Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 18: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Centre for Invention, Innovation, Incubation, and Training (CIIIT) Government Polytechnic College Baramulla under the Directorate of Skill Development, Govt of J&K.
The MoU was signed between Director, NIT Srinagar Prof Rakesh Sehgal and Principal, Government Polytechnic College Baramulla, Er Altaf Gowhar.
Prof M F Wani, Dean R & C, Dr Shahid Saleem, Head T&P, Dr Saad Parvez, Head IIEDC and Dr Dinesh Kumar, AP MED and other faculty members from Government Polytechnic College Baramulla were present on the occasion.
Director NIT Srinagar, Prof Rakesh Sehgal said this MoU will further strengthen ties between two institutions. “We will take this MoU forward for the benefit of students, faculty members, and other staff members of both respective intuitions. It will help us to serve humanity through technological dimensions,” he said.
Dean Research and Consultancy (R&C), NIT Srinagar, Prof M F Wani said NIT Srinagar will collaborate with CIIIT Baramulla in identifying the current skill gaps existing in the Technical man-force in the area of Manufacturing Technology and Automobile Engineering. “NIT Srinagar will suggest the training curriculum to be adopted for bridging this gap,” he added.
In his message, Institute’s Registrar, Prof. Syed Kaiser Bukhari said this collaborative move will bring synergy in finding novel and innovative solutions to the problems faced by the industry in the region.
Dr Shahid Saleem, Head Training and Placement Cell, NIT Srinagar said MoU will definitely benefit the students of both colleges.
Dr Saad Parvez, Head IIED Centre, said IIED Centre can collaborate with CIIIT to help innovation to reach their logical conclusions by utilizing the state-of-the-art technology established by TATA technologies at CIIIT Baramulla.
Principal, Government Polytechnic College, Baramulla, Er Altaf Gowhar said this MoU will promote the idea of innovation, incubation amongst students and technical manpower so as to develop new products, technologies, and new start-ups.
He said the role of CIIIT, Govt Polytechnic Baramulla is to provide necessary infrastructures like machines, tools, materials etc, and human resources required for conducting such skill-based training.
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