Departmental Meeting of

DirectorProf. M.P. Poonia with

Entrepreneurship Development and Industrial Coordination (EDIC)

Department

12th January, 2015

STATUS OF PROGRAMMES PLANNED AND CONDUCTED DURING 2014-15

ME Programmes

Period Subject taught Remarks

ME (Regular)

(Aug. – Dec., 2014)

Technology Management

ME (Modular) June-July, 2014

Management and Entrepreneurship

Principles and Practices of Management

Completed 3 Dissertations / Thesis of M.Tech. Engg. Education

Dec. 2014 – Jan. 2015

Entrepreneurship Development

LONG TERM PROGRAMMES

SHORT TERM PROGRAMMES

Training programmes

Planned Conducted No. of Participants

Postponed Remarks

Polytechnics 7 5 108 teachers and 168 students

1 programme postponed to 23 – 27 Feb. 2015 as requested by TTC Jodhpur

1 programme cancelled as requested by J&K State on account of floods

Engineering Colleges

2 2 04 - Adequate sponsorship, inadequate participation

ICT Mode 3 2 675 - 1 more programme planned from 9 – 13 Feb. 2014.

National Conference

1 1 54 - -

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMES PLANNED

EACs through ICT for final year students

5 To be conducted in January – March, 2015

January 28, February 6, 20, and March 10, 24

CPSC Manila Incountry programme on Blue Ocean Strategies for TVET Institutions and one national seminar

1 To be conducted on 9 – 13 February, 2015

ICT based training programme on Socially Responsible Business in collaboration with UNESCAP, EDII and SIDBI

1 To be conducted in March 2015

WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED

Sl. No.

Name of the Workshop Dates No. of Parti-cipants

Venue

1. AICTE/UKIERI Further Education Leadership Development Programme (Cohort I) – Workshop I

30 April to 2nd May, 2014

46 NITTTR Chandigarh

2. AICTE/UKIERI Further Education Leadership Development Programme Cohort I) – Workshop II

19 – 21 May, 2014

44 NITTTR Chandigarh

3. Orientation workshop for preparing final year polytechnic students for placement

17.4.2014 8 teachers and 87

students

CCET (Diploma wing), Chandigarh

FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS

Sl. No.

Name of the Workshop Dates Venue

4. AICTE/UKIERI Further Education Leadership Development Programme (Cohort I) – Workshop III

19 – 20 January, 2015

NITTTR Chandigarh

5. AICTE/UKIERI Further Education Leadership Development Programme – Assessment workshop (Cohort I) – Workshop IV

5 – 6 March, 2015

NITTTR Chandigarh

6. AICTE/UKIERI Further Education Leadership Development Programme – Assessment workshop (Cohort II) – Workshop I

21 – 23 January, 2015

NITTTR Chandigarh

7. AICTE/UKIERI Further Education Leadership Development Programme – Assessment workshop (Cohort II) – Workshop II

2 – 4 March, 2015

NITTTR Chandigarh

II. Research and Development

Sl. No

Name of the Study Completed / In progress

Status Likely date of completion

1. Knowledge Management Practices in Industries

In progress

Literature survey done, draft report writing in progress

31.3.2015

2. Energy Conservation Practices in Technical Institutions : Present Status and Future Actions

In progress

Literature survey in progress

31.3.2015

III. Instructional Material DevelopmentSl. No.

Name of the project Completed / In progress

Status Likely date of completion

1. Module on the Labour Market Information Systems

In progress Literature survey done, draft report writing in progress

31.3.2015

2. Module on ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management Systems (EnMS)

In progress Literature survey done, draft report in progress

31.3.2015

3. Video Film on Social and Rural Entrepreneurs

In progress Script writing in progress

30.4.2015

The department prepares print instructional material for every training programme conducted.

The department has prepared a series of lecture based video films on different topics of TQM, ISO 900I : 2008, NBA Accreditation, NAAC Accreditation, Intellectual Property Rights and Patenting, Entrepreneurship Development, Green Information Technology, Entrepreneurial Support Systems, etc.

IV. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

• Assisted the State Board of Technical Education, Punjab in designing new curricula of Food Technology.

• Provided general assistance to Curriculum Development Centre in the revision of various curricula as and when requested.

V. Extension ServicesSl. No. Name of the project Completed / In progress Status

1. Assistance to Engineering Colleges, Polytechnics, and other organizations for promotion of Entrepreneurship and Industry-Institute Interaction activities

Assistance to NPIU in implementation of TEQIP –II project. Mentoring and performance auditing of 6 Engineering Colleges in the states of Rajasthan, MP, Andhra Pradesh, Telegana, and Kerala. Also coordinating conduct of training programmes under TEQIP-II.

On-going project till October 2016

a. Assistance to CPSC Manila, Philippines in conduct of training programmes

Completed

b. Assistance to International organisations as per request (Assisted Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, Iran and UNESCO, Afghanistan.)

Completed

c. Preparation of draft for development of NITTTRs as Institutions of National Impact

Draft Completed

V. Extension ServicesSl. No. Name of the project Completed / In progress / Status

d. ISO 9001:2008 Certification / Re-Certification of NITTTR Chandigarh

Completed for 2014-15 (on-going project)

e. Swachch Bharat Abhiyan On-going project

f. Interaction sessions with international delegations (2-3 interaction per year)

Completed, next interaction slotted on 15th January, 2015, on-going project

g. Assistance to Engg. Colleges and Polytechnics through extension lectures as and when requested

On-going project

h. Outstanding Institution Award to Polytechnics /. Engineering Colleges of northern region for 2013-14.

Completed for 2013-14

2. Swot Analysis (MCE/EDIC) at GPW, Jammu, J&K

No initiative by the State Govt. on account of flood this year

3. NBA Accreditation of GPW J&K, (Mech. Engg. / EDIC / EMGT)

No initiative by the State Govt. on account of floor this year

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION BY FACULTY MEMBERS

• Dr. SK Dhameja delivered extension lecture on Entrepreneurship for second and final year students of Interior Designing at MBIT New Delhi.

• Dr. SK Dhameja coordinated the training programmes under World Bank Assisted TEQIP-II project of NPIU. Teams of Participants from Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, UP, Haryana and other states took training on Pedagogical Concepts and Content matter updating.

• Dr. SK Dhameja acted as a panelist in PTU sponsored national conference on ‘Green Business Practices – Challenges and Solutions‘ at Rayat & Bahra Institute of Management, Kharar (Mohali, Punjab).

• Dr. SK Dhameja acted as Course Coordinator and Chief Resource Person in the CPSC, Manila, Philippines Incountry Programme on “Entrepreneurship Education in TVET’’ w.e.f. 10-14 February, 2014 at CTEVT, Kathmandu, Nepal. He also organized a national seminar on ‘Strengthening Entrepreneurship Education in TVET Sector of Nepal ‘on 12th February, 2014 and presented a paper on “Emerging Global Trends : Social Women and Rural Entrepreneurship”.

1. Dr. SK Dhameja, Professor & Head

• Dr. SK Dhameja acted as Course Coordinator and Chief Resource Person in the CPSC, Manila, Philippines Incountry Programme on ‘Strategic Planning of TVET Institutions’ w.e.f. 9-13 Nov., 2013 at DTE, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He also organized a national seminar on ‘Strategic Planning of TVET in Bangladesh ‘on 12th ‘November, 2013 in Bangladesh.

• Dr. SK Dhameja coordinated CPSC Manila-NITTTR Chandigarh collaborative Regional Programme on ‘TVET for Sustainable and Inclusive Development’ w.e.f 27 May to 1 June, 2013and one day International Conference on Current Practices and Emerging Issues in Sustainable Development in TVET’ on 30.5.2013.

• As Mentor and Performance Auditor of 6 Engineering Institutions in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Dr. SK Dhameja provided assistance under TEQIP-II project of Govt. of India.

• Need based assistance provided to engineering colleges and polytechnics in the northern region for conduct of Entrepreneurship Development and Industry-Institute Interaction activities.

• Presented a paper on ‘Teaching Business Entrepreneurship in Technical Education using Blue Ocean Strategy ‘, European Academic Conference on Business Tourism and Hospitality at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, 15 -17 October, 2014.

• Published a paper on ‘Concept, Issues and Challenges of Social Entrepreneurship ‘, published in Research Indian Journal on Management, Vol. 3 No. 1, October 2013 to March 2014 authored by Dr. SK Dhameja and Er. PK Singla.

• Presented two papers on Application of Blue Ocean Strategy for Entrepreneurship Promotion – Social Entrepreneurship – Contribution and Challenges in an International Conference on Emerging Markets and issues in Management ‘on VIT Vellore on 19-20 April, 2013 and also chaired a technical session on social entrepreneurship

• Visiting faculty to Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab, Chandigarh

Individual contribution by Faculty Members

2. Er. Amardev Singh

• Er. Amardev Singh Represented the OBC category in the selection panel for the post of Assistant Director, BOAT, Kanpur

• Er. Amardev Singh Acted as Guest faculty and engaged classes on weekends for the subject of Research Methodology-I (M.Arch-105) for the students of M.Arch (Architecture Education and research) of Punjab Institute of Technology, Khunimajra (PITKH Mohali).

• Er. Amardev Singh delivered extension lecture on ‘Knowledge, Skill and Attitude for Career Progression’ thereby deliberated upon development of a career, essentialities of entrepreneurship and developing & utilization of green technologies for the post graduate / graduate students from management department at Universal Business School, Universal Group of Institutions, Lalru, Dera Bassi, Dist. Mohali.

• Er. Amardev Singh delivered extension lectures on ‘Achievement Motivation’ and Human Resource Planning and Development’ for the trainees of a 6 weeks Food Processing Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) organized by Centre for Industrial and Management Consultants, Kanpur at Panchkula, Haryana.

• Resource person & engaged session in ISTE and PTU sponsored FDP by Desh Bhagat Foundation Group of Institutions, Moga, Punjab.

• Resource Person on Green Technology at Chandigarh University, Gharaun

FUTURE PLANS FOR NEXT THREE YEARS

Sponsored Research and Consultancy Projects in MSME,

Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Accreditation, etc.

International training programmes on different facets of

Entrepreneurship, MSME Start-up and Management, Human

Resource Development, etc.

Enhanced collaboration with National Institutes of

Entrepreneurship like EDII, Ahmedabad; NIESBUD, Noida,

NI-MSME, Hyderabad, etc.

Campus placement of ME students

ANY OTHER ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE DEPARTMENT

Lack of faculty (at least 2 more faculty needed)

Lack of staff (at least one assistant / UDC / LDC)