D.K.T.E Societys Textile & Engineering Institute
By P. V. Kadole, Director
DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji enjoys a unique and prominent place amongst the Engineering colleges that are engaged in education, training, research and consultancy in the various disciplines of engineering. The institute stives to be one of the leading institutes in technical education and research through academic excellence and innovation. DKTE also aims to serve the needs of industry and society through continuing education programs, industry interaction, entrepreneurship development and incubation. The institute operates with a mission 1) To nurture learners with relevant and contemporary technical education by providing conducive learning environment, 2) To imbibe attitudes, skills and values to enable them to strive for excellence and perfection in the tasks undertaken to serve the needs of the industry and society, and 3) To develop researchers, technocrats, entrepreneurs and business leaders for an exciting and rewarding career. Operating for a greater cause has also helped DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute to not just build a positive reputation in the Indian higher education realm but also to cement their legacy as a pioneering educational institution in the country.
"Our aim is to be one of the leading institutes in technical education, and research through our academic excellence and innovation. We also want to serve the needs of the industry and society by nurturing inspired learners through continuous training programs, industry interaction, entrepreneurial development, and incubation. We started our operations with the textile programmes and over the years, we have kept on adding new programs to our course portfolio. Now, we have five programs in textile engineering, and seven programs in other fields of engineering such as civil, mechanical, computer science, electronics and tele communications to name a few. We have also started computer science in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Currently, we have 13 UG programs, five PG programs and a management program as well", says, P. V. Kadole, Director, DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute while talking more about the programs offered at the institute.
Top notch infrastructure is crucial to impart quality education and DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute has industry-grade equipment and the institute has good industry tie up with companies from across the world. DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute implemented state of the art bleeding edge technology with the support from the industry itself. Their students also do regular in-plant training which helps them to gain valuable on the job experience during their studies itself. Industry experts also come to the institute to lecture and interact with the students and this helps the students to understand the requirements of the industry.
When it comes to their faculty, DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute has highly qualified and experienced faculty and in a couple of years, majority of their faculty will be Ph.D. holders. The institute also follows a concept of teaching by learning and their faculties undergo regular training to always stay on top of their game. They also take part in workshops, seminars as well and they are also working on research projects which helps them to update their knowledge constantly.
Apart from our regular infrastructure, we have our own well-established industry supported laboratories with top-notch infrastructure and this includes companies from both India and abroad. Our students can indulge in various research projects of any scale in these laboratories. We also have a center of excellence which is supported by the Ministry of Textiles and it is a project worth 25 crore. We are aiming for the holistic development of our students and we conduct a lot of extra-curricular activities in the institute. Our students have also been very socially responsible and have been active in working for the community during the pandemic and floods. Our students and faculty have come up with various face masks and this has been a great service to the society.
"DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute prepares their students for their placements both from a technical and soft skills perspective. They invite soft skills training institutes who train their students and they also arrange lectures from their successful alumni and this helps the students to be prepared for the job market. All this has helped DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute to get impressive placement record right from their inception itself. The institute has been awarded on numerous occasions and that includes being awarded by the confederation of Indian industries and AICTE for best industry linked engineering institute under chemical engineering category.
Ministry of textile itself has also awarded them as the Best Engineering Institute for Textile education. DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute has also acquired top ranks in various rankings consistently. Going forward, they are aiming to come up with academic programs in a lot of emerging areas and they are also going to continue strengthening their collaborations with foreign universities and industry players. As of now, the institute has student exchange programs and internship opportunities with foreign universities and in the future, DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute is also planning to come up with twinning programs in collaboration with foreign universities", avers, P. V. Kadole while talking more about the placement opportunities as well as future plans of the institute.
P.V. Kadole has got immense expertise as an educator and has published various papers and authored multiple books. DR. Kadole is also the Chairman of The Institution of Engineers (India) Kolhapur Local Center, a member of Research Advisory Committee of Decospin Research Foundation, and a Member of `The International Fibre Society', USA.
Striving for Perfection
"Our aim is to be one of the leading institutes in technical education, and research through our academic excellence and innovation. We also want to serve the needs of the industry and society by nurturing inspired learners through continuous training programs, industry interaction, entrepreneurial development, and incubation. We started our operations with the textile programmes and over the years, we have kept on adding new programs to our course portfolio. Now, we have five programs in textile engineering, and seven programs in other fields of engineering such as civil, mechanical, computer science, electronics and tele communications to name a few. We have also started computer science in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Currently, we have 13 UG programs, five PG programs and a management program as well", says, P. V. Kadole, Director, DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute while talking more about the programs offered at the institute.
"œDKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute has highly qualified and experienced faculty and in a couple of years, majority of their faculty will be Ph.D. holders"
Top notch infrastructure is crucial to impart quality education and DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute has industry-grade equipment and the institute has good industry tie up with companies from across the world. DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute implemented state of the art bleeding edge technology with the support from the industry itself. Their students also do regular in-plant training which helps them to gain valuable on the job experience during their studies itself. Industry experts also come to the institute to lecture and interact with the students and this helps the students to understand the requirements of the industry.
When it comes to their faculty, DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute has highly qualified and experienced faculty and in a couple of years, majority of their faculty will be Ph.D. holders. The institute also follows a concept of teaching by learning and their faculties undergo regular training to always stay on top of their game. They also take part in workshops, seminars as well and they are also working on research projects which helps them to update their knowledge constantly.
Imparting Holistic education
Apart from our regular infrastructure, we have our own well-established industry supported laboratories with top-notch infrastructure and this includes companies from both India and abroad. Our students can indulge in various research projects of any scale in these laboratories. We also have a center of excellence which is supported by the Ministry of Textiles and it is a project worth 25 crore. We are aiming for the holistic development of our students and we conduct a lot of extra-curricular activities in the institute. Our students have also been very socially responsible and have been active in working for the community during the pandemic and floods. Our students and faculty have come up with various face masks and this has been a great service to the society.
"DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute prepares their students for their placements both from a technical and soft skills perspective. They invite soft skills training institutes who train their students and they also arrange lectures from their successful alumni and this helps the students to be prepared for the job market. All this has helped DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute to get impressive placement record right from their inception itself. The institute has been awarded on numerous occasions and that includes being awarded by the confederation of Indian industries and AICTE for best industry linked engineering institute under chemical engineering category.
Ministry of textile itself has also awarded them as the Best Engineering Institute for Textile education. DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute has also acquired top ranks in various rankings consistently. Going forward, they are aiming to come up with academic programs in a lot of emerging areas and they are also going to continue strengthening their collaborations with foreign universities and industry players. As of now, the institute has student exchange programs and internship opportunities with foreign universities and in the future, DKTE's Textile & Engineering Institute is also planning to come up with twinning programs in collaboration with foreign universities", avers, P. V. Kadole while talking more about the placement opportunities as well as future plans of the institute.
P. V. Kadole, Director
P.V. Kadole has got immense expertise as an educator and has published various papers and authored multiple books. DR. Kadole is also the Chairman of The Institution of Engineers (India) Kolhapur Local Center, a member of Research Advisory Committee of Decospin Research Foundation, and a Member of `The International Fibre Society', USA.