliftment (SEHU) • Innovative courses such as Engineering Design

4. TEQIP II Research, Consultancy, Incubation, Patents Vision To inculcate vibrant research culture, facilitate the engagement of the faculty and students in research initiatives and contribute to enhancement of knowledge. Mission To facilitate the faculty’s pursuits in terms of higher studies, and incentivize research initiatives and publication of papers and books Action Plan • Workshops for orientation of faculty • Incentives for research such as Award scheme for faculty • Fellowships for MTech, PhD • Establishing Centers of Excellence • Grant for Research Projects • Subscribing e-journals • Financial support for patenting Research Committee Dr. Porey (Convener) Director, SVNIT,Surat Prof. P.J.Patel, Ex-VC ,SPU Dr. Ketan Kotecha Director, Nirma Dr. Somnath Sengupta, IIT-Kh Prof. N.K.Naik, IIT-B Prof. Y.P.Kosta Dr. R.K.Gajjar Dr. N.N.Bhuptani Dr. N.K.Arora Dr. R.A.Thakker

5. TEQIP II Training and Capability Building Vision To equip the faculty for transacting the learning outcome based curriculum Mission To facilitate continuous capability building of the faculty through short term training programs, pedagogical training and updation of discipline specific knowledge • Action Plan • Hands-on Training for faculty at core laboratories • Training on equipment's and testing of instrumental and practical knowledge • Short-courses and special topic courses, workshop, conference announced worldwide • The faculty wishing to travel abroad with respect to academic or research work may be enabled to do so through lesser restrictions on procedural matters. Committee: Training and Capability Building Prof. Amit Prashant, IIT-Gn (Convener) Prof. Ishan Sharma, IIT-K Dr. H.V.Trivedi Prof. R.K.Gajjar Prof. M.G.Bhatt Prof. G.H.Upadhyay Prof. C.H.Vithalani

6. TEQIP II 4. Extension (Placement & Industry Interaction) Vision To enhance employability of the students and strengthen industry interaction Mission To impart skills training to students and enhance their overall personality Action Plan • Student exit survey, survey of pass-out students after one/Two Year. • Preparation of database of students. • Training in soft skills for preparing them for interviews • Organization of job fairs for increasing placements • Tie-ups with industry for job fairs and campus interviews Extension Committee Prof. Parshuraman (Convener),TISS Prof. Milind Sohoni ,IIT-B Prof. J.Chaterjee,IIT-K Prof. H.K.Mishra, IRMA Prof.G. Krishnamurthy Ex.Prof-IRMA Prof. R.J.Joshi Prof. V.S.Purani Prof. B.J.Shah Prof. K.B.Bhoyania

7. TEQIP II Accreditation and Academic Audit Vision: • To facilitate excellence in Technical education in the State by augmenting academic and administrative procedures Mission: • To facilitate awareness among Colleges in the State about processes and systems that can ensure quality enhancement and realization of goals set in Technical education. • To move in the direction of an accreditation and audit system that enables mentoring more than monitoring. • To arrive at a GBAP-AAA Score (Gujarat Board of Accreditation for Professional Courses-Academic and Administrative Audit) by assessing specific parameters for development. • The GBAP-AAA Score to be used as a tool to identify the areas for special focus and improvement. • To evaluate the performance of the institution and to identify the issues those are to be attended to in order to improve the quality of Teaching and Research.

8. TEQIP II Accreditation and Academic Audit Accreditation and Academic Audit Committee: Dr. Sonde (Convener) Prof. Ashwini Kumar, IIT-Gn Prof. N.R.Dave Prof Ramamurty Prof. Shivprakash, IISC, Banglore Prof. R.J.Joshi Prof. M.G.Bhatt Dr. Nandini Kanan Action Plan • The design of forms for the GBAP-AAA score, in consultation of NBA forms. A team has to be constituted for the design of forms. • A separate GBAP-AAA cell with necessary support staff and requisite infrastructure has to be constituted. • The experts should be trained to access the GBAP-AAA score through central felicitating team under the supervision of CTE • Each college is required to apply for GBAP-AAA score in a span of two to three years • Each college will the informed about their strengths and weakness • The accreditation should be made compulsory every five years • Differential weights can be assigned to the areas : • Academic Information40% • Systems & procedures15% • Administration25% • Infrastructure20%

9. TEQIP II Assessment Vision: Assessment should be, first and foremost, about improving student learning and, Secondarily, about determining accountability for the quality of learning produced. Using varied, valid, and reliable assessment tools, information will be gathered and used to identify strengths and needs of individuals, schools, and the District as a whole. Results will be communicated to all stakeholders in a clear, concise, and timely manner. Mission:  • Make it a collaborative activity among those responsible for program quality with others in the educational community who have an interest in improvement of standards. • Facilitate continuous improvement of academic and administrative processes at GT; • develop and disseminate best practices for enabling continuous organizational learning and development;

10. TEQIP II Assessment • Software for conducting On Demand On Line Exams to be installed in the computer labs • Form subject-wise committees for preparation of question bank. The questions may be objective and descriptive type. • On an average, 750 objective type questions and 250 descriptive type questions should be prepared. Questions should be of varying difficulty levels to cater to different levels of students’ competence. • The questions, once prepared, may be vetted by the subject expert in terms of the validity and authenticity. • For setting questions, the faculty may be paid Rs 50/- as remuneration. For vetting and finalizing the questions, Rs. 50/- may be paid as remuneration to the respective subject expert. • While the Online On Demand Examination may be conducted throughout the Semester, periodicity of the exams may be worked out. Assessment Committee: Prof. C.S.Upadhyay (Convener) Dr. Ketan Kotecha Prof. Sudhir Barai Prof Rajat Moona Prof Dheeraj Sanghi Prof.Harish Karnik Prof G.B.Modha Dr. N.N.Bhuptani Mr. Sandip Sharma Dr. Nandini Kannan

11. TEQIP II Institute Management and Social Networking Vision To enhance the leadership competence of Principals and Heads of Institutes Mission To ensure that Principals and Heads of Institutes undergo leadership training through collaboration with management and training institutes of repute Action Plan • Principals/Heads of Institutes to be trained by IIM Ahmedabad • Social Networking Sites to be used for educational initiatives and purposes Committee: Dr. N.R.Dave (Convener) Dr. H.V.Trivedi Prof. Rajeev Sharma,IIMA Dr. Bimal Patel,Director, CEPT Prof G.K.Krishnamurty Ex.Prof-IRMA Dr. P.A.Joshi, Ex-Director,DDIT Dr. T.Prabhakar, MSU Prof. R.K.Gajjar Prof. G.H.Upadhyay Prof. P.J.Gundaliya