Dr. Vaishali Vishwas Patil is the Principal at the International Institute of Information Technology, Pune. She has completed her BE and ME in Electronics from Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli and PhD from I.I.T. Bombay (Electrical Engineering Department). She has experience of 27 years in teaching and has published around 20 national and international journals.

I²IT Pune

How does your institute function?

“Teaching-learning environment is geared towards nurturing innovation and building leadership”

The three coordinates for all the courses offered are theoretical foundations, applied practices and real-life experiences; which are achieved through spacious and comfortable lecture rooms, well-resourced laboratories and hands-on project work in association with various companies. 

How are the placements at your institute?

“At I²IT, placement is not an event; it is an ongoing process”

To give our students an edge over other professional aspirants, we provide vocational training as well as sessions in professional communication skills. We try to give equal opportunities to all our students. We conduct regular training programs on Functional & Technical Skill Development to ensure that our students are unique in the present competitive world. Our Training & Placement Cell and all Departments interact with Industry to organize Guest Lectures on “Future Trends & Emerging Technologies” so that our students become ready to face the challenges in the market.

Does your institute offer facilities to students to work on their own ideas?

“We have an Entrepreneurship Development Cell at our institute” 

The Entrepreneurship Development Cell of I²IT operates as Innovation and Start-Up Cell under the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Linkages of Savitribai Phule Pune University as well as Institute's Innovation Council, an initiative of AICTE, New Delhi. This initiative has shown an encouraging response with many students coming forward with innovative ideas and concepts. The most promising ideas are chosen through the "Entrepreneurship Challenge" - an event held on campus.

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What internship opportunities does your institute offer?

“Internships are an integral part of most of the professional courses offered by our institute”

I²IT supports and encourages students to participate in Internship Programs that have relevance to the prescribed academic program and provides growth and learning opportunities for the students. Internships also assist the students in acquiring their academic and technical credentials by providing them ample opportunities to augment classroom instructions with hands-on exposure to the real world employment challenges and benefit them professionally. 

How do you tend to build an industry connected with the programs your institute offers?

“The academic/ industry interface of I²IT has enabled to create important links with technology industry”

The industry-academia association of the Institute is a valuable channel between the university curriculum and real-world scenarios. These alliances are highly interactive and constantly encourage a continuous flow of ideas between traditional academia and the growing industry. They provide students with opportunities to work on technical and entrepreneurial projects and are also considered for various fellowships. 

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Do you offer any extracurricular activities to enhance the skills of the students?

“We ensure harmony across our campus”

The Institute has established various Student Committees led by senior faculty or staff members of the Institute. The categories of these Committees include Departmental, Technical, Cultural, Social, Sports and such other committees as per the interest of the students depending on one or more individuals stepping up to take an active leadership role. The main purpose of these Committees is to ensure harmony across an ample, vibrant, and continuous range of campus events and activities. It is ensured that there is the least possible conflict in sequencing and timing amongst the multiple events and activities in the course of an academic year to have maximum involvement and engagement of all members of the International Institute of Information Technology (I²IT) and its respective stakeholder groups.