NIT Tiruchirappalli and AICTE,New Delhi Workshop for Mentee institutions

Margdarshan (Share and Mentor Institutions) scheme is an initiative by  the 

ALL India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Margdarshan (Share and Mentor Institutions) scheme is an initiative by  the ALL India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) designed to  implement the ‘Hub and Spoke’ system. In this scheme, National  
Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli has been granted the status  of ‘Mentor’ Institute to serve as the hub to guide and disseminate  knowledge to the Mentee Institutions as spoke. The purpose of the  scheme is to conduct programmes like faculty development programmes,  three-day national level workshops, guest lectures and other  activities for the technical upliftment of the member Institutions in  terms of teaching learning process. In this regard, the Council has  sanctioned a grant of Rs.30.00 lakhs under this project for the duration of 3 years.

The Mentor Institute has identified fourteen accredited technical  institutions for this programme. As a part of the formal launch of the  scheme, workshop on the ‘Implementation of Margdarshan scheme (AICTE)  
for Mentee institutions’ was conducted on 30th November 2018. Dr. N.  Sivakumaran, Chief Coordinator and Dr. G. SaravanaIlango,  Co-Coordinator briefed about the Margdarshan scheme and its  implementation to the principals, senior professors of the Mentee  institutions. 

Dr. Mini Shaji Thomas, Director, NIT-T addressed the  gathering and mentioned the endeavour to contribute towards the  improvement of technical education. The Director added that this  scheme will help to motivate the students to come up with innovative  ideas and projects and widen the exposure to the prototype development  on enhanced educational standards and research aptitude. This also  facilitates to enhance the lateral thinking and attitude, and to  improve the communication skills and self-confidence among the  faculties and students. The workshop eased the interaction between the  Mentee Institutions and NIT-T regarding the comprehensive objectives  of the programme, project guidelines, expected Institutions’  networking outcomes 
and the feedback on Mentee-Mentor expectations.

Dr Maluk Mohamed,Director and Correspondent, M.A.M. College of  Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli & Vice President  Research,Twins, Chennai,Dr.Valavan, Principal, Saranathan College of  Engineering, Tiruchirappalli, Dr.Arputhavijayaselvi,Principal, Kings  College of Engineering, Pudukkottai and Dr Sundarrajan, Pavai College  of Technology, Namakkal expressed their happiness as mentee institute  to be associated with NIT-Tiruchirappalli as mentor institute.

List of Mentee Institutes:

1.University College of Engineering, Dindigul.
2.Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore.
3.Kongu Engineering College, Erode.
4.National Engineering College, Thoothukudi.
5.Saranathan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli.
6.M.A.M. College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
7.K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli.
8.Vel Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Shakuntala Engineering College, Chennai.
9.Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh.
10.St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, Nagercoil.
11.Pavai College of Technology, Namakkal.
12.E.G.S. Pillai Engineering College, Nagapattinam.
13.K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
14.Kings College of Engineering, Pudukkottai.