Industry Institute INTERACTION CELL (III CELL)
Birla VishvakarmaMahavidyalaya ( Engineering College), Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India has had close association with the industry,which plays a key role in its growth even as it draws on the institute fortalent and joint research. IIIC aims to bridge the gap between the instituteand the industry and offer real time exposure on projects and otherdevelopments to young engineers.
AIM:
TheIndustry Institute Interaction Cell established since 2011 for continuous interaction between academia andindustry which is the need of the hour. It provides a platform for facultymembers, industry experts and students to avail feedback from industry toprepare industry ready engineers for local as well as global requirements.
III CELL
This committee observesthe smooth and efficient co-ordination of academician and industry experts fordevelopment of curriculum; and delivery and evaluation through internship,projects, meets, project expo activities in the Institution for overall growth.
The III Cell comprisesof faculty members from various departments in the Institution headed byDean-III. The Convener-Associate Dean-III and convener to provide advisorysupport along with members: Single point of contact (SPOC) from everydepartment. Each department has the department representative for III activitywho monitor the III activities of the department.
FUNCTIONS OF THE III CELL:
The cell encouragesstudents and faculty members of the college to carry out activities related toindustry exposure and interaction, project from industry, internships, visits,expert lectures and hands on trainings. The institute also encourages to establishlinkage through MoUs between industry and institute..
Testing and consultancyactivities are also promoted by the III cell. The research& innovation bystudents and faculty mentors can be extended to patent and product developmentwith the help of Government funding for incubation under Student Starting &Innovation Policy (SSIP2017). The SSIP cell has nomination of faculty membersand students from all departments.