The University Grants Commission or UGC has released a draft report on 'Social & Industry Connect for every institution'. The draft is now in public domain where UGC seeks response and suggestions from stakeholders including teachers, students, researchers and those involved in the field. The report is named as ‘Enabling and Enhancing University Linkage Programme’ is available online and has been prepared by a working group constitutes by the UGC.
"The working group proposes specific measures to create an enabling ecosystem for fostering and enhancing university-industry linkage," said the Commission.
"It has been decided to solicit views/suggestions from stakeholders including teachers, students, researchers and those involved in the field. The draft report on "Enabling and Enhancing University Linkage Programme" is available on the UGC website," the Commission added.
The window to provide valuable input and suggestions is open until November 22, 2019 for all the stakeholders.
"... active engagement of industry personnel in academic activities along with exposure to students/research scholars to industrial settings through internships help in the development of the desired skill-set," says the report.
"In developed countries, the alliance has been operative and standing viable for close to 4 decades, unruffled by the changes and shifts in the political landscape. Although India is home to nearly one thousand universities, it has not fully realized the true potential of U-I collaborations, barring a few sporadic cases of such alliances," it adds.
The Working Group consisted of Prof. l. K. Bhat, Prof. Rupinder Tewari, Prof. Ravindra D. Kulkarni, Dr. D Yogeswara Rao, Prof. Dileep Malkhede, Prof. A. K. Sapre and Dr. Renu Batra.