A good grounding in computing advances the Nation to a next level of Development

Dr.Seema Milind Mahajan is the Associate Professor & Head Computer Engineering Department of Indus University, Gujarat. She has work experience of twenty-one years in the educational sector. She has been associated with the Institute for four years. She has been an inspiration for her students to achieve greatness in the future.

What do you see as the Department’s greatest strengths?

“A thorough understanding of the underlying engineering principles”

• Qualified and experienced faculty believe in outcome-based teaching-learning processes.
• Well-equipped and modern laboratories.
• Several research papers were published by faculty members of the department and reputed SCOPUS indexed journals. Department is working on an outcome-based teaching-learning process.
• Department has received grants from well-known government bodies like ISRO, GUJCOST for research projects and workshops.
• Department has a good number of Placement records.
• Department organizes Soft Skill & Technical Skill development programs for students in coordination with the T & P Department.
• Department organizes Conferences, workshops, and seminars for knowledge uplift of faculties and students.

What are some of the biggest challenges you see, both for higher education in general and for Indus University specifically?

“The reduction in overall students’ enrolment for engineering”

One of the major challenges is that day by day the number of students applying for engineering admissions is decreasing, which reduces the number of admissions. Even if we get a sufficient number of admission, it becomes difficult to get students with a good academic record. Apart from these concerns, Indus University has a good Industry and Academia connection, but it can be improved by putting more effort into the existing strengths and innovative practices.

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

“Strengthen the base of technical education to be a good engineer”

As this is fast-changing technology, any Computer Engineering student needs to be strong in all fundamental subjects of this field so that as and when new technology comes they can easily grasp it. Focus on strengthening your fundamentals in Computer Engineering focused courses, especially programming. Invest time in co-curricular to expand and check your interests. Work on projects to complement your college courses. Focus on self-development, strengthening communication skills.

How does the curriculum of your department ensure the best practice of the industry?

“Practical approach to the subject with numerous seminars and activity-based learning methods”

The Computer Engineering department believes in the holistic development of the young generation. Our curriculum is designed in such a way that along with the theoretical knowledge students would be focusing more on the practical approaches to solve a problem. We have practical components in almost every subject that students will be learning throughout engineering. We also encourage the students to take internships during the semester break so that they can have a project based learning through experience and motivate them to take online courses according to the requirements of the industry.

What do you think should be the University’s top priority over the next 10 years?

“Offering quality education and value to the satisfaction of the students”

Over the next 10 years, the top priorities of the university should be providing quality education, ensuring student satisfaction, enhancing the opportunities for campus placement, and updating the curriculum according to state-of-the-art technologies.

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What would you like people to know about your Department they may not know?

“Best facilities with advanced curriculum for courses to have a practical approach”

The Computer Engineering department has a world-class curriculum for the students. To make our students stand out in the industry, subjects such as Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Python Programming have been added with more focus on project-based learning.