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TWO BEST PRACTICES SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED BY THE INSTITUTION

Title of the Practice: Professionalism Par Excellence: Connect to Corporates

Objectives of the Practice

The main objective is to establish systems approach to bridge the gaps in the technical, business,

leadership and people skills and impart diverse professional skills in the students. The practice

relies on building a holistic set of linkages to stakeholders by (i) creation of courses recognized
or accredited by globally renowned professional bodies (ii) identifying and supporting New Age

Courses led or certified by Industry (iii) association of legendary professionals such as L.
Subramaniam, Prahalad Kakker in the design of courses in tune with emerging trends (iv)

creating applied learning environment through industry and (v) interaction with professionals

by students

The Context

The changed environment in Indian socioeconomic fabric in the post liberalisation and
privatisation era, the impact of digital technologies across a broad range of sectors and demand

for constant renewal of skills in the service led economy required a stronger nexus between the

university and the industry as well as professional bodies. A multi-pronged systems approach is
an undeniable necessity to address the diversities of disciplines, multi-disciplinary orientation

of applications and to achieve the necessary quality and excellence. Another challenge was

motivating a broad community of students, which was overcome by bringing them in contact
with best in the field. The challenge of identifying skill gaps is addressed systematically through

data from nationally and internationally known forums like NASSCOM, CMIE, ASSOCHAM,
LinkedIn Learning and others. Although challenging, reputed industry leaders, professionals, Ed

Tech companies, successful practitioners and professional bodies had been convinced to lend

support in skilling and course creation.

The Practice

In the context of Indian higher education, the Academic – Industry interface is a need well

recognised by the policy to effectively address the skill gaps, employability and relevance of the

application of knowledge gained through the higher education programmes. The interaction
with professional bodies too is of quintessential importance to set higher standards and

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