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Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA)University of Pune, Pune- 411007

Industry – Academia Co-operation Best Practices in India

ByDr. (Capt) C. M. Chitale

Professor & Head Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA)

University of Pune Pune – 411 007

Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA)University of Pune

University of Pune was established on 10th Feb 1949. It is spread over 411 acres.

Accredited by NAAC “A" Grade

Identified as University of Potential for Excellence by UGC.

It houses 55 Departments

The Department of Management Sciences was established in 1971.

The Department is spread over 45000 sq. ft. premises, with the latest technologies and amenities.

Library with over 18,000 books, 61 National Journals & 21 International Journals.

Auditorium with 180 seating capacity and Mini Conference Hall

Fully equipped Computer Room

COURSES

1. MBA++ (6 Functional + 5 Sectoral Specializations)

2. MBA (Biotechnology)

3. Executive MBA.

4. MBA (Regular), EMBA at Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.

5. Ph D Program.

6. Diploma in Industrial Administration and Services Management, for disabled soldiers in association with QMTI, as a social responsibility initiative.

Quality Assurance

Student feedback analysis.

Feedback from Visiting Faculty.

Internship Feedback from corporate

Recruiters’ feedback

Syllabus revision after every 2 years

Perpetual Appraisal

Counseling, Mentorship and Syndicate activities.

Interaction with alumni and their feedback.

Industry-Academia Interface Experience

Summer Internship– 2 monthsIndustry Internship- 3 monthsGroup Industrial ProjectSocial ProjectIncubation ProjectsIndustrial VisitsMentorship ProgramsNational Seminar

Alumni Summits- With a background of 40 years PUMBA has a very strong and highly placed alumni base. Such meets foster rich industry interaction to students by bringing our own alumnus back to campus.

Entrepreneurship Development- A dedicated Cell for students. Knowledge partners like National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) also provide students a good industry exposure.

B-Plan Competitions- Department has 15 student B-Plans. Competitions are organized time to time to nurture these business ideas.

Industry-Academia Interface Experience

Student Exchange Programmes: International students from Japan, Korea, China, Iran, France, Spain, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malaysia take admission in the MBA course. This helps students to better understand the cross cultural issues which is vital requirement for companies which have global exposure.

Around 60 Visiting Faculty Members from Industry provide students excellent opportunity to interact with the Industry.

Industry-Academia Interface Experience

Science & Technology Park

Integrated M. Tech

To create a MDP Centre is one of the ambitious project.

Collaboration with International Management Institutes.

Collaborations to increase opportunities to conduct good quality research.

International Exchange programmes for Faculty and students.

Launching Web Based Programmes.

Industry-Academia Interface Experience

Recent Unique Learning Initiatives

ICICI - Manipal Academy (IMA)

Automotive Research Authority of India (ARAI)

Bharat Forge Limited (BFL)

The Infosys Training Centre

The Intel Teach Program

Structure: 1 year – 3 Trimester Training program with Banking and Finance domain at Manipal University by ICICI

Students are treated as Probationers during training.Focus is on domain subjects and skill development.Strategy: Excellent Recruitment, Prospecting, Retention

strategyAfter training, students join the bank as Assistant ManagerThe training credits are considered for MBA distance

education by Manipal University

ICICI – Manipal Academy

Utilization of state-of-the-art technology, laboratories and highly skilled personnel.

ARAI recognizes the need to develop new generation of engineers to meet the automotive industry demand in India and also globally.

B.Tech and M.Tech students from Universities like VIT (Vellore), VEL TECH (Chennai), College of Engineering (Pune), Alabama (USA), Loughborough (UK), Braunschweig (Germany) are given training in automotive engineering by ARAI.

ARAI

2004 – BFL Collaboration with BITS, PilaniB.S. Mfg. Science Programme – 3 Years Bachelor’s Degree in

EngineeringAim: Building up engineering talent pipeline for the

employees.Eligibility: Bachelor in Science or Diploma in Engineering

with minimum 3 years work experience.Structure: First two years classroom session and third year

project work at Bharat Forge.

Bharat Forge Limited

Renowned IT company, Infosys Technologies has built the world's biggest corporate training facility for IT professionals in Mysore.

The € 48.17 million (INR 3180 million) training centre is housed in a 270 acres campus at Mysore, the city known for its academic and research institutions and heritage buildings and palaces constructed by the Mysore Maharajas .

Training Centre adds 12,000 employees every year.

2,000 rooms which can house 4,000 people on a twin sharing basis.

The Infosys Training Centre

In India, Intel Teach Program was launched in February 2000 in the cities of Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. Within a span of nine years, the program has impacted over one million teachers all over India in both In-service and Pre-service segments.

The Intel Teach Program is a professional development program that helps classroom teachers effectively integrate technology to enhance student learning.

Teachers learn from other teachers how, when and where to incorporate technology into their lesson plans, with a focus on developing students' higher-order thinking skills.

As a result of the Intel Teach Program, 89 percent of teachers reported using technology with their students. Moreover, they also experience new approaches to create assessment tools.

The Intel Teach Program

Recent Highlights

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