Page 1 - Best Practices 2018-19

Best Practice 1

1. Title of the Practice: Industry Integration into academia

2. Objectives of the Practice:
The objectives of this initiative are:

● To fill the gaps between the needs of the industry and the curriculum offered.
● To foster networking and exchange of knowledge between practicing

engineers/managers/scientists/technocrats, faculty members and students.
● To keep pace with the trends and disruptive changes taking place in industry.

● To have an exposure to industrial problems and practices.

● To deploy academic expertise for industrial problem solving.

3. The Context

● Lack of substantial integration with industry and other stakeholders in India has necessitated
the adoption of innovative strategies to face the mammoth global challenges.

● Further, many times, industries resort to rule-of-thumb approach in their problem solving, and
are denied of exposure to the research happening in the academic institutions.

● Basic research with an inclination towards industry has been happening in VIT during the past
years. However, several basic issues in industry are not adequately addressed. To offset that

lacuna, a strong industry interaction is imperative.

● Collaborative and cooperative research with industry could lead to direct Intellectual Property
(IP) generation and/or translation into industrial realization.

4. The Practice

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● The inclusion of 8 -Module - Industry Guest Lecture- in all the courses has led to strong
interactions between the institute and industry.

● From the Technical Answers for Real word Problems (TARP) course, the students are able to

apply their subject knowledge into real-world problems of the industry.
● The project-based internships is a good learning process which brings new perspectives, and

is up-to-date with the industry trends.

● More than 15 industry-sponsored labs help the students to learn the concepts practically
through interaction and working methods.

● Regular industry conclave meetings in every school are further strengthening our interactions
with industry and its technology road maps.

● Periodic industry visits help students to update their understanding of the subject and the
industry practices in each domain.