GTU Zonal Meet– Zone III, 08-12-2013
Report
on
Gujarat Technological University
Zone Meeting
(Zone - 3; Vallabh Vidhyanagar)
At
Parul Group of Institutes
Vadodara
Date : - 08 - December - 2013
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GTU Zonal Meet– Zone III, 08-12-2013
Meeting with Trustees, Directors / Principals
and Coordinators was organized on 8th of December 2013 at four locations viz. Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot.
Parul Group of Institutes, Wagodiya; Vadodara was the host for the meeting of Trustees,
Directors / Principals and Coordinators of
Zone -3. Around 60 delegates participated in
meeting.
Dignitaries on the dais were

Dr. G. P. Vadodaria (Registrar, GTU),

Dr. Indrajeet Patel (Dean, Degree Engineering Zone 3)

Dr. Shital Shah (Dean, Diploma Engineering Zone 3 & Principal, Parul Institute of
Technology)

Dr. P. G. K. Murthy (Dean, Management Studies Zone 3 & 5, GTU and Director,
Parul Institute of Management & Research).

Dr. Sanjay K Vij (Dean ,Computer Applications Zone 3 & Dean, ITM Universe,
Halol )
Mr. Monarch Joshi, Assistant Professor and Mr. Hitesh Gujarati, Research Associate
were also present as GTU representatives.
Dignitaries on the Dies during Zone meeting
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Prof. Preeti Nair (Asst. Professor, Parul Institute of Engineering & Technology (MBA)) , the
host, invited the dignitaries onto the dais which was followed by Lighting of Lamp and
Saraswati Vandana.
Prof. Preeti Nair hosting the event
Lighting of Lamp
Dr. Ruchi Srivastava (Principal, Parul Institute of Engineering & Technology, Diploma Studies) gave the welcome address
and introduced the program to all present .
All dignitaries and representatives of
GTU were welcomed by representatives
of Parul Group of Institutes.
Dr. Ruchi Srivastava
Dr. Devanshu J Patel (Managing Trustee, Parul Group of Institutes) welcomed Dr. G. P.
Vadodaria ( I/c Registrar and Controller of examination, GTU )
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Dr. Vilin Parekh (Principal, Parul Institute
of Engineering & Technology) welcomed
Dr. Indrajeet Patel
Dr. Rajesh K S (Principal, Parul Institute
of Pharmacy) welcomed Prof. Monarch
Joshi
Prof. Jatin Vaidya (Principal, Parul
Polytechnic Institute) welcomed Mr.
Hitesh Gujarati.
Session on “Overview of Exam Process
including evaluation process and early
declaration of results” was delivered by
Dr. G. P. Vadodaria.
He explained the role of the University
and issues such as the Admission process, Enrolment, Evaluation, Early Result
Declaration, Regular Faculty Training Programs and Workshops, Seminars, Research & Development Centres, Innovation Sankuls, International Exposure Programs etc.
Dr. G.P.Vadodaria during his speech
He enlightened all present by highlighting that GTU has the most secure exam paper
distribution system & also the E-assessment initiatives. He added that the evaluation
process is being made more accurate and precise with introduction of strict penalties
for the evaluators who don’t take the whole process seriously. He also shared the news
of upcoming Research & Development Centres at GTU first for Pharmacy and later for
Engineering which have already been approved by Govt. of Gujarat.
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In International Exposure Program he said, GTU is in talks with a Chinese University
where 10 students from various colleges of GTU may visit for a short exchange program.
Another great achievement of GTU is the Centre of Global Business Studies now has
more than 100 Foreign Professor guides for Ph. D. pursuing students.
Dr. Indrajeet Patel , in his address , expressed his happiness as all institutes, trustees & principals have been very supportive, well managed & very disciplined.
He said that this have been possible only
because of the three node of a triangle system (the students, the parents & the institute) all functioning efficiently.
He shared his concern where in there are
lot of quality lapses and proper attendance records being kept during the academic inspections . Also he added that institutes have not been paying proper attention to the practical experiments of the
students which is also a major concern of
Hon. Vice Chancellor.
Dr. Indrajeet Patel , Dean of Engineering
He requested all the trustees and principals to encourage the participation of faculty
members in GTU’s seminars / workshops & other programs. Moreover he said that trustees should look more towards investment in quality faculties than in infrastructure and
provide all necessary audio – visual aids to make teaching - learning a better process.
Hon. Vice Chancellor of GTU, Dr.
Akshai Aggarwal, addressed the
gathering via Skype which was first
time for any zonal meeting of GTU.
This was broadcasted live from GTU
campus, Chandkheda to centres in
Parul Campus ( Zone 3) , Rajkot
( Zone 4) and Surat ( Zone 5) .
Hon. Vice Chancellor shared the concern of decreasing number of students in Management and Pharmacy which might also occur in engineering. For improving on the current scenarios institutes must make use of ICT for making learning & teaching more interesting, Learning Management System should be used for sharing the study material,
beginning of the semester should be on time irrespective of number of students
attending the first class which is very important for proper completion of the syllabus.
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GTU Zonal Meet– Zone III, 08-12-2013
He emphasised to have least deficiency in institute, active participation of faculty in research and development programs through participation in workshops and collaborative research, skill development of students. He urged institutes to make special efforts
so that maximum number of students gets placement next year.
Mr. Hitesh Gujarati presented the ideology of Chief Minister of Gujarat Mr.
Narendra Modi behind 15th December
program “Run for Unity”.
He gave brief sketch about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and appealed all to register themselves and actively participate in program.
Presentation on “Run for Unity” by Mr. Hitesh Gujarati
He also invited papers and articles on
the various themes related to life of
Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, for special edition of GTU newsletter
“ANANTYAM” .
Dr. PGK Murthy also addressed the
gathering and highlighted two important points.
First he took up the point of discipline,
character and punctuality. The example of these have to be set by top in
the hierarchy and then they can be
emulated by those down in the hierarchy .
Completing the syllabus on time was
the other issue which should be on
top most priority to all faculty members and principals.
Dr. PGK Murthy , Dean of Management
Lastly, he shared what the HR Managers suggested, in a recent HR Summit organised by
Parul Group of Institutes, that the students should be trained to work on the shop floor
or the field in the initial years, expectation of luxurious air conditioned offices & white
collar jobs shouldn’t be of priority in initial years . The students should develop good
communication skills in English and develop proper etiquettes for good openings in corporate sector .
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During the Question Answer session many senior faculties took active participation.
Dr. C. D. Pathak (Principal, Parul Institute of Architecture & Research) congratulated GTU
on the wonderful initiatives that are being taken up. He suggested that Architecture
should have a separate page and not be merged with Engineering Page. Also he requested to have the summarized marks sheet for whole college per semester to have easy in
calculating the results. To this , Dr. G P Vadodaria , Registrar , replied that page of architecture is already under construction as well as the summarized mark sheet .
Dr. C.D.Pathak
Dr. Vilin Parekh
Dr. Vilin Parekh (Principal, Parul Institute of Engineering & Technology) asked whether
the first year external viva marks will be counted in the SPI to which the Registrar replied in affirmation
Other members also expressed
their concern about the practical
external exams for first year students as well as increasing the
number of days for filling the examination form and requested registrar sir to kindly have a discussion
with Hon. Vice Chancellor, to which
the Registrar gave his assurance
for the same. Dr. Murthy also answered some queries of the institutes regarding exam pattern and
academics calendar.
Dr. G.P.Vadodaria during Question Answer session
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While giving suggestion, Prof. Rajesh
Khajuria shared from his experience
that students in Germany while pursuing course like Master of Engineering use to study for 3 days a week in
the college and rest of the week in
the industry. Such pattern of learning
can be implemented in GTU courses
which will help us to increase and improve quality of our students.
Prof. S. H. Pandya brought to light a
very important suggestion of need
for amendment in UGC Act of 1956
where in it say the UGC cover all colleges which have an intake of 12th
Pass students. Due to this it doesn’t
cover Diploma and Polytechnic colleges as they have intake of 10th pass
students as well. So in UGC act
should state 10th /12th pass students
instead of just 12th.
At the end, Dr. Rajesh K. S. (Principal,
Parul Institute of Pharmacy) proposed a hearty vote of thanks to
dignitaries and GTU representatives
as well as all the members present in
the meeting .
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