REPORT OF THE SUB-GROUP ON INDUSTRY-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION
A Graduate/Technician who comes out from the Institution with a conferment in Engineering/Technology has adequate capability to take up the task in an industry or organization. However, the diversification and magnitude of tasks involved vary from industry to industry or organization. The Graduate/Technician has, thus, to be oriented to a particular industry or organization and wherever capability is in-built, he can be taken through a well organized Graduate/Technician training programmes. Thus, the limitations of providing requisite practical experience in the Institutional (Theoretical) situation and on the other hand the limitations of the theoretical background in coping up with the practical situation, have to be appropriately resolved by complementary approach.
2 Since total simulation of the industrial situation in the education system is not possible and also in view of the changing requirements of the industrial situations (because of its continuous development, etc.), an active inter-action between the technical educational system and the professional experience is required. The Working Group makes the following recommendations for interaction' between the institution and the industries.
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'Adjunct Professorships' in Institutions and 'Residency' for Faculty Members in Industry.
3 The expertise and capability of executives, managers and technical personnel from industry, research institutions and profes- sional bodies should be utilised for supplementing and complementing the capabilities of the institutions by creation of 'adjunct professorship' and vis-a-vis educational institutions should arrange to send their faculty to industry/research institutions for acquainting themselves with the problems and working of the industry by creation of 'residency' for faculty members in industry. Such association would facilitate the professors to expose the students to an industrial situation. The residency position would enable the faculty members to study the problems of research and development and consultancy opportunities. Many of such problems could be translated into research projects to be undertaken by the students.
4 While the period of such deputation for the Adjunct Professorship in the institutions and the Residencies in the industry/ research organizations should be flexible and appropriate, leave benefits should be extended for the purpose. Other basic facilities also have to be extended to these personnel to motivate them to accept these assignments. Some of these are: basic salaries and allowances should be paid by the parent organization; contingent expenditure at the place of the assignment such as transport, incidentals, housing, etc. should be provided by the host organisation. To facilitiate the institutions being in a position to depute their faculty for such assignments in the industry, allowance to the extent of 20% of additional provison of budget should be made. However, both for the ajdunct professors coming to the Institutions from the Industry and for the position of residencies from the institutions coming to the industry, an appropriate compensation (up to a monthly ceiling of Rs.2,000) should be provided by the Central Government to meet the 'out of pocket' expenses.
ADOPTION OF POLYTECHNICS 5 The Committee noted that All India Council for Technical Education at its meeting held in 1976 recommended that the industry
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(which includes all the establishments engaged in production), specially Public Sector industry, may be requested to adopt one Polytechnic so that the polytechnic should have academic autonomy under the management of the industry with an appropriate Managing Committee. The Committee also noted that the cost of running the Institute at the present level of operation and the normal increase in expenditure will continue to be the responsibility of the State Government. However, for any future expansion or further development and improvement, the industry would take the entire responsibility. The Committee noted with regret that so far such an extremely worthwhile recommendation of the Council has not been implemented in any State. The Committee felt that this question be pursued with vigour.
Consultancy Services 6 The Committee recommends setting up of 'consultancy centres' for organizing consultancy activities. In the terms and conditions of services rendered by the Centres there should be certain flexibility taking care of the following:-
(i) All consultancy activities should be on institutional basis, including those of identified individuals or a group of individuals or for short tenures.
(ii) The revenue accruing from the activities of these Consul- tancy Centres should not be included while calculating the financial grant of the institution but should be credited to a separate 'development' fund to be utilized for specific development purposes at the discretion of the institution.
Industrial Experience for Teachers 7 Involvement of industry in giving facilities for faculty members of the institutions for gaining industrial experience is essential. The industry should give their attention for this specific aspect.
The Committee notes that the industrial experience for teachers during vacation is being examined separately by another SubGroup on 'Quality Improvement'.
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Continuing Education Programme for Industrial Personnel 8 Staff from industry and other organizations need continuing education programmes to expose them with advancing 'knowhow' and technology. Institutions should arrange for 'tenure' refresheer courses either short-term or long-term to the personnel from industry. Such programmes should be organised in consultation with industry to take care of their specific needs and areas. Further, such programmes may be repeated at pre-determined intervals to suit their needs. Such programmes should, as far as possible, be self-financing.
Sandwich Programmes 9 These programmes organized by Technical Institutions in collaboration with the Industry have been highly successful. The product from these courses have been better received by industry and such courses should be organized in more number of institutions. Industry should definitely provide appropriate senior technical personnel from their organizations to supervise the students under such Sandwich programmes. Provision for increased number of appropriate faculty positions in institutions should be provided to take care of the responsibilities of these programmes.
Vacational Training 10 It is observed that only a few institutions in the country have been able to organize well programmed and supervised Vacational training for the students. The Committee strongly feels that a well structured training programme in consultation with the industry should be organized by greater number of institutions to make it more meaningful and effective. The Committee further recommends that such vocational training programmes should carry appropriate credits.
Apprenticeship Training 11 Under the Apprenticeship Act, students passing out of the institutions, both degree and diploma level, are provided with
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training with. a. maximum period of one year in designated industries. While, as for the Act, the industry is obliged to provide training places, it is felt that the training could be effective only if proper supervision is also ensured. The Boards of Apprenticeship Training, as at present organized, are not adequately staffed to undertake this work of supervision. It is very necessary to make this programme effective and successful. The Board of Apprenticeship Training should be adequately strengthened. Involvement of institutions in this work of supervision is also helpful and a programme of such involvement should be worked out.
Industrial Liaison Boards 12 It is noted that in many States there are already industrial Liaison Boards to pursue the work of liaison between the industry and the technical institutions. These Boards could help materially by over-seeing the implementation of the programmes enumerated above, for inter-action between institution and industry so that effective liaison could, in course of time, be achieved.
Industrial Contribution for Technical Education 13 Under Section 80 (G) of the Income Tax Act, an amount equal to 50 % of the aggregate of the sum paid by an assessee as donation to a University established by law, or any other educational institution recognized by the Government, or an institution financed wholly or in part by the Government or a local authority, shall be deducted in computing the total income of an assessee, whereas, Section 35 (1) (ii) provides that any sum paid to a Scientific Reaserch Association which has as its objects the undertaking of scientific research or to a University College or other institutions be deducted for purposes of income tax. The Committee strongly recommends that under the Section of Income Tax Act, an identical provision be made that expenditure on technical education, including Management education at all levels, be similarly deductable for the purpose of income tax assessment.
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14 SUMMARY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS 14.1 In order to have effective inter-action and collaboration between industry and institutions, the committee recommended the provision of 'Adjunct Professorship' in the institution for personnel from industry and of 'Recidency'for institutional faculty in industry.
14.2 Endorsing the A.I.C.T.E.'s recommendations of its 1976 meeting, the Committee recommended the 'Adoption' of a Polytechnic by the Public Sector/Private Sector industry in the area, so that the Polytechnic may have academic autonomy under the management of industry.
14.3 Consultancy Centres should be set up in suitable educational institutions with suitable working guidelines.
14.4 Continuing education programmes for industrial personnel should be arranged in educational institutions.
14.5 Sandwich programmes in collaboration with the industry should be organised in more number of locations.
14.6 The training imparted by industry under the Apprenticeship Training Programme should be properly supervised. The Regional Boards of Apprenticeship Training should be adequately staffed and strengthened for the purpose.
14.7 The industrial liaision boards set up in the States should help in over-seeing the implementation of the training programme mentioned above.
14.8 Expenditure on Technical Education, including management education at all levels, incurred by the industry should be fully deductable for the purpose of income tax assessment.
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LIST OF MEMBERS 1 Shri Nanu B. Amin Chairman Chairman, Jyoti Limited, P.O. Chemical Industries Area, Baroda 390003.
2 Shri S. Santhanam Chairman, AMCO Batteries Ltd., Bangalore.
3 Prof. S. M. Dasgupta, Director, National Institute for Training of Industrial Engineering, Vihar Lake, P.O. NITE, Bombay 400087.
4 Dr. R. G. Narayanamurthy, Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
5 Prof. R. C. Narayanan, Principal, Delhi College of Engineering, Kashmiri Gate, Delhi.
6 Prof. D. M. Sen, Principal, Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra, Haryana.
7 Prof. P. S. Mani Sundram, Principal, Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.
8 Shri M. R. Naidu, Executive Director, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Heavy Power Equipment Plant, Ramachandra Puram, Hyderabad 500032.
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9 Shri I. P. Anand, Deputy Chairman, Thapar Brothers, Thapar House, 124, Janpath, New Delhi 110001.
10 Prof. H. C. Patel, Principal, & Secretary Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic, Irla Juhu Road, Vile Parle (West), Bombay 400056.
11 Prof. G. R. Damodaran, Dean of Post Graduate Studies & Director, P.S.G. Industrial Institute, Coimbatore 641004.
12 Dr. P. L. Aggarwal, Rep. by Shri H. Goswami, General Manager, AGS(TA), Hindustan Steel Ltd., Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela, Orissa. Rourkela, Orissa.
13 Shri Suresh Mehta, Chairman, Star Textile Engineering Works, Ltd. Dhanraj Mahal, Shivaji Marg, Bombay 400039.
14 Shri S. S. Rangnekar, 21, Raveline Street, Searle (India) Ltd., Bomabay 400001.
15 Shri K. R. Sivaramakrishnan, Director (Technical Education), Planning Commission, Yojua Bhavan, New Delhi.
16 Prof. P. J. Madan, Vice-Chancellor, M.S. University, Baroda.
17 Shri S. Sadasivam, Member-Secretary Deputy Educational Advise (Tech)., Ministry of Education & S.W., (Department of Education) New Delhi.
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