IIIC - Methodist College of Engineering & Technology

IIIC

Industry-Institute Interaction Cell (IIIC)

Objectives

The IIIC aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry, fostering skill development and collaboration to prepare students for real-world challenges. These objectives are periodically refined based on feedback, industry trends, and educational advancements to remain relevant and impactful.

Enhance skill development through value-added courses and transferable skill training.
Promote industry-oriented learning via internships, industrial visits, projects, and workshops.
Increase the number of collaborative activities for student exchange, guest lectures, and on-the-job training.
Improve the quality and relevance of student projects by enhancing industry interaction and implementing flexible curricula.
Organize training programs in collaboration with industry to facilitate faculty with the latest industry trends and technologies.

Functions

Organize value-added courses and skill enhancement training programs to bridge the industry-academia gap.
Facilitate internships, industrial visits, and industry-based projects for students.
Arrange guest lectures, student exchange programs, and on-the-job training opportunities in collaboration with industries.
Work with industry experts to ensure curricula align with the latest industry trends and standards.
Conduct training programs for faculty to stay updated on emerging technologies and industry practices.
Build and maintain strong relationships with industry leaders to foster long-term collaboration.
Plan and execute workshops, seminars, and conferences involving industry representatives.
Gather feedback from industry experts on the performance of students and faculty to refine strategies and initiatives.

Role of the Coordinator

Develop annual plans for IIIC activities and ensure their effective implementation.
Establish and maintain connections with industry partners and organizations for collaborative programs.
Ensure adequate resources for the smooth execution of IIIC initiatives.
Supervise the activities of members and student representatives, ensuring their contributions align with the objectives of the cell.
Evaluate the impact of IIIC programs and present periodic reports to the institution’s management.
Act as a bridge between industry representatives, faculty, and students for all IIIC-related activities.

Role of the Member

Assist in planning and organizing internships, industrial visits, guest lectures, and other initiatives.
Maintain records of IIIC activities, including agreements, attendance, and feedback.
Act as a liaison between the coordinator and stakeholders, such as faculty and students.
Help execute workshops, training programs, and conferences effectively.
Gather feedback from students and industry representatives to improve future initiatives.

Role of the Student Member

Act as a representative of the student community in the IIIC and communicate their expectations and concerns.
Actively participate in organizing and managing IIIC activities like industrial visits, guest lectures, and workshops.
Encourage peers to enroll in value-added courses and skill development programs.
Provide feedback on IIIC activities and suggest improvements from a student’s perspective.
Guide fellow students in leveraging the opportunities provided by IIIC for skill enhancement and career development.

Calendar of Events for the Academic Year 2024-2025

            This calendar ensures a well-rounded engagement with industry and continuous development of skills and knowledge for both students and faculty throughout the academic year.
        

Month	Event	Description	Objectives	Resource Person	Target Audience
August 2024	Guest lecture	Career opportunities in Civil Engineering with GATE and IES	3	Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Marketing chief, ACE Academy, Hyderabad	All semester Students of CE Dept
	Learnathon 2024	Learnathon 2024 is a self-learning initiative for higher education students to build their foundational IT skills online.	1, 5	AWS Academy, Bentley, Google for Developers, MathWorks, Microsoft, MongoDB, Qlik, UiPath Academic Alliance, Wadhwani Foundation	Students of All Branches
	One Week FDP on Evolution of Generative AI- Past, Present and Future	The objective of Faculty Development Program is a strategic way to harness the potential of AI in education like promoting research and innovation, benefiting faculty while advancing institutional goals.	5	Mr. Arif Hussain Mohammad, Software Developer, TCS; Dr. Anil Sharma, Chief Researcher at Samsung R&D, CEO AI-Shala; Professor Akshay Agarwal, IISCR Bhopal; Mr. Saswta Sarkar, Research Associate, AI-Shala Technologies Pvt Ltd; Dr. Pavan Kumar, Associate Professor, CSED, K L University, Hyderabad; Dr. Salman Abdul Moiz, Professor, University of Hyderabad; Dr. Silpa	Faculty members, Research scholars from colleges/universities, Industry personnel in the CSE/allied discipline.
	Guest Lecture	Career opportunities in ECE with GATE and IES.	3	Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Marketing Chief, ACE Academy Hyderabad	V & VII semester Students of ECE
	Seminar	Impact of Brand on consumer Behavior.	3	Mrs. Reshma	II Semester Students of MBA
September 2024	Faculty Development Program	One week ATAL FDP on “Sustainable Water and Waste Management”	5	Dr. Ramakar Jha, Chair Person, Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology, Patna & various industry experts	Civil Engineering Faculty
	Value-Added Course in Data Analytics	Launch of a value-added course on Data Analytics under Campus to Corporate Program	1	ICT Academy & Capgemini	Students of CSE, AI&DS Department
	Hackathon	A coding competition to enhance problem-solving skills.	1	T Hub, Osmania Technology Business Incubator	Students of CSE & Allied Branches
	Industrial Visit	A industrial Visit to C-DAC, Shamsabad	2	Mr. Kumar Maddula, Scientist	V semester Students of ECE
	Seminar	Career Guidance Program – Higher Education and Job Opportunities for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Students	3	Mr. Ramesh, Motivational Speaker and Subject Expert in ACE Academy Hyderabad	II Year Students of EEE Dept
	Two Days Workshop	Two days workshop on “Design and simulation of Electrical systems using MATLAB and Simulink”	3	Mr. Madanmohan, HIEE Pvt. Ltd.	III & IV Year students of EEE Dept.
	Industrial Visit	Manufacturing and supply of temperature measuring Sensors	2	Arcotherm Industries Pvt Ltd	II and III Year Students of ME
October 2024	Industrial Visit	A industrial visit to “Rain water harvesting park” at Jubilee hills Hyderabad	2	Dr. Satyanarayana, RHP	III & V semester CE Students
	Soft Skills Development Workshop	Workshop focused on improving communication and teamwork skills.	1	AI-SHALA Technologies PVT. Ltd, Ulektz Solutions Pvt Ltd	Students of CSE & Allied Branches
	Skill Training	One week hands on training on IoT	1	Mr. Amith Kumar, Pragyathmika IIoT	III & V semester students of ECE
	Industrial Visit	A visit to 33kv substation for practical Exposure to the students	2	Rajender, AE, Erragadda, Hyderabad.	IV Year students of EEE Dept.
	Guest Lecture	Artificial Intelligence in Electrical Engineering	3	Siddhant Patnaik, Director and Cofounder, SKYY Skill Academy	All Semester students of EEE Dept.
	Webinar	Thermodynamics & python for process	3	To be finalized in the respective month	II and III Year Students of ME
	Industrial Visit	Akshay Patra	2	Akshay Patra	I & II Semester Students of MBA
November 2024	Skill Training	One week hands-on Training on Revit Software	1	Mr. Subbarao, VDEI	VII semester CE Students
	Certification Program in Cybersecurity	Certification course in Cybersecurity in collaboration with industry.	1	CISCO Networking Developments, CSI	Students of CSE & Allied Branches
	Guest Lecture	Entrepreneurship opportunities in Electronics and Communication Engineering	3	Mr. VNS Guptha, Antigone Solutions	V & VII semester Students of ECE
	Two Days Workshop	Two days workshop on “IoT applications to Electrical Engineering”	3	Mr. Madanmohan, HIEE Pvt. Ltd.	II & III Year students of EEE Dept.
	Guest Lecture	Vibrations	3	To be finalized in the respective month	III AND IV Year students of ME
	One Day Workshop	Brand Building through Intellectual Property Rights	3	Mr. Mahesh Satavalli	I & II Semester Students of MBA
December 2024	Guest lecture	Entrepreneurship opportunities in Civil Engineering	3	Mr. Zubair Ahmed, Z4 designers Pvt Ltd	V & VII semester CE Students
	Industry Case Study Competition	Competition where students analyze and present solutions to real industry problems.	2	EduSkills Foundations	Students of CSE & Allied Branches
	Faculty Training	One week Training on Matlab Software Tools	5	Mathworks	ECE Faculty
	Industrial Visit	Cocacola	2	Cocacola	I & II semester students of MBA
January 2025	Faculty Training	One week Training on “Tekla Software”	5	Mr. Madan Mohan, HIEE	Civil Engineering Faculty
	Industrial Visit	Visits to various industries for students to gain practical insights.	2	Microsoft, Google, T-Hub	Students of CSE & Allied Branches
	Industrial Visit	NSTI, Ramanthapur	2	Mr. Pramod, NSTI, Ramanthapur	III semester Students of ECE
February 2025	Collaborative Project Kick-off	Start of student projects in collaboration with industry. VDEI (3 students minimum); NAC (3 students minimum)	4	Mr. Nadeem Ahmed (VDEI) & Dr. Ravi (NAC)	VIII semester CE Students
	One Day Workshop	A one-day workshop on “Technical Report writing”	2	Dr. Jaya Shankar, Dean R & D MCET	All semester Students of CE
	Collaborative Project Kick-off	Start of student projects in collaboration with industry.	4	AI-SHALA Technologies PVT.Ltd, EduSkills Foundations, Ulektz Solutions Pvt Ltd	Students of All Branches
	Advisory Board Meeting	Regular meeting with an advisory board comprising industry professionals.	4	Prof. Shyamala, Professor, Department of CSE, OUCE; Mrs. V Sailaja, Faculty; Dr. T. Praveen Kumar, Faculty; Mr. Mani Krishna, Alumni; Mr. B. Sairam, Alumni	Faculty of CSE
	Collaborative Project Kick-off	Start of student projects in collaboration with industry.	4	Pragyathmika IIoT	VIII semester Students of ECE
	Guest Lecture	Micro and Smart grid technologies	3	Sri Sridhar, Asst. Engineer, CPDCL	All Semester students of EEE Dept.
	FDP	Renewable energy & energy storage systems for India’s future.	5	To be finalized in the respective month	PG Students and Faculty of ME
	One Day Workshop	Resume Building & Interview Preparation	3	Mr. Mrinal Kumar	I & II semester Students of MBA
March 2025	Industrial Visit	A industrial visit to “National Academy of Construction”	2	Dr. Ravi, NAC	IV semester CE Students
	Guest Lecture Series	Series of guest lectures by industry professionals.	3	EduSkills Foundations, AI-SHALA Technologies PVT.Ltd., Osmania Technology Business Incubator, ULEKTZ SOLUTIONS PVT LTD, ERP, Sushi Linux, ICT Academy, NPTEL(Swayam), CSI, IIT Bombay, CISCO Networking Developments	Students of CSE & Allied Branches
	Mentorship Program Kick-off	Establishment of mentorship programs with industry professionals.	3	EduSkills Foundations, AI-SHALA Technologies PVT.Ltd., Osmania Technology Business Incubator, ULEKTZ SOLUTIONS PVT LTD, ERP, Sushi Linux, ICT Academy, NPTEL(Swayam), CSI, IIT Bombay, CISCO Networking Developments	Students of CSE & Allied Branches
	One Day Workshop	A one-day workshop on “Technical Report Writing”	3	Dr. Jaya Shankar, Dean R&D MCET	All semester Students of ECE
	Industrial Visit	An industrial visit to “Hydel power plant”	2	Mr. Bhanu, ADE	II Year Students of EEE Dept.
	One Day Workshop	3D Printing Technology	3	To be finalized in the respective month	All students of Mech Dept.
April 2025	Skill Training	One-week hands-on Training on STAAD Pro Software	1	Mr. Bala Chandu, HIEE	IV & VI semester students of CE
	On-the-Job Training Program	Opportunities for students to gain on-the-job training in various industries.	3	EduSkills Foundations	Students of CSE & Allied Branches
	Faculty Research Collaboration Workshop	Workshop to facilitate collaborative research projects between faculty and industry.	5	EduSkills Foundations, ICT Academy	Faculty of CSE
	Three-day Workshop	Three days hands-on Training on “Electric Vehicles”	3	Mr. Swamy, Manager, Pantech e-learning Pvt. Ltd.	III & IV Year students of EEE Dept.
	Seminar	System engineering and system modelling	3	To be finalized in the respective month	All students of ME Dept.
	Seminar	Product developments and current trends	3	To be finalized in the respective month	All students of ME Dept.
	Faculty Training	The Art & Science of Research Paper Writing	5	Dr. P. Pinaka Pani, HOD, Gitam University	All Colleges MBA Faculty
May 2025	Internship	Start of student internships in collaboration with industry. VDEI (5 students minimum); NAC (5 students minimum); HIEE (5 students minimum)	2	Mr. Nadeem Ahmed (VDEI); Dr. Ravi (NAC); Mr. Madan Mohan, HIEE	IV semester CE Students
	Industry-Oriented Project Fair	Completion Presentation of student projects relevant to industry needs.	2, 4	Mr. Nadeem Ahmed (VDEI) & Dr. Ravi (NAC)	CE Students
	Industry-Oriented Capstone Project Fair	Completion Presentation of student projects relevant to industry needs.	2, 4	AI-SHALA Technologies PVT.Ltd., EduSkills Foundations, Osmania Technology Business Incubator, T-Hub	Students of CSE & Allied Branches
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Bootcamp	Bootcamp focused on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship among students.	4	Osmania Technology Business Incubator, AI-SHALA Technologies PVT.Ltd., EduSkills Foundations	Students of CSE & Allied Branches
June 2025	Transferable Skill Training Workshop	Workshop focused on developing transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, and problem-solving.	1	ICT Academy, EduSkills Foundations	Students of CSE & Allied Branches
June 2025	Industrial Visit	NIRD, Rajendra Nagar	3	NIRD	I & II semester Students of MBA
July 2025	End-of-Year Review and Planning	Review of the year's activities and planning for the next academic year.	All	-NA-	IIIC Cell Members
	Technology Update Session	Regular session updating faculty on the latest technological advancements.	5	EduSkills Foundations, ICT Academy	Faculty of CSE
	Renewal and Establishment of Industry MOUs	To identify expiring Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and actively collaborate with industry partners to renew or establish new agreements, fostering continuous academic and industrial synergy.	All	-NA-	Faculty of CSE

List of MOUs Signed with Industries/Universities/Corporate Houses

Academic Year 2018-19

S.No	Organization	Duration	Activities	Participants
1	CSI	Lifetime	Student Chapter	All CSE Students / Faculty
2	LRR Technologies (Hyderabad) Pvt Ltd (100 pins Services)	1 Year	Attendance in all the department, SMS/Email to Absent students, Performance review of the Staff, Collecting feedback from the students	2400 Students / 250 Faculty
3	M S Institute of Engineering	5 yrs	Workshop on Non-Destructive Testing on 9th - 10th Feb 2017	100 students / 4 faculty
	M S Institute of Engineering	5 yrs	Guest Lecture on Working Skills, Latest Trends In NDT on 9th Feb 2017	100 students / 4 faculty
	M S Institute of Engineering	5 yrs	Seminar on Magnetic Particle, Ultrasonic Test on 10 Feb 2017	102 students / 4 faculty
	M S Institute of Engineering	5 yrs	Resource exchange and Demonstration of Bioscope, UV Lights & Radiographic Tests on 10 Feb 2017	103 students / 4 faculty
4	Paramount Auto Bay Services	5 yrs	Industry Institution Interaction 5th Feb. 2019	180 students / 6 faculty
	Paramount Auto Bay Services	5 yrs	Industrial Visit 5th Mar. 2019	60 students / 2 faculty
	Paramount Auto Bay Services	5 yrs	Workshop on Automobile Engineering	60 students / 2 faculty
5	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	CAD/CAM Training Program 2016	22 students / 2 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	Faculty exchange 20 Mar 2018	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	Factory Visit 21 Mar 2018	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	Workshop on Computer Aided Manufacturing 20th Mar - 21 Mar 2018	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	B.E. / M. Tech. Student Project Research & Execution	Appr. 35 Students
6	Dell EMC (Center of Academic Excellence)	2 Year	Workshops / New Technology Training	All Students / All Faculty
7	Industry Internship Institute Services (IIIS)	1 Year	Internships & placements	All Students
8	ICT Academy Centre of Excellence for Design	1 year	Training in Revit Architecture	100
9	NPTEL (Swayam)	1 Year	Online course with certificate	64 Students / 9 Faculty
10	imanager's	1 Year	Publication of quality conference papers in the peer reviewed journals	130
11	IIT Bombay (Spoken Tutorials)	1 Year	Nodal Resource Centre (NRC), Support and Motivate Colleges to Train on Basic Computer Skills Software and IT and conduct Faculty Development Programs	All Students / All Faculty
12	ICT Academy Centre of Excellence for Design	1 Year	Conduct Industry Training Programs, Faculty training and certification, Provide 2 copies of ICT Research journals on quarterly basis, Domain specific Training Programming	All Faculties
13	IDES (Grenze Scientific Society)	1 Year	Publication of quality conference papers in the peer reviewed journals	130
14	Reliable Environmental Service (RES)	1 Year	Organizing of industrial tours for large scale irrigation projects	100
15	Imarat Consulting Services (ICS)	3 Year	Training in latest software, Internships & placements	60
16	Indian Association of Structural Engineers (IASE)	Lifetime	Students chapter	All Students / All Faculty
17	Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers	3 yrs	Academic partnership program on electric vehicle engineering	All students / faculty
	Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers	3 yrs	Offer skill development program	All students / faculty
	Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers	3 yrs	Support technically for organising seminars and workshops	All students / faculty
	Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers	3 yrs	Internships & training program	All students / faculty
	Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers	3 yrs	Students research Association	All students / faculty
18	Sri Venkateshwara Industries	2 yrs	B.E. projects	Approx. 20 students
19	Lincoln University College Malaysia	5 yrs	Joint collaborative research	All students / faculty
	Lincoln University College Malaysia	5 yrs	PhD Supervisors	All students / faculty
	Lincoln University College Malaysia	5 yrs	PhD Research Scholars	All students / faculty
	Lincoln University College Malaysia	5 yrs	Organising joint International conferences & Symposiums in India & Malaysia	All students / faculty
	Lincoln University College Malaysia	5 yrs	Faculty Exchange	All students / faculty

Academic Year 2017-18

S.No	Organization	Duration	Activities	Participants
1	Ram Tech Engineering Services	2 yrs	CAD/CAM Training Program 2016	22 students / 2 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	2 yrs	Faculty exchange 20 Mar 2018	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	2 yrs	Factory Visit 21 Mar 2018	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	2 yrs	Workshop on Computer Aided Manufacturing 20th Mar - 21 Mar 2018	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	2 yrs	B.E. / M. Tech. Student Project Research & Execution	Appr. 35 Students
2	LRR Technologies (Hyderabad) Pvt Ltd (100 pins Services)	1 Year	Attendance in all the department, SMS/Email to Absent students, Performance review of the Staff, Collecting feedback from the students	2400 Students / 250 Faculty
3	M S Institute of Engineering	5 yrs	Workshop on Non-Destructive Testing on 9th - 10th Feb 2017	100 students / 4 faculty
	M S Institute of Engineering	5 yrs	Guest Lecture on Working Skills, Latest Trends In NDT on 9th Feb 2017	101 students / 4 faculty
	M S Institute of Engineering	5 yrs	Seminar on Magnetic Particle, Ultrasonic Test on 10 Feb 2017	102 students / 4 faculty
	M S Institute of Engineering	5 yrs	Resource exchange and Demonstration of Bioscope, UV Lights & Radiographic Tests on 10 Feb 2017	103 students / 4 faculty
4	Sri Venkateshwara Industries	2 yrs	B.E. projects	Approx. 20 students

Academic Year 2016-17

S.No	Organization	Duration	Activities	Participants
1	M S Institute of Engineering	5 yrs	Workshop on Non-Destructive Testing on 9th - 10th Feb 2017	100 students / 4 faculty
	M S Institute of Engineering	5 yrs	Guest Lecture on Working Skills, Latest Trends In NDT on 9th Feb 2017	101 students / 4 faculty
	M S Institute of Engineering	5 yrs	Seminar on Magnetic Particle, Ultrasonic Test on 10 Feb 2017	102 students / 4 faculty
	M S Institute of Engineering	5 yrs	Resource exchange and Demonstration of Bioscope, UV Lights & Radiographic Tests on 10 Feb 2017	103 students / 4 faculty
2	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	CAD/CAM Training Program 2016	22 students / 2 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	Faculty exchange 20 Mar 2018	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	Factory Visit 21 Mar 2018	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	Workshop on Computer Aided Manufacturing 20th Mar - 21 Mar 2018	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	B.E. / M. Tech. Student Project Research & Execution	Appr. 35 Students
3	Sri Venkateshwara Industries	2 yrs	B.E. projects	Approx. 20 students

Academic Year 2015-16

S.No	Organization	Duration	Activities	Participants
1	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	CAD/CAM Training Program 2016	22 students / 2 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	Faculty exchange	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	Factory Visit	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	Workshop on Computer Aided Manufacturing	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 yrs	B.E. / M. Tech. Student Project Research & Execution	Appr. 35 Students
2	OWFD (Oracle Workforce)	1 Year	Workshops / New Technology Training	All Students / All Faculty
3	Clair Engineer's Pvt Ltd	2 yrs	B.E. / M. Tech. Student Project Research & Execution	90 students
	Clair Engineer's Pvt Ltd	2 yrs	Providing internship for B.E/M.E students	90 students
	Clair Engineer's Pvt Ltd	2 yrs	Conducting Knowledge sharing programs	90 students
	Clair Engineer's Pvt Ltd	2 yrs	Sponsoring R&D projects	90 students
	Clair Engineer's Pvt Ltd	2 yrs	Expert lectures to students	90 students
	Clair Engineer's Pvt Ltd	2 yrs	Collaboration in research and consultancy	90 students

Academic Year 2014-15

S.No	Organization	Duration	Activities	Participants
1	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 Years	CAD/CAM Training Program	22 students / 2 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 Years	Faculty exchange 20 Mar 2018	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 Years	Factory Visit 21 Mar 2018	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 Years	Workshop on Computer Aided Manufacturing 20th Mar - 21 Mar 2018	90 students / 4 faculty
	Ram Tech Engineering Services	7 Years	B.E. / M. Tech. Student Project Research & Execution	Appr. 35 Students
2	Clair Engineer's Pvt Ltd	2 Years	B.E. / M. Tech. Student Project Research & Execution	90 students
	Clair Engineer's Pvt Ltd	2 Years	Providing internship for B.E/M.E students	90 students
	Clair Engineer's Pvt Ltd	2 Years	Conducting Knowledge sharing programs	90 students
	Clair Engineer's Pvt Ltd	2 Years	Sponsoring R&D projects	90 students
	Clair Engineer's Pvt Ltd	2 Years	Expert lectures to students	90 students
	Clair Engineer's Pvt Ltd	2 Years	Collaboration in research and consultancy	90 students