IEEE India Council Industry Academia Young Professionals Committee (IAYPC) - 2024

ABOUT IAYPC

IEEE India Council Industry Academia Young Professionals Committee [IAYPC] is formed for the year 2024 consisting of members from industry and academia. It is formed to streamline the Industry, Academica and Young Professionals collaboration of various sections coming under IEEE India Council. IAYPC is a dedicated body formed under the IEEE-India Council, focused on bridging the gap between industry and academia for young professionals, students, and faculty members. It aims to provide numerous opportunities for collaboration, skill development, and career enhancement, catering to the diverse needs of its members across the country. The committee plans and executes various activities in consultation with IEEE India council and various IEEE sections in India. It also acts as a central hub to support sections in fostering Industry-Academia collaboration activities, promoting innovation, and driving economic development. This year the committee envisions the following programs.

Upcoming Events & Initiatives

Call for Academic Mentors

Dear Professional,

Greetings from the IEEE India Council Industry Academia Young Professionals Committee (IAYPC-2024). We invite you to join our professional mentoring program as a mentor. Your experience and expertise can make a significant impact on the personal and professional growth of mentees assigned to you, who are either young faculty members or B. Tech /  M.Tech student.

There are many young faculty members/students in engineering institutions across the country who are passionate and forward-looking for growth opportunities. What they lack is a mentor who can guide them by having one-to-one discussions through online platform. Your goodwill and volunteering effort can help them to become successful teachers/engineers.

Key Roles of a Mentor

  • Dedicate a minimum of 4 hours a month for on-line one-on-one and group mentoring sessions.
  • Provide constructive feedback, advice, and support to mentees to foster their
    professional development. 
  • Collaborate with mentees and assist them in creating action plans to
    achieve them.
  • Share your personal professional experiences, challenges, and lessons learned to inspire and guide mentees.

Qualifications of a Mentor

  • Should be an IEEE member. Should have Ph.D degree in ECE/CSE/EEE/IT or allied streams.
  • Should have a minimum of 10 years of work experience.
  • Should have a passion to mould and groom young faculty members and
    students.

Note: Mentors will get a certificate from the IEEE India Council at the end of the mentoring program.

Important Dates

28.06.2024
Last date of Registration
10.07.2024
First Round of Shortlisting
15.07.2024
Induction Program
22.07.2024
Final List of Mentors
01.08.2024
Program Kick- Off

CORE TEAM

Dr. John Jose

IIT GUWAHATI

Convenor

Mr. Shone Jose

Freshers Ladder International

Co-Convenor

Dr. Chengappa Munjandira

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Co-Convenor

Dr. Ruchika Gupta

Chandigarh University

Secretary

Dr. Mousiki Kar

HIT Kolkata

Joint Secretary

PROFESSIONAL TEAM

Mr. Libin T. T.

CDAC, Trivandrum

Mr. Souvik Basu

Qualcomm India

Ms. Debanjana Dasgupta

IBM India

Dr. Lenin Raja

EMC Test & Training Center, Bangalore

Mr. Anand Raje

India Internet Foundation

Dr. Mansi Subhedar

PHCET, Navi Mumbai

Dr. Palash Das

IIT Jodhpur

Dr. Gunjan Varshney

JSSATE, Noida

Dr. Harivardhagini Subhadra

CVRCE, Hyderabad

Dr. Tribeni Prasad Banerjee

BCREC, Durgapur

Dr. Elizabeth Rita Samuel

RSET, Kochi

Mr. Varun Kakar

BTKIT, Dwarahat

Mr. Sreekanth R.

SJCE, Chennai

OBJECTIVES

This year, IAYPSC has outlined an ambitious plan to conduct a series of events and initiatives that foster a strong connection between the industrial sector and academic institutions. These activities include:

Organize regional Industry-Academia conclaves, bringing together industry experts, academicians, and young professionals for meaningful discussions and networking.

Conduct professional mentoring programs assigning industry mentors to students and academic mentors to young faculty, encouraging professional growth.

Launch certification courses aimed at increasing the employability of IEEE student volunteers and Young Professionals.

Arrange IEEE awareness programs in corporate houses and gather maximum presence of young professionals in pan India wide IEEE activities.

Arrange visits of industry personnel to academic campuses for invited talks, trainings, workshops, summer and winter schools, for enhancing skillset and employability of students.

To plan and execute monthly webinars by industry and academic resource persons on relevant topics for knowledge dissemination.

To streamline internships under IEEE to provide valuable hands-on experience for students and young professionals in their respective fields.

To facilitate Memorandums of Understanding and Memorandums of Cooperation with interested universities and industry houses to establish long-term partnerships.

To explore the Professor of Practice policy of AICTE with support from Industry experts, aiming to bring practical knowledge and industry experience into academia.

To conduct city wide meet up of young professionals working in industry with an aim for larger collaboration and peer group networking.

To prepare a white paper/report on state of engineering graduates to help policy makers to plan necessary course corrections for enhancing quality of employment of professionals.