AICTE, Stanford hold online test to judge engineering education

BHOPAL: A private college from Bhopal, IES Institute of Technology and Management was selected for an online test organized jointly by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) in association with Stanford University. The test, is a part of national survey to assess quality of education in technical colleges.   The test sought students’ response on their basic understanding of core branches and quality of studies being imparted in their colleges.   Survey is the result of feedback about poor standards of engineering education in the country which produces lakhs of engineering graduates every year. Almost 50% of them fail…

ISRO Demonstrates Solar Hybrid Electric Car

Transportation has gained a great deal of importance in the growth of modern society by fulfilling the needs of mobility in everyday life. But vehicles using fossil fuels persistently bring serious problems to environment and life. Research and development activities constantly emphasize the acute need to develop high-efficiency, clean and safe transportation systems. Hence, the ideal transportation system should envisage zero-emission without any pollution. In this perspective, Solar and Electrical energy based hybrid vehicles provide the most effective and viable long-term solution by using renewable energy sources for mobility. Such a transportation system rely upon the major components, namely, energy…

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The Importance of Robots

Robots in antiquity and through the Middle Ages were used primarily for entertainment. However, the 20th century featured a boom in the development of industrial robots. Through the rest of the century, robots changed the structure of society and allowed for safer conditions for labor. In addition, the implementation of advanced robotics in the military and NASA has changed the landscape of national defense and space exploration. Robots have also been influential in the media and profitable for toy manufacturers.   History Robots began as entertainment for royalty. Inventors such as Al-Jazari and Leonardo Da Vinci worked to build automatons…

Robolab Students from ACET participated in National Level Robotics event

Students from ACET Amritsar, Punjab recently participated in an event named “TECH EVENT, ROBOWAR 2017” held at Chandigarh University from March 31st – April 01st,2017. Total 05 teams from different departments of ACET participated in this event out of which 02 teams from Department of Mechanical Engineering itself participated under the guidance of Er. Dharminder Singh (Incharge Robolab ACET)    

Worthless degrees and jobless graduates

Many technical institutes in Maharashtra have inadequate faculty and facilities, and students who pass out from them are ill-equipped to deal with the demands of the job market. ABHISHEK KERKETTA   In Maharashtra, erosion of AICTE norms has made technical graduates unemployable   MUMBAI, APRIL 24: Srikanth Pillai (name changed) completed his B.Tech (Biotechnology) from Navi Mumbai’s South Indian Education Society (SIES) College of Engineering some years ago. After unsuccessfully looking for an engineering job for over a year, he began preparations for the bank probationary officers’ exam. Today, he is a qualified engineer, but works in a non-technical field, in…

Changes in the engineering curriculum to be made by AICTE in order to create more jobs in India

In an attempt to upgrade the engineering curriculum to meet the demands of the industry and other sectors, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to introduce some major changes in the curriculum followed by the engineering colleges in India. This step is being taken in order to transform the education system and to make Indian students more employable.   Reasons for the sudden change in the curriculum   According to the latest reports, AICTE chairman Anil D Sahasrabudhe said “this was being done considering complaints that nearly 60 per cent of those passing out of technical education…

Nigdi school to start tinkering lab to let students explore beyond syllabus

PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: Jnana Prabodhini Navnagar Vidyalaya will start a ‘tinkering lab’ on its premises from June under Atal Innovation Mission.   Manoj Deolekar, deputy superintendent of the school, told TOI, “We need 1,500 sqft as per the norms for extra-curricular experiments. Students will work there after school hours. A mechanical workshop will be on the ground floor, computer work will be on the first floor and physics, chemistry and other science work will be on the second floor.”   The school has formed an advisory committee comprising 35 to 40 teachers, former students and professionals. They will guide the students…

Robolab Students from ACET secured prize at National Level Robotics event

Student members of ACET Robolab recently took part in the “Robo Tractor Pull” event at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar and secured 3rd position under the Guidance of Dr Ishwar Singh( HOD, DME) and Er Dharminder Singh.   The positive attitude and motivation of Principal V K Banga and Gaurav Tejpal proved to be a great driving force for the students in taking part in such an event.     Team members, Bhuvnesh Magon, Arvind Kalia, Nagesh Wadhera, Harshit Arora  

AICTE revising curriculum to make students industry-ready

Coimbatore: As part of transforming the education system and making students more employable, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on Friday said it is taking steps to periodically revise the curriculum to meet the needs of industry and other sectors.   AICTE chairman Anil D. Sahasrabudhe said this was being done considering complaints that nearly 60% of those passing out of technical education institutions are not industry-ready and still require honing.   Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the AICTE-sponsored workshop “teacher training workshop on +E learning: challenges and opportunities”, organised at the Sri Krishna College of…

7 Pune students explore STEM subjects at US Space and Rocket Center

Make in India: Importance of Robotics in the manufacturing segment, and how it can still create jobs

Editor’s Note: This is part 1 of a two-part series on the role of productivity in making ‘Make In India’ a successful program   The showcase initiative of the Modi Government, #MakeInIndia has entered its third year. The goal for #MakeInIndia was to transform India into a global design and manufacturing hub, improve contribution of Indian manufacturing to 25 percent of GDP by 2025 from near stagnant levels of 16 percent and create 100 million manufacturing jobs. The intense global outreach by the Government, handsome schemes and incentives offered persuaded several global companies including Foxconn, Airbus and Hyundai pledge to…

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Building grass-roots student innovators

A programme to create tinkering labs is an attempt to augment current systems of education with a vision to nurture a million children to become neoteric innovators     I need to bring my mother’s washing inside every time it starts raining, which is several times every day! Can there be no way to do it automatically?” says a class X student. “Can we biologically purify air in our home, can we grow the good microorganisms in our home to purify home air?” asks another student, this one from class IX. The answers are an unequivocal “yes”. While very few…

NITI Aayog and Atal Innovation Mission launches School of the Month Challenge

NITI Aayog and Atal Innovation Mission launches School of the Month Challenge for all schools with Atal Tinkering Labs. Details below: How will our school management create an innovative culture in your school? How will your tinkering lab be different from your existing science, computer and other labs at schools? How will your tinkering lab create student innovators? Please email your entries to atlhelp-niti@nic.in by 5pm 30th April 2017.     5 ways to truly create a culture of innovation in your school So, when you’ve still got to deliver high grade exam results, how do you start to create…

Robolab students secured 1st Prize for Robowars at MIET, Uttar Pradesh

  A team from our esteemed client, SunderDeep Groups of Institutions, Ghaziabad participated in the event Robowars which was organised by Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.   The team, who had worked tirelessly to build a robust and attacking robot, comprised of the student members of the SunderDeep Centre of Excellence in Robotics and Industrial Automation which was established in February 2016.   They designed a manually controlled robot that demolished the opponent robot in each round and eventually emerged as Champions!   Congratulation to Entire Team SDGI!   Team members are  Ritesh sharma Arkdeep sharma…

MEMS Proportional Control Valves Enable Lightweight Orthoses

Ten research projects out of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) were presented at the Fluid Power Innovation and Research Conference(FPIRC) last fall. The projects pertain to five sectors in fluid-power research: human-scale technologies, mobile applications, manufacturing, stationary equipment, and fluids/tribology.   The first project—a Hybrid MEMS Proportional Fluid Control Valve (PDF)—is meant to replace bulky solenoid valves for motion control in orthoses, wearables, and other human-scale technologies. Like most MEMS, which is an acronym for micro-electro mechanical systems, it contains tiny components on a lightweight chip that perform mechanical tasks as part of a larger system….

How College of Engineering Pune rediscovered its past glory under World Bank’s TEQIP

There is a saying that success comes through the path of self-discovery. College of Engineering, Pune (COEP), the grand old technological institute in India, inadvertently reaffirmed the saying by reviving its past glory, albeit with support from government of India and World Bank. One could get a sense of its glory days by stepping into the college’s sprawling 160-year-old campus, with a castle-like building still being used as its administrative wing.   The college, that created alumni like the legendary engineer Sir M Visvesvarayya, saw its radiance dim down after independence, when it was handed over to the government of…

New robotics teaching lab enhances engineers’ skills

In an effort to get students’ minds fully engaged in their learning, a mechanical engineering professor decided he needed to get their hands fully engaged in their learning.   Associate Professor Pinhas Ben-Tzvi teaches undergraduate classes in robotics and automation, specifically, ME4524 and ECE 4704 for juniors and seniors. Citing a disconnect between the academic theory of robotics systems and the lack of a hands-on course that would allow students to see how the theory worked in the real world, Ben-Tzvi created a new lab with robotics equipment to help students learn.   “Given the demands of academia and industry,…