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INAE

The Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), founded in 1987 is an Autonomous Professional Body partly supported by grant-in-aid from the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. INAE comprises India's most distinguished engineers, engineer-scientists, and technologists covering the entire spectrum of engineering disciplines. INAE functions as an apex body and promotes the practice of Engineering and technology and the related sciences for their application for solving problems of national importance.


Workshop Overview and Objective

The overall scenario of higher education in India does not match with the global quality standards. With the unprecedented growth of institutions in the past 2 decades across the nation, there is a significant shortage of qualified and motivated faculty. The most important resource that any higher education institution is its faculty. They share knowledge and teach necessary skills needed for the students to face future challenges. Conventional forms of teaching and assessment techniques will not be sufficient to cop up with ever changing modern education. Faculty should be equipped with new challenges associated with modern teaching and learning. Faculty training and pedagogy sessions provides a platform for improving teaching learning outcomes. Technology-based teaching and discussion forums are essential tools that can improve student-to-teacher interaction. This workshop brings faculty teaching in various technical institutes in North East India under one umbrella and share the best practices in teaching and learning. The program is intended to faculty in various engineering disciplines.

Faculty training and pedagogy sessions provides a platform for improving teaching learning outcomes. Technology-based teaching and discussion forums are essential tools that can improve student-to-teacher interaction. This workshop consists of lecture sessions, case studies, panel discussions and group activity. It brings faculty teaching in various technical institutes in India under one umbrella and share the best practices in teaching and learning. The program is intended to faculty in computer science and engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, electronics and communication engineering and allied branches. However, faculty from other branches are also welcome.

• Effective classroom management techniques and innovative assessment techniques.
• Need for coexistence of teaching as well as research for achieving academic excellence.
• Social skills necessary for collaboration, professional growth, personnel management.
• Tips for research paper writing, paper reviewing, project proposal writing.
• Use of ICT systems and technologies for effective teaching.
• Tips for introducing problem-based learning and outcome-based learning.
• Psychological aspects of teaching.

• Prof. Sivaji Chakravorti, Professor, Jadavpur University.
• Prof. Sukumar Nandi, Professor, IIT Guwahati.
• Prof. T. Venkatesh, Professor, IIT Guwahati.
• Prof. Antony Franklin, Professor, IIT Hyderabad.
• Dr. Samit Bhattacharya, Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati.
• Dr. John Jose, Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati.
• Dr. Moumita Patra, Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati.
• Dr. Abraham Cyril Issac, Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati.
• Dr. Ruchika Gupta, Professor, Chandigarh Univeristy.
• Dr. B. Spoorthi, Assistant Professor, NIT Warangal.

The workshop is open to faculty members of AICTE/UGC approved institutes from various engineering disciplines / polytechnic colleges preferably from CSE/IT/ECE/EEE and allied branches. However, faculty from other branches are also welcome. There will be total 30 seats for the workshop which will be filled based on first come first serve basis. First preference is given to participants from institutes in North-East India. Special preference will be given to women faculty members and members from backward classes and tribes. Faculty from institutes which belong to region other than North-East India will be considered subjected to availability of seats after filling up candidate from above category.

There is NO REGISTRATION FEE. However, all interested candidates have to apply in the online application form. If a participant is shortlisted based on the selection criteria mentioned below, they have to confirm their availability for the workshop. During the confirmation time, a security deposit of INR 1180 as a demand draft (in favour of IIT Guwahati II&SI Account, payable at Guwahati) has to be taken and the details of the same has to be uploaded. The DD along with the confirmation form has to be send to the cordinator via speed post. The DD will be returned to the participant on the last day of the workshop. After the workshop, the particpant can cancel the DD in the respective bank and can get back the money. This DD is ony a security deposit (not registration fee)which will be returne as such to the paricipant. However, if a participant failed to attend the workshop in full after confirming, the DD will not be returned.

Registration Process

Participants from AICTE/UGC approved institutes who attend the workshop in full (both the days, all sessions) are eligible for reimbursement of roundtrip 3-AC train/AC bus tickets from their place of work to Guwahati or INR 5000 whichever is lower. TA bill as per INAE/ITTG has to be duly filled by the applicant along with necessary travel documents during the workshop days. Reimbursement of travel expenses will be done within 1 month from the date of completion of the workshop. Local taxi conveyance expenses are not eligible for reimbursements. Participants are also eligible for free twin sharing accommodation at the IITG guest house. Accommodation can be arranged based on requests from 14.03.2024, 2 PM to 17.03.2024, 11 AM (maximum 3 nights). Requests for single room accommodation and for accommodating family members who accompany the participants will not be entertained due to policy decisions. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served to the participants during the workshop dates (15.03.2024 and 16.03.2024). No DA will be paid to the participants from IIT Guwahati.