The Royal Academy of Engineering has been engaged as a Delivery Partner under the Newton-Bhabha Fund – an initiative of the Indian and UK Governments to enhance science, innovation and research cooperation between the two countries. As part of the Newton-Bhabha Fund the Academy has partnered with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) to help enhance research and innovation capacity and improve engineering education within Tier 2 and Tier 3 engineering universities in India through building industry-academia linkages. This project is aimed at bringing industry and academia together by sharing industry scenario and knowledge to young graduates. The Industry Academia Partnership Programme aims to support Indian universities in improving their engineering education and research output through strengthening industry linkages and leveraging UK expertise. The programme is based upon the premise that increased linkages between industry and higher education can improve quality and foster innovation within pedagogy and practice of engineering, in turn enhancing employability of graduates and encouraging technology transfer into industry.

The project aims at enhancing industry input into engineering curricula and educational practice within Indian universities to improve practical engineering skills and also to enhance graduate employability. This can also enhance capacity of engineering educators within Indian universities to teach course content and use novel pedagogical methods to upskill the budding graduates. It is also focussed on strengthening the collaboration in research and knowledge-sharing between Indian academia-industry and with counterparts from the UK. The overall objective for the Programme is to strengthen the capacity of Indian engineering higher education and research institutions to carry out teaching, research and knowledge-related activities through partnership with industry and UK stakeholders.

The lead applicant under this initiative is National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NIT-Trichy). The Industry partner under this programme is Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Tiruchirappalli. This project is co-ordinated with University of Leicester, also the co-applicant in the project. The other collaborators in this project are National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT) Ranchi, Vishnu Institute of Technology (VIT) Bhimavaram and other partnering institutes.

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About Newton Fund Programme

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

The National Institute of Technology (formerly known as Regional Engineering College) Tiruchirappalli, situated in the heart of Tamil Nadu on the banks of river Cauvery, was started as a joint and co-operative venture of the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1964 with a view to catering to the needs of man-power in technology for the country. The college has been conferred with autonomy in financial and administrative matters to achieve rapid development. Because of this rich experience, this institution was granted Deemed University Status with the approval of the UGC/AICTE and Govt. of India in the year 2003 and renamed as National Institute of Technology. NIT-T was registered under Societies Registration Act XXVII of 1975. The institution offers Under Graduate Courses in ten branches and Post Graduate Courses in twenty-one disciplines of Science, Engineering & Technology besides M.S. (by Research) and Ph.D. in all the departments. The faculty is inducted through a process of open advertisement throughout the country. The institute is an example of cultural unity with students drawn from most of the states in the country.

The hallmark of the campus is the good facilities which caters to the academic and extracurricular interests of the students. Apart from this, the campus provides ample opportunities for developing extracurricular skills which include NCC, NSS, Students Chapters of IEEE, social clubs, and sports & games. The Alumni of this institution have excelled in various spheres and are positioned very well globally in a number of leading Government, Public Sector & Private Organizations. The vision of the institute is to provide valuable resources for industry and society through excellence in technical education and research. It also aims at generating new knowledge by engaging in cutting-edge research. The institute also undertake collaborative projects with academia and industries. The utmost mission is to develop the human intellectual capability to its fullest potential.

About Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

The department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (formerly Department of Metallurgical Engg.) admitted the first batch of B.E. students in 1967. And Since its inception this department has been one of the premier centers of excellence in the field of Metallurgy. It has expanded since then in many ways and now offers two post-graduate programmes with specialization in Welding Engineering and Materials Science. Both the above courses have been attracting candidates with varied engineering backgrounds and also sponsored candidates from engineering industries and academia. Since 2006, the department is admitting candidates for M.S. and Ph.D. programmes with Institute Fellowships. The department faculty are handling projects sponsored by agencies like MHRD, DRDO, AICTE, DST, NRB and Tata Steel. The department is accredited for 5 years (w.e.f 01-07-2014) by the National Board of Accreditation. The department is also a recognized center for QIP (Quality Improvement Programme) for both M.Tech, and Ph.D. programmes.

About Royal Academy of Engineering

United Kingdom

The Royal Academy of Engineering is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The Academy brings together the UK's leading engineers, from across all engineering sectors, to advance and promote excellence in engineering. The RAEng foster with vision of “Engineering is at the heart of our nation and our future, transforming ideas and materials into global infrastructure, products and services that in turn increase the wealth and health of our economy and society”. The RAEng has devised strategic plans for every term inorder to work vibrantly for contributing to engineering sector thereby improving the health and wealth of the society. The strategic challenges are: making UK as leading nation for engineering innovation, addressing the engineering skills crisis, Position engineering at the heart of society, and to lead the profession thereby solving engineering grand challenges.

The Academy’s activities are shaped, led and delivered by its exceptional Fellowship, which represents the nation’s best practising engineers, innovators and entrepreneurs, often in leading roles across business and academia.

The president of RAEng is Prof. Dame Ann Dowling, (http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-president) a world authority on combustion and acoustics. Her work in aeronautics and energy has been recognised by fellowships of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society, as well as foreign associate membership of both the US National Academy of Engineering and the French Academy of Sciences. Prof. Dame Ann is a non-executive director of BP, a non-executive member of the board of BIS, a panel chair for the Research Excellence Framework and was nominated in BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour power list 2013 as one of the 100 most influential women in the country.