INDUSTRY‐INSTITUTION‐INTERACTION CELL (IIIC)

1)    Objective: To explore and identify common avenues of interaction with Industry as per the requirements of the                   institution.

2)   Scope: All the institutions covered under the Project will form Industry‐Institution‐Interaction Cell (I‐I‐I‐C) to establish ​purposeful interaction between Industry and institution.

For the Cell to function smoothly and to meet its objectives effectively, I‐I‐I‐C must have some core staff. The core staff should include a Coordinator (not less than an Assistant Professor) from the institution who will be assisted by a Project Assistant and an Office Assistant. The Cell should meet at least twice per semester. The proposed composition of the Cell is as following:

1. Director/ Principal of the institution ‐ Chairman
2. HOD and one faculty from each department ‐ Member
3. Two Members from Industry/ Entrepreneurs of the region ‐ Member
4. Training and Placement Officer ‐ Member
5. Coordinator of the Cell ‐ Convener

3)    Strategy :IIIC will be responsible for designing the roadmap for interaction with Industry recognising the inherent ​strengths as well as the weaknesses of the institution. The Government organizations in the region also can participate in the Industry‐Institution‐Interaction‐Cell.

4)    Suggested Activities under IIIC :

• 1. To identify and facilitate Guest Lectures, Interactive workshops, conferences, seminars, Brain Storming Sessions, Technical Discussions etc. with Members of the Industry, outside Experts, eminent personalities at regular interval.
  2. To conduct Industrial Training, Orientation Courses, Industrial Visits etc for faculty and students at regular intervals.
  3. To facilitate joint research work, consultancy involving faculty and students.
  4. To conduct industrial exhibitions to highlight research facilities and expertise available with the institution.
  5. To facilitate professionals from Industry to work as visiting faculty in institutions and short or long periods deployment of faculty from institutions to Industry for gaining industrial experience and/or work on projects in Industry.
  6. To seek and associate Experts from Industry in Curriculum Development and review.
  7. To identify Continuing Education opportunities, short‐term programmes and training needs of the Industry, which the institution can provide.
  8. To promote revenue generating activities for the institution like Lab Testing, Calibration, consultancy and R&D etc.
  9. To assess periodically the scientific and technological scenario/ happenings in India and abroad in order to translate it into action for taking up future R&D work.

5)    Deliverables :

I‐I‐I‐C will be responsible for the following deliverables:

• 1. Increase in collaboration with Industry
  2. Increased rate of campus placement of students
  3. Increase in industrial training for students arranged by institution
  4. Absorption of students by same industries providing industrial training
  5. Increase in IRG by collaborating with Industry
  6. Increase in utilization of institutional resources by Industry
  7. Increase in solving the real life problems of the region

6)    Permissible Expenditure:

• 1. Honorarium paid to industry personnel for participation in curriculum development/revision / restructuring, student assessment and Institutional bodies, and for delivering expert lectures
  2. Expenditure for increasing I‐I‐I through PSAG
  3. Expenditure towards inviting industries (excluding travel cost and lodging boarding) for campus interviews and hospitality during campus interviews
  4. Arranging tutoring by industry experts to prepare students for on‐and off‐campus job interviews

7)    Not-permissible Expenditure:

• 1. Honorarium to faculty Member in-charge of I‐I‐I activity (It can be given from the Institution's own IRG