Dr. Mayank Garg is working as Director at ITS Engineering College, Noida. He has done his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Nagpur University, M.Tech in Wood Science and Wood Products/ Pulp and Paper Technology and Ph.D. in Paper Recycling Technology from IIT Roorkee. He has an experience of more than 16 years in educational institutions.

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Being the Director of I.T.S Engineering College, what is your philosophy of leadership? How would you describe your leadership style?

My Educational Philosophy of Leadership begins and ends with developing an energised and positive culture that students and other stakeholders in the College community yearn to be a part of. My goal is to identify the students' strengths and empower them to adopt an innovative mindset. I believe in passionately adopting new ideas and educational approaches that give a solid foundation for students to realise their full potential and achieve career success.

My leadership approach encourages students and team members to continue raising the bar and accomplishing things they never believed possible, by expecting the best from each student and continually inspiring them until their studies and academic performance undergo a significant change. I intend to achieve high productivity by continually monitoring, engaging, and raising performance benchmarks until pupils reach their point of success.

When you came to the College, what was your Vision and how are you trying to achieve the same?

My Vision is determined to give outstanding educational experiences by integrating traditional learning methods with technology-infused instruction that is relevant to the current requirements of our students. I am constantly looking at new and advanced ways of empowering the students with developing their own ideas and skillset which will meet and surpass challenges to provide them the vital platform in shaping their future and get them requisite success.

You have held key positions at Education Institutes throughout your professional career. What are the key factors that keep you connected with the education sector?

The primary motivating aspects that keep me engaged are my desire to deliver the greatest quality training and learning. Seeing students succeed in their efforts to become professionals or entrepreneurs, depending on their preferences, is a constant source of inspiration for me. As a caring and responsive educator, my accomplishment will be engaging children and their parents to learn about their expectations and pushing myself to give them their fair share of success.

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What are some of the biggest challenges you see for higher education in general and ITS Engineering College specifically?

Today's most significant difficulty for the higher education system is that student expectations have increased, and the quality of higher education should reflect these expectations.

To make mobility feasible, it is essential to assure mutual recognition of degrees and credit points while at the same time allowing for individuality and diversity by realigning their curriculum.

Employability remains a top priority for higher education institutions, despite the rising student debt load. Thus, employability is a significant and developing matter for which employees are accountable.

To have a well-established research capacity, institutions of higher education must develop multidisciplinary centres that bring together numerous areas of knowledge and cultivate ties with companies.

Today's institutes of higher education enrol students from a variety of areas and countries. Leading engineering schools, such as ours, are increasingly understanding that having students from various regions and nations contributes to the improvement of our institution's quality. So, we need to become more focused on student 360-degree development.

Challenges I.T.S. faces in Higher Education

  • A major challenge that the ITS Engineering College has embarked upon is to provide exceptional teaching and learning practices in the areas of engineering with a right blend of dynamic teaching pedagogy and experimental learning outcomes culminating in students' being placed in well-reputed companies in India and abroad.
  • A working environment to build a sound foundation of knowledge, pursue excellence, enhance creativity, and encourage knowledge sharing in an intellectually stimulating environment is being created.
  • Specialized boot camps are organized during summer breaks to spruce up students' employability skills and make them ready for industry placement drives. Our overall training program helps the students think critically, analytically, creatively, and as efficient communicators.
  • Not only this, in order to make our students industry-ready, our corporate resource center works round the clock by engaging students in various extracurricular activities such as industry visits, seminars given by key opinion leaders, summer training, and many more to ensure a 90% placement target (CRC).
  • For those students looking to start their own business or willing to be entrepreneurs, special guidance and support are being provided to them to start their own venture, with a well-defined process of ideation, incubation, and start-up to support their entrepreneurial spirit. 

What is the future scope of the BTech course at your institution?

I.T.S. Engineering College,known to be one of the best engineering schools in Greater Noida, believes in designing excellent careers with dynamic teaching. Via industry visits, real projects, expert discussions, MOOCs, workshops, case studies, upscale laboratories, and virtual classroom sessions, pedagogy offers experience learning.Our institution, which is moving efficiently towards its vision of shaping young minds with skill-oriented and value-based education, has gained a distinct image as an outstanding educational colossal among the engineering colleges in Delhi-NCR and Uttar Pradesh.

ITS Engineering College's courses prepare students for the future through a structured, outcome-based education approach with a constructive alignment of intended learning via industry-focused activities and assessment.

New Gen IEDC, the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), the Department of Science and Technology (DST), and the Government of India have established a well-defined process of ideation, incubation, and start-up to support the entrepreneurial spirit of students interested in launching their own venture.

The institute assures that the programmes are created and curated by industry specialists and that students are ready to succeed in a competitive world with a tremendous passion to provide innovation opportunities and grow.

Are there any suggestions you would like to give to the students who are about to begin their higher studies?

Grit, resilience, conscientiousness, and persistence are the qualities that are important for success for each student when he embarks on the new journey for higher education on his career path. The next 4 years of the student's life will change his thinking, perspective, and outlook; in short, it will frame his personality.

I will advise all students to get involved in as many activities as they can; both technical and soft skills will help them improve their confidence.

Hands-on experience would be a benchmark, be it a project, a mini-project, or competitions, not only limiting to reading but also focusing on the practical for a well-balanced profile.

  • Focus on understanding the fundamental concepts. Engineering is a subject that builds upon itself, so it's important to have a strong foundation in the basics.
  • Get involved in extracurricular activities: Join clubs, attend events, and participate in projects to gain hands-on experience and make connections in the field.
  •  Maintaining a healthy work-life balance, Engineering can be challenging, but it's important to take care of both mental and physical health.

Network with peers and professionals, attend events, connect with alumni, and reach out to professionals in the desired field to build relationships and learn.

Do you have any extracurricular activities or programs to enhance the students' skills or expose them to real-world challenges?

Aspiring engineers have, at least, one of the three major aspirations:

For students aspiring for corporate placement, we have a fully functional Center of Excellence that imparts technical training. We also train our students on aptitude and soft skills to enhance their employability. I.T.S. Engineering College boasts of achieving core branch placements and has been successfully placing all willing students in the mechanical and civil engineering branches, too.

For interested students and even those aspiring to start their own venture, we offer a well-defined process of ideation, incubation, and start-up to support their entrepreneurial spirit.

We have also created the New Generation IEDC: the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), the Department of Science and Technology (DST),

Government of India, which provides seed funding of Rs. 2.5 lakhs per year for 20 projects. MSME has also established their incubation center at I.T.S. Engineering College, where Rs. 8.25 lakhs per year are granted to our students with innovative projects. The college also provides angel funding and space on campus for students to establish new companies.

We have our own start-up policy for our college that helps our students start their own businesses. In the years to come, our plan is to have more and more students pass out of the college with their own businesses and be future leaders and entrepreneurs.

For other students who aspire to join higher education or work in public sector undertakings, we support their preparation for GATE so that they can ensure the good scores required for such placements.

Technology-based industrial collaboration via centers of excellence (Apple iOS, SMC Pneumatics, National Instruments, Rockwell Automation, Software Testing, SYSCOM, Android Apps Development, and R Systems), regular expert talks, national and international seminars, and conferences with renowned speakers from industry and academia.

I.T.S. Engineering College in Greater Noida aspires to be one of the "Top Engineering Schools." With all their work, I.T.S. Engineering College is sure that they can help the government of India achieve its vision of increasing the number of qualified and capable engineers in the country and is constantly striving to play its part in spreading quality technical education across the country.

I.T.S. Engineering College operates on an ICP (individual career plan), through which it helps its students have a solid career plan.

With NAAC and NBA accreditation, the future plan of ITS Engineering College is to ensure that we become the college of choice for every student looking for top engineering schools in India, known for its excellent education and hands-on industry training.

The CRC and strategy teams invite the best companies for placement so that they get good opportunities.

When you came to college, what was your vision, and how are you trying to achieve the same?

Being the head of one of the premier institutions in the whole of Delhi NCR, I personally came with a vision to promote the dissemination of hands-on technical knowledge culminating in the placement of our students with the best in class league companies. My whole vision is aligned with the fact that people and students know us as "the engineering college with the highest package delivered". & with each passing year, we surpass the benchmark. Today, we are known as the best BTech colleges in Noida.

I.T.S. Engineering College is routinely regarded as one of the best placement institutes in the Delhi-NCR area, with the number of firms visiting us for the recruiting process and the number of employment offers for our students increasing year after year. Only the combined efforts of the Corporate Research Center (CRC) and the Personality Development Team can account for this amazing growth (PDT).

Our CRC emphasises an intense industry interface and exposure for its students by giving them with all the aid, direction, and guidance necessary to make the best decision when selecting a career route.

Our institution plays a significant role in propelling our engineers towards creativity and innovation, cultivating the culture of innovation among its engineers through its well-established Institute Innovation Council (IIC), which has been awarded a 5-star rating for its hard work and dedication.

We provide a well-defined process of ideation, incubation, and launch to assist the entrepreneurial spirit of students who are interested in launching their own business. We have the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Center for the Next Generation

Board (NSTEDB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), and Government of India, who assist in the development of strong interpersonal skills, analytical skills, leadership skills, teamwork skills, and entrepreneurial capabilities in our aspiring engineers and management students.

Our specialised training staff, experienced academicians, and industry experts create and outline a desired skill set in order to prepare students for placement in prestigious businesses. We make sure that our students not only acquire skills for placement but also get ready to face day-to-day challenges in this competitive world and come out on top.

Accreditation of our academic programmes by organisations such as the NBA, NAAC, ASSOCHAM, DSIR, and CSIR is a result of our excellent research-focused approach and entrepreneurial attitude. The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and the Department of Science have additionally designated us as a Scientific Industrial Research Organization (SIRO). 

What types of projects are the students working on through this program?

Typically, the B. Tech. programme at ITS Engineering College is intended to give students the chance to explore and learn about advanced technologies in the field. This includes taking classes in developing topics such as block chain design, quantum computing, deep learning, high-performance computing, natural language processing, etc.

In addition to the coursework, students complete a minor project in the seventh semester, which is documented and implemented in the eighth semester, allowing them to apply their knowledge and skills in a practical setting. Internships during the summer are a wonderful method for students to obtain practical experience.

The types of projects that our students from various departments are currently working on or have completed are listed below.

  • AI-Based E-Card Glue Inspection System - CSE

This machine vision and artificial intelligence-based glue inspection system is used to inspect the glue existing on the chips of E-cards.

As a result of their inability to verify glue-on chips, the E-card manufacturing business faces a number of challenges in this field. When E-cards are made in industries that produce them, electronic chips are automatically adhered to the cards utilising an ATE configuration. However, when this operation is performed, it has been observed many times that the glue comes off the surface of the chip, thus making the cards faulty. When such 

  • AI-Based Traffic Data Extractor by Students: ECE and CSE

Traffic Data Extractor is a technology that helps in collecting useful traffic data that caters to heterogeneous as well as homogeneous traffic conditions in the developing world. It is providing accurate and auditable traffic data perfect for all traffic conditions—a permanent one-stop solution for all traffic survey and data collection needs.

  • Cutting Fluid Optimizer: Students of Mechanical Engineering

In machining processes, cutting fluids are primarily used to cool and lubricate the contact zone between the tool and the work piece. As a result, the workpiece quality and productivity of the process are improved, and tool wear is reduced. Our invention is to optimize the cutting fluid supply based on the requirements of machining. We have made our primary setup on a 6-foot lathe machine, but it is applicable to any metal cutting machine by just changing the parameters accordingly.

  • Face Attendance Monitoring ECE and CSE

It makes use of artificial intelligence technology, a combination of a processing unit and a Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) camera, wherein the system applies facial recognition to mark attendance in the class. The system is time-triggered, and it turns on multiple times during a lecture as defined by the administration.

Composite Bricks by Using Plastic Waste, Civil Engineering Branch

CE It is a composite type of brick made from mixing various substances at a fixed temperature, with the objective being to reduce plastic waste (single use). A brick will contain plastic, sand, ceramics, and other agents at a fixed ratio and pass a compressive strength test, showing properties equal to those of a 2nd-class brick.

Overall, the B. Tech. program is designed to provide students with a well-rounded education that prepares them for success in the field of core competencies by providing opportunities for learning and practical implementation as well as support for career development, helping to ensure that program graduates are equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in their careers.

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How do you help your student cope with the competition being so high in the outside world?

To bring out a technocrat's full potential, technical instruction must be coupled with soft skills and aptitude. Our in-house staff of soft skills and aptitude trainers help our aspiring engineers and management students acquire strong interpersonal skills, analytical skills, leadership abilities, teamwork skills, and entrepreneurial talents.

In an intellectually engaging environment, we aim to provide a solid foundation of knowledge, pursue excellence, stimulate innovation, and promote information exchange. We provide a rigorous academic environment that both stimulates and challenges our students. At ITS, there are no limitations on the pursuit of knowledge. Through strategic alliances and links with foreign universities, the opportunities to learn at ITS are currently the best in the National Capital Region, India. As part of its heritage of disseminating knowledge beyond borders, ITS has established academic links with numerous international universities, including the University of Leicester, Hunan University, and St. Petersburg University, to name a few on a lengthy list.