Knowledge Incubation for TEQIP

IIT Kanpur

Annual Report 2018- 2019

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KIT

Knowledge Incubation for TEQIP

Importance of technical education in India cannot go unnoticed. More than 1.5

million engineers pass out every year in India. If trained and utilized in an

efficient way, this massive technical manpower can play a major role in the

development of technical sector of India. As TEQIP entered its phase III, it aims

at-

Improving the quality of engineering education in existing TEQIP

institutions with a special consideration for low income states and

Special Category States (SCS).

Support to strengthen few affiliated technical universities to improve

their policy, academic and management practices

Twinning arrangements to build capacity and improve performance of

institutions and Affiliated Technical Universities (ATU) participating in

focus states.

KIT IIT Kanpur aims to become a support system for TEQIP affiliated technical

colleges in India by organizing specially designed programs aiming to upgrade

education in these colleges and empower and encourage them to facilitate their

teachers and students to deliver quality education and undertake research in an

efficient manner. In last 6 years KIT IIT Kanpur has organized almost 80

programs which includes International conferences, training programs,

workshops, online courses, short courses and internship programs with the aim

of building a common platform where teachers and students of TEQIP institutes

can come together to discuss academics with experts from all over the world

and exchange ideas on how to improve/make changes in the academic

environment of their institutes

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TEQIP at IIT Kanpur has been working towards creating opportunities

for teachers and students of TEQIP colleges all over India to take part

in TEQIP programs and enhance their teaching and research. This

document presents a brief overview of what Knowledge Incubation for

TEQIP, IIT Kanpur has achieved in last one year.

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Effective teacher training programs through short-courses, schools, workshops, conferences and seminars.

Help foster a research culture in the colleges through visiting researcher programs, allowing use of advanced research infra-structure, advice on setting up research activities, collaborative research, seeding

of research activities, interaction with international researchers of repute, etc.

Improve classroom teaching through interventions like model curriculum for core courses, discussions on desired mandatory courses,

mandatory experimental training for students, desirable elective courses, new sub-specializations, etc.

Improve the learning experience of the student through open participation in courses, internship program, fully supported visits to IIT Kanpur to avail of library and laboratories, initiate student

research projects, MOOC based courses.

Share the IIT experience with the faculty and administration in order to help these colleges improve their academic and financial

management structure – focusing all the effort into providing an excellent learning environment and experience to the student and the

teacher.

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OBJECTIVES

KIT

Support institutes to produce better

engineers

Scale-up postgraduate

education

Establish Centers of

Excellence for focused

applicable research

Training faculty for effective

Teaching

Enhance Institutional System and

Management effectiveness

Encourage demand-driven

Research & Development and

Innovation

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TYPES OF KIT ACTIVITIES

Innovative content development

Design of experiments and set-

ups

Seminars

Teaching work-shops and schools in

specific cluster of courses

Short-courses and workshops in niche

areas

Reports and repository

Short-term research visit of graduate

students from TEQIP institutions

Summer and winter internship program

Visiting researcher program

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TEQIP Events held from August 2018- March 2019

1. TEQIP Workshop on Modal Analysis: September

17-21, 2018

Modal analysis has a

wide range of

applications, from

aerospace

engineering to food

technology and

almost everything one

can think of. This 5-

day workshop aimed

at introducing the

science and practice of modal analysis as a technique to solve

vibration related problems through rigorous theory and lab

sessions. Teachers, students and people from industry attended

this workshop. This workshop provided a comprehensive review

of vibration theory with focus on the practical implementation

of experimental modal analysis testing which widened

participant’s understanding of vibrations. Concepts of digital

processing of measurements, excitation and measurement

techniques, details and functioning of vibration measuring

instruments and detailed analysis of measured data were the

main focus of this workshop. There were 16 lab sessions planned

in this event to provide instructive guidelines for dynamic

testing, selection/placement considerations of sensors and

actuators, and for system identification using modal parameter

extraction methods.

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2. TEQIP Course on Robotics: 24 September - 5

October 2019

Importance

of Robotics

cannot be

undermined

in today’s

world.

From large

scale

industries to

necessities of

a simple household; Robots are all around us. The

opportunity for robotics spans over wide range of industries

and geographies. Given how every passing year is making

world increasingly automated, this will further accelerate

over the next 10 years. Keeping this in mind, to encourage

TEQIP colleges to inspire their teachers and faculty to get

involved in robotics, KIT organized the third course in

Robotics this year in association with Indian Technical and

Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Program. The course

comprised of the essential theoretical aspects of robotics

Number of Registered

Participants

41

Number of Institutes Participated 21

Number of Speakers 05

Webpage http://www.teqipiitk.in/workshop/

2018/modal-analysis/

Report https://www.teqipiitk.in/Report

s/modal-analysis.pdf

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from the basics to advanced applications. Each module was

integrated with hands on experiments and applications.

There were invited speakers from industries and research

laboratories to expose the participants to real world robotics

applications and research. The course aimed at helping

teachers, researchers and industry personnel to upgrade their

skills in the areas of robotics and automation.

3. International Conference on Advances in Textile

Materials and Processes: November 19-20,2018

To acknowledge the scope and opportunity in the field of textile,

Knowledge Incubation for TEQIP at IIT Kanpur in association

with U.P Textile

Technology

Institute, Kanpur

organized

International

conference on

Advances in

Textile Materials

and Processes

Number of Registered

Participants

17

Number of Institutes Participated 07

Number of Speakers 12

Webpage http://www.teqipiitk.in/worksh

op/2018/course-on-robotics/

Report https://www.teqipiitk.in/Report

s/course%20on%20robotics%2

02018.pdf

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2018. It aimed at bringing researchers, academicians, industry

experts, and students from all over the world to share a common

platform to present and share their recent/ongoing research,

discuss technological advancements, and exchange valuable

ideas on the future aspects and development in this field.

The conference covered following areas:

Advanced Textile materials: Fibres and Polymers,

Nano-materials, Smart Materials, Electronic Textiles,

Fabrics for aerospace and defence applications.

Innovative Technologies: Technical Textiles, 3D

Weaving, Textile Reinforced Composites, Machine

Design and Manufacture, Structure and Geometry

Modelling, Applications of Biotechnology in Textiles.

Bio-textiles.

Processing Technologies: Advances in Textile

Chemical Processing, Eco friendly wet processing,

Developments in textile dyes and Zero Liquid

Discharge

Characterization of Material: Latest Characterization

and Evaluation Techniques.

Fashion and Apparel Engineering: Fashion

Forecasting, Garment Manufacturing.

Number of Registered

Participants

202

Number of Institutes Participated 25

Number of Speakers 29

Webpage http://www.teqipiitk.in/worksh

op/2018/international-

conference-on-textile/

Report https://www.teqipiitk.in/Report

s/ATMP%202018.pdf

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4. Pedagogical Workshop on Complex Fluids and

Geophysical flows: December 03-16, 2018

Knowledge Incubation for TEQIP, IIT Kanpur organized a

Pedagogical Workshop on Complex Fluids and Geophysical

Flows. This was

held during 03-

17 December,

2018. Galaxy of

international

researchers in

this area

including Jim

Jenkins from

Cornell, Herbert

Huppert from

Cambridge, John Brady from Caltech and many more gave

pedagogical lectures to graduate students and faculty on a

variety of topics on complex fluids and geophysical flows in this

event.

Number of Registered

Participants

7

Number of Institutes Participated 4

Number of Speakers 9

Webpage http://www.teqipiitk.in/worksh

op/2018/pedagogical/

Report https://www.teqipiitk.in/Report

s/pedagogical.pdf

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5. Short Term TEQIP Course on Fundamentals and

Characterization of Solar Cells: February 19-23,

2019

Solar Energy is one

of the most

promising sources of

energy to meet the

increasing energy

demand as well as

for curtailing

environment

deterioration due to

the use of fossil fuels. The direct conversion of solar energy to

electricity is achieved by Solar Photovoltaics (PV), making it

extremely attractive. India, blessed with abundant incident

Solar Energy and many sunny days throughout the year. The

course aims to deliver concepts related to solar Photovoltaics

and will provide a hands-on experience through various lab

sessions to the participants, especially the research students.

Number of Registered

Participants

33

Number of Institutes Participated 13

Number of Speakers 4

Webpage https://www.teqipiitk.in/works

hop/2018/fundamentals-of-

solar-cells/#about

Report https://www.teqipiitk.in/Report

s/FUNSOL_Report.pdf

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KIT IIT Kanpur YouTube channel

18,801 Subscribers, 1200 videos

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The video lectures at KIT YouTube channel are being accessed by

thousands of teachers and students all over India and abroad.

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KIT IIT Kanpur Webpage

https://www.teqipiitk.in/

KIT webpage features

Announcements about all KIT events

Lecture videos

Reports about completed events

Lecture notes for reference

Event Photographs

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Knowledge Incubation for TEQIP, IIT

Kanpur in media

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KIT Events

2018-2019

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Reports on these events are available on KIT webpage:

https://www.teqipiitk.in/reports.php

List of Events Organized August 2018-March 2019

S.No Workshop Name Date Webpage

1

TEQIP Workshop

on Modal

Analysis 17-21 September ,2018

http://www.teqipiitk.in/workshop/2018/modal-

analysis/

2 TEQIP Course on

Robotics

24 September to 5

October ,2018

http://www.teqipiitk.in/workshop/2018/course-on-

robotics/

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International

Conference on

Advances in

Textile Materials

and Processes 19-20 November ,2018 http://www.atmp2018.in/

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Pedagogical

Workshop on

Complex Fluids

and Geophysical

flows 3-16 December,2018 http://www.teqipiitk.in/workshop/2018/pedagogical/

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Short Term

TEQIP Course on

Fundamentals and

Characterization

of Solar Cells 19-23 February,2019

https://www.teqipiitk.in/workshop/2018/fundamentals-

of-solar-cells/

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KIT Event Summary 2018-2019

S.

No

Type of KIT Events No. of

Events

1 Workshops/ Symposium 01

2 International Conference 02

3 Short Term Course 02

Total 05

Participation Summary 2018-2019

S.

No

KIT Event No. of

Participants

1 Workshops

International Conference

214

2 Workshops/ Symposium

41

3 Short Term Course 51

Total 306

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Participation Summary

August 2018 - Marh 2019

TEQIP Workshop on Madal Analysis

International Conference on Advances in Textile and Materials

and processesRobotics Course

Fundamentals and Characterization of Solar cells

Pedagogical Workshop on Complex Fluids and Geophysical

flows

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Administrative and infra-structural support from IIT Kanpur

Sanction of seminar rooms/class-rooms, along with multi-media

facilities on request from professor in-charge/ signing authority of

the center.

Hostel/guest-house rooms to visiting students/faculty during

summers, winter-break and regular semesters against request from

center (payment for the same to be made by NPIU/student). For

faculty a few SBRA/VFA may be made available, against request

and payment by NPIU.

Issue of temporary identity cards and access to library facilities,

sports facilities, medical facilities and computer facilities against

request (for each student/faculty a bill will be raised by the center

to NPIU for all the expenses to be incurred).

Access to central laboratories/workshop to the visiting students

and faculty against request.

If available, temporary office space for visiting faculty.

Travel support to some participants; whose institute was unable to

provide the support.

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KIT IIT Kanpur activities planned in coming months

Training the trainer and the trainee program

KIT, IIT Kanpur plans to organize series of

hands-on training program for students, faculty

and technical staff twice a year in summer and

winter. These programs will not only help

participants improve their skill but also learn

about how to set up similar infrastructure at their

parent institute

Teaching workshops and schools in specific

cluster of courses

Summer and Winter internship program:

Mentorship of selected students from winter and

summer internship will be extended further to

scaffold the learning abilities of the capable

students and the continuous flow of ideas.

SIIC-KIT Entrepreneurship Program

Visiting researcher program for PhD students to

encourage collaborative research

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Closure

KIT, IIT Kanpur has created an excellent platform for teachers

and students to facilitate interaction with the best brains in the

country and outside. Through several workshops, short term

courses, online courses, symposiums etc. It has helped the

participants to become familiar with new and improved teaching

techniques and latest developments in their research field.

Attending the various KIT workshops has increased their

knowledge about various advanced topics. Through the

workshops and seminars which acted as training programs, the

students and faculty of the various TEQIP institutes got exposed

to the current research and technology. Most of these workshops

focused on emphasizing the key issues in the subject areas and

hence has prepared teachers to teach the students in a much more

effective manner. During these programs students from various

institutes got the chance to learn from the best professor and they

increased their knowledge as well. The summer internship and

visiting researcher program which has been launched as part of

the KIT activities has been appreciated by the students and

faculty members is providing a much needed exposure to

students and faculty of TEQIP institutes. Organizing more

programs like these can encourage several institute-institute

interactions which can encourage participants to explore future

research collaborations and discuss teaching methodologies so

that they can hone and expand their pedagogical skills for a

better teaching/learning environment.

The initiative taken by TEQIP is playing a key role in developing

research and teaching at the various participating institutes.

Through these interactions teachers of TEQIP affiliated

engineering institutes have learned new teaching concepts in

various fields which they can practice at their parent institute and

expand their pedagogical goals. TEQIP has helped the

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participating institutes to improve their infrastructure at the

Institutions; it has enabled faculty participation in conferences

and workshops in India and abroad, and exposure to faculty

members to facilities and research work being carried out at

good universities. All this has encouraged them to improve and

expand their teaching and research skills. But more initiatives

are needed to further enhance the technical education in these

institutes. Setting up of an effective evaluation system can help

monitor the development/weakness of these institutes and on the

basis of these assessment reports the road ahead can be planned.

There are motivated teachers and students who are ready to work

hard and make a difference but a strong and equally motivated

administration system is crucial to help them and pave the way

to improvement in these institutes.

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Feedback Summary (source: feedback forms)

We communicated with workshop/internship participants about

what more TEQIP can do to help them progress academically

and sieved participant feedback forms of past year to find out

what support TEQIP institutes require from TEQIP to assist

them to further enhance their teaching and research. Following

are some areas, which were highly demanded by them:

Laboratory access at IIT Kanpur

Library access at IIT Kanpur

Attend courses at IITs

Distant PhD. mentoring by IIT faculty

Facilitate internships for teachers and students

Extended / Flexible research programs

E-courses/ MOOC on specific topics

Language Programs

Access to journals

Visit to IIT Kanpur to develop course materials

Use IIT Kanpur infrastructure for research work

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Lead

Evolve

TESTIMONIALs

Get so much clarity regarding solar cell and the

knowledge I got I will surely propagate to my

students so that they also attend this much

impressive workshops in future.

It is very helpful for the getting research in

the area of the solar PV. Main thing is that

we get the laboratories visit for the better

understanding

Courses which are conducted through

TEQIP have a very high potential. Precise in

knowledge gain

Conferences are good practice for learnings.

So their scope in future is vital

Lecture by expert provide enlightenment

on the way one understand a problem

We need help in setting labs for research work &

providing adequate training.