Malla Reddy Engineering College for Women, Secunderabad, Principal: Dr. Y. Madhavee Latha Interview

Dr. Y. Madhavee Latha has been working as the Principal of Malla Reddy Engineering College for Women, Secunderabad, Telangana. She is the recipient of India's 20 Pragmatic Women Leaders in Education Industry Award by The Academic Insights, Women Entrepreneur Award by Women Entrepreneur India Magazine-2022, Bhishma Acharya Award by Bharat Education Excellence Awards, Women in Education Award from Dewang Mehta National Education Awards, Most Innovative Principal - Engineering Colleges in Telangana State Award from International Education Awards, Time CyberMedia Pvt.Ltd. & Best Principal Award for Excellence in Education from Global Leader Foundation. As a diligent scholar, she has excelled in studies from her childhood. Her dare to dream, to work smart and strive for excellence and to enjoy the journey every step of the way, made her to scale greater heights. She has completed her Bachelor's Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Masters in Digital Systems and Computer Electronics and PhD in Signal processing from the auspices JNTUH. She has more than 22 years of experience in the Academic, Research and Administrative sectors and during these years, she has served in an array of designations like Professor, Head of Department and Principal. She has attained 18 Patent Rights for her Technological Innovations and has published 150 research papers on an assortment of topics in reputed National and International Conferences and Journals like Springer, IEEE Transactions, Scopus Indexed and many more. She has published a book entitled Signal processing Simulation Using MATLAB and is also the Editor-in-Chief for International Journal of Research in Signal Processing, Computing and Communication-System Design with ISSN. Beside this, she is the Member of IEEE and CSI and Life Member of IETE and ISTE. She has delivered more than 60 keynote addresses and expert lectures in conferences and workshops sharing her expertise on various areas with the Academic fraternity. In addition to this, she has established IEEE, ISTE, IETE, CSI & HMA Student Professional Chapters and has convened more than 440 conferences and workshops for the benefit of students and staff on a variety of themes. She is the member of Editorial Boards and Advisory Committees for Conferences and Journals and has reviewed several journals in her field. Under her guidance 6 members have been awarded PhD and she is presently guiding 8 Research Scholars under JNTUH in the concerned field. In her 12 years of association with Malla Reddy Engineering College for Women as Principal, her innovative thinking, able leadership, meticulous planning, dynamism, dedication, diligence and commitment have achieved great laurels for the institution like NIRF Ranking, Recognition by MHRD, Govt. of India, NBA and NAAC Accreditation, ISO Certification and Recognition under UGC Act 1956. 

Which latest programs are you offering in your institute to help students outperform in the outside world?

"Our college is offering B. Tech, M. Tech and MBA courses to students"

We are offering a 4 year B. Tech. Degree Program in multiple specializations like ECE, CSE, IT, CSE – Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Data Science, Cyber Security and Internet of Things and M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering and Embedded Systems lastly the MBA course to our students.

Which factors make the courses of your college unique and worth pursuing for students? 

"Learning and job opportunities associated with each course makes them unique"

The courses of our college are well suited for high paying jobs and also helps to make students technically proficient individuals and smart coders. Actually they are the need of the hour and every sector has some requirements from each of them, also their diverse nature makes them popular in both National and international fronts. Apart from this, various opportunities are available for students, they can either go for higher education in India or abroad or can also start their own ventures by boosting their business ideas through Idea Presentations and Hackathons. Lastly, our courses are a perfect fit for students as each one of them will instill best quality leadership skills in students and will also make them socially responsible. So associated learning and job opportunities makes each course worth pursuing for students.

How does the curriculum of your college ensure the best practices of industry? 

"It is well equipped with training programs on latest technologies, expert lectures and professional visits"

We have designed the curriculum of our college in accordance with international standards and industry demands and with an aim to impart problem based learning in students. Also we have established numerous technical clubs who all are dedicatedly working on latest technologies like AI & ML, BlockChain, Cyber Security, IOT & Robotics, Data Science, Amazon Web Services, Python and Java with an aim to create ideapreneurship and develop innovative projects. In addition to this, we motivate our students to participate in Hackathons like events and also build business ideas through our Technology Business Incubation Center as our emphasis remains on providing the best research culture to our students and faculty members. And various value added certifications like CISCO, Oracle, Robotics, Oxford Achiever’s Certification, Cambridge English Empower Certification, Pearson, IBM-Cognitive, TCS-ION and Coursera Certificates along with employability enhancement training programs and programming languages related sessions, communication enhancement sessions, NPTEL certifications, MOOC, Swayam courses, extensive workshops in advanced technologies like AI & ML, Block chain, Data Science, IOT, Robotics, Cloud Computing, coding tool like Code Tantra, seminars, conferences, expert lectures of reputed academicians and industry experts, innovative assignments to assess students knowledge, case studies, e-classrooms and regular training for special coding platforms like HackerRank, Lead Code etc. are there to help students redevelop their skills, knowledge and experience.

What are some valuable insights of the programs that students are pursuing from your college?

"We provide value added courses and training programs along with organizing National level events"

We offer exclusive training sessions and workshops to students in advanced technologies like AI & ML, Block chain, Data Science, IOT, Robotics, Cloud Computing. Also, we are connected with Centers of Excellence of E PAM, Tech Mahindra, Zensar, Cognizant Digital Nurture Programme to bridge the gap between students skills and industry demands. Apart from this, various value based certification courses and training programs including Oxford Achievers Certification-Oxford University Press, Cambridge English Empower Certification, Pearson Certification, Robotics Certification Training Programme, Robotics Process Automation Certification and NASSCOM Certification Are arranged by us for students benefits. Last but not the least, national level technical symposiums including Future Sastra, state level Medha and TechDelight have been organized by us in the past to connect students with the outside competitive world and educate them about in which areas they need to focus more before starting their professional journey.

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How did you train your faculty members to deliver courses to students in the best possible way?

"By motivating them to participate in FDPs, NPTEL courses and publish research papers"

We regularly encourage our faculty members to attend Faculty Development Programmes (FDP) in relevant fields, workshops and seminars in order to improve their teaching methodologies and make it application oriented. And they also do various kinds of certification courses from learning platforms like NPTEL and faculty motivation sessions are organized by us in collaboration with industry experts to upgrade their skills. In addition to this, our college organizes international conferences in association with Scopus Indexed Publications on a regular basis for promoting research based learning for teachers and also to help them publish research papers. Worth to be mentioned that we have signed MOUs with reputed industries with an objective to train the faculty members in the latest technologies and tools which are in demand in the industrial world so that they can train our students in the best possible way. Lastly, teachers prepare Course Files, Digital Notes, Video Lectures and Lab Manuals for an effective teaching-learning process.

How do you build a connection between your institute programs and industrial expectations?

"By actively involving industry experts in our college events and activities"

Our Institution has an actively functioning Industry Institute Partnership Cell with a strong vision to empower our students to be industry ready and globally competent Engineers’. IIPC also helps in arranging industry interaction sessions to educate students about the best practices of industries, update their knowledge base in emerging sectors and technologies and to give them a more practical learning experience. Also we have signed MOUs with leading Industries to ensure good internship opportunities for students, to arrange industrial training for students and faculty, to organize industry interaction sessions for employability enhancement of students and lastly to conduct industry visits, Technology Exchange Programmes and to undertake Consultancy Projects.

What challenges have you faced while inculcating new courses in your curriculum?

"Establishing the infrastructure and labs for courses was initially a challenge for us"

The programmes which we are currently offering to our students are very helpful from an excellent career scope point of view, but the major challenges which we faced initially while implementing them were in establishing new state of the art laboratories and ensuring availability of proficient faculty members who can teach those courses to our students in the best possible way. 

On what types of projects your students are currently working on under their respective courses?

"Our students are working on amazing research based projects"

Our institute has assigned different kinds of mini-major innovative and startup based projects to our students. Major projects give students the opportunity to formulate their own inquiries about a subject, gather, and assess information, come to conclusions and communicate findings via presentations and explanations. And our students use different approaches like research papers, models, oral presentations, simulations or physical objects to present their project work. While mini projects revolve around academic subjects being covered in class. 

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What career options would be available for students after pursuing courses from your college?

"Opportunities are and will be available for them in private and government sectors"

Career opportunities will be limitless for them and after successful completion of their respective courses, our students can work as a Software Developer, Business Intelligence Analyst, Web Developer, Software Quality Assurance Tester, Information Security Analyst, Technical Writer or as a Computer Technical Support Specialist. Apart from this, they can also join public sector organizations like BHEL, LIC, Hindustan Copper Limited, and NALCO, which are partially owned by the State or Center or both Government. Also, pursuing higher education would also be a good choice and usually students go for MS after clearing the GRE exam. Last but not the least, they can pursue their dream of becoming an Entrepreneur by taking support of the Technology Business Incubation Center of the college, can prepare for exams like GATE to take admission in IITs and NITs for M.Tech, JAM exam to pursue Masters in Science courses or they can also go for various kinds of short term diploma courses and students who aspire to serve the nation, can take the Civil Services Exam after Engineering.