K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research-IDEA Lab Newsletter

Saturday, December 11, 2021

Newsletter (September/October 2021)

Welcome Message

Greetings!
After the 2^nd wave of COVID-19, as the things are getting normal it is good to have offline awareness sessions and meetings for the planning of activities and procurement of IDEA lab equipment. Also, as per the guidelines of the AICTE-IDEA Lab Steering Committee, our IDEA lab Coordinator and Co-coordinator have to attend FDPs in offline mode. Their learnings in these FDPs will initiate the activities with greater impact. Before these PDPs, they have attended a couple of online sessions organized by the AICTE-IDEA lab team on using various open-source software for PCB design, CAD, etc. So that, they will be ready for the FDP in advance. With all these progressive steps the face of the KKWIEER-IDEA lab is changing day by day.

Faculty Activities

Faculty Attended FDPs

Prof. Dr. P. J. Pawar has attended the AICTE-IDEA lab Co-coordinator’s training conducted at the College of Engineering Pune, Pune from 22^nd September 2021 to 27^th September 2021
Prof. Dr. R. K. Munje has attended the AICTE-IDEA lab Coordinator’s training conducted at D. Y. Patil International University, Akurdi, Pune from 23^rd September 2021 to 28^th September 2021

Awareness Sessions

Followed by the online awareness sessions, department-wise offline awareness sessions are arranged for all the faculty and staff members of the K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research. In these sessions, Dr. R. K. Munje and Dr. P. J. Pawar shared the learning of AICTE-IDEA Lab FDP attended by them respectively at D. Y. Patil International University, Akurdi and College of Engineering Pune.

1. Civil, Production, Robotics and Automation Departments: An offline Awareness session is conducted for the faculty and staff members of Civil, Production and Robotics and Automation Departments on 26^th October 2021 from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm at Sir Vishwesharya Hall. This session was attended by 21 faculty and staff members.

2. Mechanical Department and Workshop: An offline Awareness session is conducted for the faculty and staff members of the Mechanical Department and Workshop on 27^th October 2021 from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm at Simulation Lab. This session was attended by 58 faculty and staff members.

3. Computer, IT, AIDS and MCA Departments: An offline Awareness session is conducted for the faculty and staff members of the Computer, IT, AIDS and MCA Departments on 28^th October 2021 from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm at JVN Hall. This session was attended by 35 faculty and staff members.

4. E&TC and Applied Science Departments: An offline Awareness session is conducted for the faculty and staff members of E&TC and Applied Science Departments on 29^th October 2021 from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm at E&TC Seminar Hall. This session was attended by 33 faculty and staff members.

5. Electrical, Chemical, MBA Departments: An offline Awareness session is conducted for the faculty and staff members of Electrical, Chemical and MBA Departments on 30^th October 2021 from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm at Faraday Hall. This session was attended by 25 faculty and staff members.

For more information and updates, please visit the webpage of the KKWIEER-IDEA lab

Declaration

Content in the Newsletter is compiled by KKWIEER-IDEA Lab Coordinator. Suggestions and inputs leading to the improvement of this newsletter are highly welcomed. Please write on kkwieer-idea-lab@kkwagh.edu.in.

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Newsletter (July/August 2021)

Welcome Message

Greetings!
As a first step to reach out to the maximum number of students and faculty members, it is necessary to create awareness about the KKWIEER-IDEA Lab. For this, apart from the main coordinator and co-coordinator of KKWIEER-IDEA Lab, departmental coordinators are identified and online meetings are conducted about the planning of events and activities to be carried out, equipment and instruments to be procured, etc. During these meetings, we have seen a huge enthusiasm in faculties about the establishment of the KKWIEER-IDEA Lab. Departmental coordinators are also informed to share this information with their existing students, parents, alumni, industry associations, etc. This will help to find new possibilities for collaborations, which will benefit students in many ways.

Faculty Activities

Awareness Sessions

1. School Teachers: An online Awareness session is conducted for the school teachers associated with the K. K. Wagh Education Society on 17^th August 2021 from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm using the Go-To-Webinar Platform. This session was attended by almost 138 teachers, right from the playgroup to the 10^th class. In this session, school teachers are made aware of the objectives of the KKWIEER-IDEA lab and the role of school teachers and school learners. More emphasis is given on projects by school learners, training of school teachers and visit of school students to the lab. The link for the online awareness session was
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7539883812246744592.

2. Polytechnic and Pharmacy staff members: An online Awareness session is conducted for the polytechnic and pharmacy institute faculty and staff members associated with the K. K. Wagh Education Society on 18^th August 2021 from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm using the Go-To-Webinar Platform. This session was attended by almost 210 faculty and staff members. In this session, faculty and staff members are made aware of the objectives of the KKWIEER-IDEA lab and the role of faculty members and students. More emphasis is given on projects by students, training of faculty members. The link for the online awareness session was
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7539883812246744592.

3. Senior College and Agricultural College staff members: An online Awareness session is conducted for the Senior College and Agricultural College faculty and staff members associated with the K. K. Wagh Education Society on 1^st September 2021 from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm using the Go-To-Webinar Platform. This session was attended by almost 150 faculty and staff members. In this session, faculty and staff members are made aware of the objectives of the KKWIEER-IDEA lab and the role of faculty members and students. More emphasis is given on projects by students, training of faculty members. The link for the online awareness session was
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7539883812246744592.

Student Activities

Awareness Session

1. KKWIEER Students: An online Awareness session is conducted for all the students of K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research on 21^st August 2021 from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm using the Go-To-Webinar Platform. This session was attended by almost 600 students, right from 1^st year to 4^th year. In this session, students are made aware of the objectives of the KKWIEER-IDEA lab and the role of students in the development of the KKWIEER-IDEA lab.

For more information and updates, please visit the webpage of the KKWIEER-IDEA lab

Declaration

Newsletter (May/June 2021)

Welcome Message

Greetings!

K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research is beyond proud to have achieved this milestone. AICTE-IDEA lab is Idea Development, Evaluation, and Application Lab for encouraging students in the application of fundamentals towards enhanced hands-on experience, learning by doing, and product visualization.

To provide updates on innovative ideas, student projects, KKWIEER-IDEA lab process, achievements, and awards we are starting this bimonthly Newsletter. It gives us immense pleasure in writing this welcome message for this newsletter.

The purpose of a KKWIEER-IDEA lab is to provide all facilities under one roof for the conversion of an idea into a prototype. With this facility on the campus students and faculty members will be encouraged to take creative work and in the progress, get training on critical thinking problem-solving, collaboration, etc. which conventional labs are not able to. The focus will be on training students so that they become imaginative and creative. The whole idea is to transfer engineering education.

Under this, all the students will be exposed to the KKWIEER-IDEA lab by organizing training sessions as well as supporting projects and by providing online learning. Teachers will also be trained in these labs to know their scope and opportunities in teaching-learning processes as well as research and development projects. Students will also be encouraged to work with faculties on R&D projects and internships which involve the utilization of KKWIEER-IDEA lab facilities.

Under this initiative students will be trained on 21st Century skills, teachers will be trained in Teaching-Learning Process, research, and projects, and students will be encouraged for projects and internships. Students will get actual industrial exposure by working on the projects using the facilities available in the KKWIEER-IDEA Lab.

We are looking forward to a key collaboration with all stakeholders that benefits our students at large.

About KKWIEER-IDEA Lab

A scheme of IDEA (Idea Development, Evaluation and Application) Lab was announced by AICTE in January 2021. As mentioned in the scheme document, the total grant to be awarded to the selected institution is around Rs. 1.1 Crore, in which, the institute has to raise 50% of the funds (either from industry or by own) and AICTE will contribute the remaining 50 %. According to the scheme, the criteria for the AICTE-IDEA lab is

10 years of existence of the institute
At least one course is NBA accredited
Readiness to contribute 50% for funds either from Industry or from the institute
Availability of 3000 sq. ft. space for establishing a lab

Around 204 institutions, across India, submitted the proposals under this scheme to AICTE. Out of these, 190 institutions are screened and later 152 institute applications are shortlisted for the online interaction. In the online interaction, AICTE-IDEA Lab Steering Committee members interacted with the host institute Principal and IDEA Lab coordinator, based on the following points.

Vision and Mission for AICTE-IDEA Lab
Plan of integration of the AICTE-IDEA Lab with other departments promoting multidisciplinary education/research
Plan for the sustenance of AICTE-IDEA Lab beyond 2 years

Based on this interaction, 49 institutions are selected for the award of AICTE-IDEA Lab across India in June 2021 for 2020-21. K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research (KKWIEER) is one of them. KKWIEER is the only institute from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune to be selected for the AICTE-IDEA lab scheme. The lab is named KKWIEER-IDEA Lab. The following are the vision, mission, and objectives of the KKWIEER-IDEA lab

Vision

Empowering students to generate, develop and commercialize innovative ideas

Mission

Discover innovative technological solutions for industries
Solve societal and agricultural problems
Promote creative thinking and problem-solving approach
Encourage start-ups and attain self-sufficiency

Objectives

Make graduates more imaginative and creative
Train students on 21st Century skills
Train teachers in teaching-learning processes, research, and projects
Transform engineering education
Encourage students to get involved in projects and internships

For more information and updates, please visit the webpage of the KKWIEER-IDEA lab

आयडिया लॅब च्या स्थापने साठी ए.आय.सी.टी.ई. कडून के. के. वाघ अभियांत्रिकी महाविद्यालयाची निवड

जानेवारी २०२१ मध्ये, ऑल इंडिया कौन्सिल फॉर टेक्निकल एज्युकेशन (ए.आय.सी.टी.ई. ) कडून अभियांत्रिकी महाविद्यालयात आयडिया लॅब स्थापन करण्यासाठी प्रस्ताव मागविण्यात आले होते. या प्रस्तावा अंतर्गत, आयडिया लॅब स्थापन करण्यासाठी, ए.आय.सी.टी.ई. कडून रु. १ करोड १० लाखांचे अनुदान देण्यात येईल असे घोषित करण्यात आले होते. के. के. वाघ अभियांत्रिकी शिक्षण व संशोधन संस्थे तर्फे हा प्रस्ताव योग्य मुदती मध्ये सादर करण्यात आला होता. हा प्रस्ताव मंजूर करण्यासाठी ए.आय.सी.टी.ई. कडून मूल्यमापनाच्या दोन फेऱ्या घेण्यात आल्या होत्या. पहिल्या फेरी मध्ये, संस्थेची आयडिया लॅब स्थापन करण्याची ध्येय व अंमलबजावणीची रणनीती याचा ३ मिनिटांचा व्हिडिओ सादर करण्यात आला व दुसऱ्या फेरीत संस्थेचे प्राचार्य, आयडिया लॅबचे समन्वयक व सह-समन्वयक यांच्याशी चर्चा करण्यात आली. आयडिया लॅब मंजूर करण्याच्या निकषांपैकी दोन निकष हे खूप महत्वाचे होते. ते म्हणजे संस्थेला ए.आय.सी.टी.ई. कडून मान्यता मिळवून १० वर्षे पूर्ण झालेली हवीत व संस्थेमध्ये निदान एक तरी कोर्स हा नॅशनल बोर्ड ऑफ ऍक्रिडिटेशन, नवी दिल्ली कडून मान्यताप्राप्त हवा. या दोन्ही निकषांमध्ये संस्थेचा समावेश होतो. खरे तर संस्थेचे ८ कोर्सेस नॅशनल बोर्ड ऑफ ऍक्रिडिटेशन कडून मान्यता प्राप्त आहेत. या सगळ्या प्रक्रियेनंतर दिनांक १४ जुन २०२१ रोजी, ए.आय.सी.टी.ई.च्या ऑनलाईन प्लॅटफॉर्म वरून ए.आय.सी.टी.ई. अध्यक्ष श्री. अनिल सहस्रबुद्धे यांनी, आयडिया लॅब मंजूर झालेल्या महाविद्यालयांची घोषणा केली. त्यापैकी एक म्हणजे नाशिकचे कर्मवीर काकासाहेब वाघ अभियांत्रिकी शिक्षण व संशोधन संस्था. संपूर्ण भारतातून २०० च्या वर महाविद्यालयांनी आयडिया लॅब साठी प्रस्ताव सादर केले होते. त्यांपैकी केवळ ४९ महाविद्यालयांना मान्यता देण्यात आली. मुख्य म्हणजे, महाराष्ट्रातून ५ महाविद्यालयांना मान्यता दिली. आणि सगळ्यात महत्वाची बाब म्हणजे संपूर्ण सावित्रीबाई फुले पुणे विद्यापीठातून केवळ कर्मवीर काकासाहेब वाघ अभियांत्रिकी शिक्षण व संशोधन संस्थेची निवड करण्यात आली. संस्थेसाठी ही निश्चितच अभिमानाची बाब आहे. मंजूर झालेल्या आयडिया लॅब मधून विद्यार्थ्यांना अधिकाधिक कल्पक व सर्जनशील बनविण्यास मदत होईल आणि त्याचबरोबर विद्यार्थ्यांना २१ व्या शतकातील कौशल्यांमध्ये निपुण करण्यासाठी मदत होईल. संस्थेतर्फे आयडिया लॅब स्थापन करण्यासाठी स्वतंत्र जागेवर लॅब ची उभारणी करण्यात आली आहे. संस्थेच्या या यशाबद्दल क. का. वाघ एज्युकेशन सोसायटीचे अध्यक्ष श्री. बाळासाहेब वाघ, विश्वस्त श्री. समीर वाघ, सचिव श्री. के एस. बंदी यांनी संस्थेचे प्राचार्य डॉ. केशव नांदुरकर व त्यांच्या संपूर्ण कर्मचाऱ्यांचे अभिनंदन केले व आयडिया लॅब च्या स्थापनेसाठी शुभेच्छा दिल्या.