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Prof. Dr. D P Agrawal, Ex-Chairman of UPSC of India visits Sahyadri

31-Aug-2018
Prof. Dr. D P Agrawal, Ex-Chairman of UPSC of India visits Sahyadri

Former Chairman of UPSC of India, Dr. D P Agrawal visited Sahyadri and interacted with faculty and students. Dr. D P Agrawal received his M.Tech and Ph.D. degrees from IIT Delhi. Prior to this, he graduated in Mechanical Engineering with honors from Aligarh Muslim University. He taught at department of mechanical engineering in IIT Delhi. Dr. Agrawal was the founder Director of the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (IIITM), Gwalior.

During his session with the faculty, Dr. D P Agrawal emphasized on few issues centering on the Teaching profession. He re-iterated that the minimum requirement for teaching today is PhD and should focus on its completion. This will lead to consultancy projects thereby increasing the capacity to earn. He stressed the need to empower self in order to empower students. He encouraged faculty to identify tools that can enhance the skills of students. He stressed that faculty should make the learning experiences enjoyable for students. Lastly, he urged each one to think if they could come up with a business idea to start an industry in the Campus.

During his session with the students, Prof. D P Agrawal conveyed that, people in India are facing challenges in getting jobs based on their capability hence urged the students to plan their career, right from their initial semester. He further stated the importance of taking up Government and Public sector jobs in their respective disciplines. He suggested reading newspaper regularly and related books to get updated on the current trend and technologies in various fields. The importance of maintaining a diary for the activities and contribution done each day was also shared with students. Dr. D P Agrawal would be at Sahyadri till Sep 2nd’18 and visit the various departments of the institute, interact with the company heads of the in-house industries, propose areas of growth for the institution and also hand hold the college in its developmental activities.

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