Dr J D Bapat is an
independent professional working as consultant, developer, trainer, author for
engineering education and research, stationed at Pune, Maharashtra, India
Doctorate in Chemical Engineering, he is educated at
highly reputed institutions with consistently good academic record (see
Curriculum Vitae for more details).
In 37 years of successful career, he spent 16 years
conducting research, training and consultancy at National Council for Cement
and Building Materials (NCB), New Delhi, 3 years at Walchandnagar Industries,
Walchandnagar engaged in process design and marketing of modern cement plants
machinery and 17 years at reputed engineering colleges under the University of
Pune, as teacher, researcher and administrator, before launching as an
independent consultant in 2011.
He started his academic career in 1994 as a Professor and
Head of Chemical Engineering Department, at Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering,
then affiliated to the University
of Pune. There he rose to
the rank of Director: Postgraduate Studies and Research. Later for six years,
he worked as Principal at the AISSMS College of Engineering and Maharashtra
Academy of Engineering, Pune.
As a teacher and the department head, he taught the
subject of concrete technology at the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT, Bombay. He also
introduced, for the first time, teaching the subject of Fuel Cell Technology as
an elective in the University syllabus.
He had a successful career as Principal. During his
tenure, the Students of the College topped the University final BE examination,
consistently. He also introduced modern management concepts in the College and
made it more responsive to the needs of the students and the faculty. He gave
special attention to the image building of the organisation. Under his guidance
the College received Grade – A in NAAC Accreditation. Dr J D Bapat possesses
expertise in NAAC/NBA accreditation and ISO for the educational institutions. There
was also substantial improvement in the R&D activity and the number of
research projects funded by the external agencies, like University, AICTE, DST
and so on. The college witnessed substantial interaction with the industry
experts, which enriched the learning experience for the students.
His book, “Mineral
admixtures in Cement and Concrete”, has been published by the
CRC Press: Taylor & Francis Group, USA
Need for Expert
Guidance and Services:
According to a recent survey published by a reputed
agency, no Indian
University figures in the
top 200 global educational institutions. As the demand for engineers increased,
large number of engineering colleges have been established in the country. Most
of these colleges are owned privately and affiliated to the State-Sponsored
Universities. Besides, large number of private universities are also likely to
be established through the Universities Act approved by the different States.
Not to forget the reputed Foreign Universities, waiting for suitable Bill to be
passed in the Indian Parliament, welcoming them. To sum, the competition in the higher education is going to increase in
the future and the rule “survival of the fittest” shall apply. Attracting good
students will be a major challenge and only those institutions shall survive
and prosper which maintain quality.
Besides maintaining highest standards in teaching and
laboratory work, research will also require adequate attention. In fact, it
will be difficult to maintain the quality in teaching, unless the faculty is
involved in the research on the subject. Training and placement scenario shall
also undergo changes. The training in soft skills to make the students suitable
for jobs is an important aspect of their personality development and will
require adequate attention. The hitherto neglected industry-institute
interaction will become a necessity, if an educational institution wants to
remain ahead of the competitors. The Image
Building shall become an
important activity in college administration. The system of administration will
have to be made transparent and student-centric.
The accreditation by NBA or NAAC is the accepted norm of
quality, although educational institutions of the future will be required to
surpass the accreditation criteria. The requirements of accreditation are
stringent and educational institutions will be required to bring in grass-root
level changes in the standard of teaching and infrastructure to obtain good
Grade.
Dr J D Bapat’s
expert guidance and services help the engineering institutions in their endeavors
towards achieving excellence. He provides consultancy services to the
engineering institutions in the following areas:
(a) Establishing new engineering institutions
(b) strategic planning and coordination. Developing
efficient, transparent and student-centric system of administration
(c) Accreditation and ISO. The submission of form and
other documents give broad idea about the institution to the accreditation
agency. However the Accreditation Grade depends upon what is presented to the
team of experts, when they visit the institution. That requires considerable
preparation.
(d) Improving results at FE and BE. The students seek
admissions, based on the reputation of institution in this area.
(e) Developing research laboratories and postgraduate
departments
(f) Training and placement, especially development of soft
skills and securing jobs for students lower in the rank.
(g)
Industry-institute interaction
(h) Image
building: brochures, website, media projections
(k) Writing research proposals for funding by external
agencies.
(m) Teaching and seminar in the subjects: (a) Mineral
admixtures for sustainable cement and concrete and (b) Fuel cell technology
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