JNTUH holds interactive meet with 250 affiliated professional colleges on various initiatives

Hyderabad: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) Vice-Chancellor Dr T. Kishen Kumar Reddy outlined the University's recent initiatives to address students' upskilling, Summer Internship, and Apprenticeship needs. He mentioned establishing the Bajaj Engineering & Skills Training (BEST) Laboratories in the verticals of Advanced Manufacturing (Robotics and Automation) and Electric Mobility, with a total investment of 18 crore.

He addressed an interaction meeting with the Principals and Management Members of Autonomous and Non-Autonomous Affiliated Colleges on Wednesday. More than 250 Members from various Engineering, Pharmacy and Standalone Colleges attended this meeting.

The JNTUH VC said the AICTE Innovation Centre for the South Central Zone is being hosted on campus, which enables Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Development and the proposal to provide 12,000 sft space to the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) on Campus to build a skilled workforce in Electronics and IT domains. Both the AICTE Indovation Centre and NIELIT facilities will be made available to the Affiliated Colleges of JNTUH.

He highlighted the University’s commitment to provide a curriculum that ensures skill-centric learning, aligned with NEP-2020. He mentioned the benefits of the Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programme (AEDP), jointly promoted by UGC and the Ministry of Education, Government of India, which will be introduced for the benefit of the Constituent and Affiliated Colleges under JNTUH. He stressed the importance of demand-driven research that addresses industry and Societal problems, and the initiative to allocate Research Scholars to Research Centres. He mentioned the nearly 2-month Summer Vacation provided during Summers to enable the Students to pursue Summer Internships.

Rector Dr A. Damodaram highlighted the University's emphasis on skill development and student entrepreneurship, the provision of BEST laboratories, and sought the partnership of all colleges under the University to take it to greater heights.

Registrar Dr A. Jaya Laxmi spoke about issues related to Student Grievances, certificate issuance, and the academic reforms introduced by the University for student benefit.

Director, Academic & Planning, Dr V. Kamakshi Prasad highlighted the new Procedures and initiatives for the Academic Year 2026-27, followed by a question-and-answer session with the Directors of the University on University Examinations, Research & Development, Academic Audit, and Admissions.

Assistant Director Rajamani highlighted the importance of the AEDP initiative. Rohit More, Raj Kumar, and Gajanan from Skillsoft Inc. also spoke about the platform, which enables students to pursue self-paced online courses. Manik Kathuria from Coursera spoke about the features and benefits of Coursera courses.

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