Events

24 Aug 2018|Jaipur | Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur

National Executive Council Meeting of 'Indian Society For Technical Education [ISTE]'

 

Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur proudly hosted the 111th Executive Council Meeting of Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE) on 24th August 2018.

 

Comprising about 70 members of the executive council from various parts of India attended this meeting. The council of members was headed by :

 

(a) Prof. Pratapsinh Kakaso Desai, President ISTE

(b) Dr. Bhaba Ranjan Sarmah, Vice President ISTE

(c) Dr. K. Manivannan, Vice President ISTE

(d) Prof. Vijay D.Vaidhya, Executive Secretary, ISTE

 

The members were received and welcomed at Academic Block-A by Hon’ble President Prof. Arun Patil and Pro-President Prof. K. Balakrishnan. The council members were escorted for a brief interaction with the office bearers of the university.

 

The executive council meeting was organized at the Moot Court, Academic Block-D. To introduce the rich culture of Rajasthan to the council members coming from different parts of India, a photo studio was created for the council members near the moot court, where the members could get their pictures clicked with the Rajasthani “Safas” and “Pagdi”. Later these photographs were handed over to the council members as a token of remembrance. This act of hospitality was greatly appreciated by the council members.

 

The executive council meeting started at 11.00 AM. at the Moot Court, Academic Block-D. At the outset, AUR President Prof. Arun Patil welcomed the council members. He also expressed his pleasure in hosting the council meeting at the AUR university campus and how he perceived this interaction to strengthen the bond of ISTE with AUR. Prof. Patil also introduced the Deans, Directors and other AUR executives, who were present to the council members.

 

The meeting continued till 01:00 PM. A lavish spread of lunch was organized for the council members at the Student’s lounge, Academic Block-D. They were joined by the for the Deans and Directors for the lunch.

 

The guests were then escorted to the auditorium at 2.00 p.m. for the rest of the proceedings of the day.

 

Prof. D. D. Shukla, Dean Faculty of Engineering & Technology and Director ASET invited the council members on the stage to inaugurate the ISTE chapter at the university campus. The team was led by Prof. Desai, President ISTE. This was perceived at a major landmark both by AUR and ISTE as the chapter was inaugurated in the 50th year of ISTE inception. Prof. Desai in his address expressed his delight of bonding with Amity University Rajasthan through the chapter and also explained how this would benefit the students and the faculty members in long run.

 

A cultural program was also organized by the students of AUR for the council members. The theme of the cultural event was Rajasthani folk with the name “Padharo Sa”. The program was much appreciated by the guests.

 

To give a fruitful shape to the day, the council members of high repute were called on the dais for an interaction with the students and faculty members of AUR. The panel consisted of Prof. Pratapsinh Kakaso Desai, President ISTE, Dr. Bhaba Ranjan Sarmah, Vice President ISTE, Dr. Vivek B. Kamat Director of Technical Education, Goa, Dr. Buta Singh Sidhu Dean (Planning &Development) Maharaj Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bhatinda. Prof. Suresh Ukarande, Dean, Academic at Mumbai University. The session was moderated by Hon’ble President Prof. Arun Patil. Different issues related to Technic education were discussed during the interaction including the examination system, industry – academia interaction, global perspective of engineering education etc., to which the council members gracefully responded. The session ended with vote of thanks.