B.P. Poddar Institute of Management and Technology

Prof. (Dr.) Sutapa Mukherjee is the Principal at B.P. Poddar Institute of Management and Technology. She highlights major aspects of engineering education and emphasizes on how it plays an essential role in transforming the lives of students. She shares her experience in the education domain and stresses on the right balance between knowledge, skills and human values essential to the overall development of students. Read the entire interview here.

What is your philosophy of leadership? How would you describe your leadership style?

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader”

I firmly believe in the above and in our organisation, our Chairman Sri Arun Poddar, Chief mentor Dr Subir Choudhury and Vice Chairman Mr Ayush Poddar always provide us with the inspiration and freedom to dream and work independently. We practice decentralisation of power with total authority and autonomy of independent thinking in every aspect. As a leader, I think it is my responsibility to guide my team members on the right path, help them to grow and to motivate them by highlighting their success. In my opinion, finding the right person for the right job is essential for the efficient functioning of the Institute. Also, I believe that for working in a team, everyone should respect the opinion of others and make all the team members feel comfortable by keeping away the hierarchical culture to achieve the maximum efficiency as a whole.

In your experience, what can an inbound student gain from studying in B.P. Poddar Institute of Management and Technology?

“NBA Accredited programs ensuring outcome based education and offering a globally recognized degree”

In this digital era, from the local domain, we have moved forward to the global domain. In this institute, we transcend beyond the traditional mode of teaching by mingling it with the new state of art teaching aids to create a different dimension in the teaching-learning process. Also, we regularly organise seminars, conferences, workshops by the globally eminent academicians and industry experts to give our students a taste of holistic and heuristic knowledge. Also, the institute has Student chapters of SPIE, IET and CSI through which they get the opportunity to participate in global level competitions, travel abroad for presenting papers to get the global exposure.

“The Institute has been very closely associated with some of the most prominent and prestigious companies operating in the country for almost two decades”

How does the curriculum of B.P. Poddar Institute of Management and Technology ensure the best practices of industry?

“A curriculum at par with global standard and holistic development of students through striking the right balance between knowledge, skills and human values”

As an affiliated member of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, we are guided by the curriculum provided by the University, which is upgraded regularly in consideration with the feedback of stakeholders. Recently the syllabus has been modified as per AICTE guideline to make it at par with the global standard. In this Institute, we always encourage the students to go beyond the curricular horizon through additional topics, innovative experiments in the laboratory, term papers, minor projects etc. Also hackathon, coding competitions, model competitions, innovative business plan competitions, technical presentation competitions etc. are organised regularly to ignite innovation and build up their confidence and communication skills. The students are aligned towards Industry through grooming sessions, industrial training, internship, mock interviews and career counselling sessions. Finally, exposure to corporate ethics along with human values are instilled to make them complete professionals and thereby ensuring that the best practices of Industry are well incorporated.

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Any insights into how your university could be more welcoming to students of different races or economic backgrounds?

“We preach in the culture of equality and observe the responsibility to help students identify their strengths and weaknesses”

In our Institute, we teach the culture to treat all the students equally irrespective of race, religion, social and financial background. We believe that it is our responsibility to help each student to find their strengths and weaknesses. It helps them to move forward in the right direction and become a completely transformed person ready to face the challenges.

“We want to create an environment that promotes research through sponsored project and collaborative research with Institutes of eminence”

What is the placement statistics of your college? 

“Our placement statistics have consistently remained high with hundreds of offers rolling out itself on Day 1 of the campus placement session”

The Institute has decades-old association with some of the most prominent and prestigious companies operating in the country. Our ingenious Alumni have set new standards in the corporate world through their active contributions, and it is our firm conviction that the legacy will continue in the years to come. The career aspirations and eligibility of the outgoing students vary department wise, likewise vary the hiring pattern of the industry sectors. As an outcome, we experience between 80 - 90% placement for the IT and aligned branches and 65 - 75% for the rest. Apart from seeking employment in private sector companies, each year we get to see several students pursuing higher studies through competitive exams like GATE/CAT/MAT etc. Some of them pursue higher studies from abroad. Others are joining PSUs and few launching their start-ups as an entrepreneur.

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