IIS (Deemed to be University)

Dr. Ila Joshi is the Professor and Head, Department of Home Science at IIS (Deemed to be University). She is a pragmatic leader who believes in catching up with the trends of the industry and bringing in the practical aspects to learn and grow. She is a self motivated individual with an open outlook for imparting quality education for all round development of the students.

What are the key factors that keep you connected with the education sector?

“The opportunity to work with young minds keeps me connected to this sector”

Mentoring students is immensely rewarding. Helping them succeed in their careers and professional development is very satisfying. Also, interaction with students reduces generation gaps and one is able to closely follow changing times. It in turn leads to individualizing teaching as per student’s need, as every student has different requirements and thus leads to expansion of the knowledge base for better dissemination.

What are some of the biggest challenges you see, both for higher education in general and for IIS (deemed to be University) specifically?

“There are multiple challenges surrounding the education sector”

  • Support from the industry to develop curricula, for bridging the industry-academia connect
  • Usage of higher education skill based knowledge by the students that is imparted to them.
  • Internet etiquette for better time management 

Any suggestions you would like to give to the current youth and the aspiring students?

“Students should focus on developing skills”

Students should read a lot about evolving fields to keep abreast with the latest technology and developments. It will help them build inquisitive approaches towards every domain and help them acquire employable skills.

They should strike a balance between social media/screen time and studies and take out time for physical activities. Also, they should set goals. Work upon achieving them one at a time.

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How do you focus on practical learning for students along with theoretical knowledge?

“We ensure to club the theoretical knowledge with the practical implementations”

Theoretical knowledge is validated through well-designed experiments in laboratories. The application is extended by students' participation in activities like demonstrations, field visits, industrial visits, projects, and guest lectures. In addition to classroom teaching, students undergo internships and regularly participate in seminars and attend workshops and conferences, keeping them abreast with the latest trends and developments in the field. For PG programs, the dissertation project warrants extended interactions with the community, industries, and institutions and prepares students for the real settings.

How do you strategize the curriculum and how often it gets updated to make befitting for the students?

“Curriculum is revised periodically whenever necessary”

Curriculum, being one of the significant aspects of the teaching-learning process, needs continuous and periodic evaluation. In this regard, the department provides the necessary arrangements for feedback responses from students, teachers, and other curriculum stakeholders.

The curriculum is revised and updated annually as per the laid down practices with participation from subject experts and industry. It ensures reducing the gap between current requirements and the theoretical/practical coverage as per national and international norms. 

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What suggestions would you like to give to the current students, who are pursuing home Science courses?

“Students should choose their career option wisely”

There are a plethora of employment and career opportunities available after pursuing this program. Home Science is a highly creative and continuously evolving field. This necessitates keeping pace with the latest developments and practices. It is an excellent area for self-employment and startups. Hence, there is a need for developing higher skills in the chosen stream.