The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), NICMAR University, Pune organised a workshop on “Outcome Based Education with special reference to Curriculum Design and Development” on 26th September 2023. The Vice Chancellor, Dr. Mrs. Sushma S Kulkarni chaired the session. She explained about the alignment of School Vision and Mission Statements with the University Vision and Mission Statements and drawing and aligning the POs, PEOs and PSOs to them. Dr. Madhav B. Kumthekar, joined as the external expert for the session. He explained about the NAAC requirement and guidelines in the context of NEP 2020. All School Deans and Programme Directors were present and participated enthusiastically in the workshop. Dr. P.K. Samanta, Director- IQAC offered vote of thanks.

External Expert: Dr. Madhav B. Kumthekar

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), NICMAR University, Pune organized a workshop on “CO-PO Mapping” on 03rd October, 2023. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Mrs. Sushma S. Kulkarni chaired the session. Dr. Madhav B. Kumthekar, an expert of accreditation process joined as the external experts for the session. They briefed to align vision and mission of the school and CO-PO mapping for University curriculum. All School Deans and Programme Directors participated in this workshop. Dr. P.K. Samanta, Director- IQAC offered vote of thanks

External Expert: Dr. Madhav B. Kumthekar

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), NICMAR University, Pune organized a workshop on “CO-PO Mapping” on 18th October, 2023. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Mrs. Sushma S. Kulkarni chaired the session. Dr. Shailesh Kasande & Dr. Pratima Sheorey joined as the external experts for the session. They explained about the importance and science behind COPO mapping for University curriculum. Mr. Shubham Purandare, the CEO of STUDIUM Tech Pvt. Ltd. introduced the experts. Dr. Madhav B. Kumthekar, an expert of accreditation process was also present in the workshop. All School Deans and Programme Directors and Faculty members were present and participated enthusiastically in the workshop. Dr. P.K. Samanta, Director- IQAC offered vote of thanks.

External Experts: Dr. Shailesh Kasande, Dr. Pratima Sheorey, Dr. Madhav B. Kumthekar

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), NICMAR University, Pune organized a workshop on “CO-PO Mapping” on 28th November, 2023. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Mrs. Sushma S. Kulkarni chaired the session. Dr. Madhav B. Kumthekar, an expert of accreditation process joined as the external experts for the session. All School Deans and Programme Heads were present in the workshop. Dr. Rahul Deshpande, Dean of Quality Assurance offered vote of thanks.

External Expert: Dr. Madhav B. Kumthekar

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), NICMAR University, Pune organized a follow-up workshop on “CO-PO Mapping” on 4th December, 2023. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Mrs. Sushma S. Kulkarni chaired the session. Dr. Madhav B. Kumthekar, an expert of accreditation process joined as the external experts for the session. All School Deans and Programme were present in the workshop. Dr. Rahul Deshpande, Dean of Quality Assurance offered vote of thanks.

External Expert: Dr. Madhav B. Kumthekar

A session on “NAAC Criteria” was organised by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of NICMAR University, Pune on 12th January, 2024 in the G-15 of the University. Mr. Ravindra Wani, Consultant, NICMAR University, Pune was the guest speaker for this session. Presiding over the session, Mr. Ravindra Wani highlighted about the quality aspects in teaching, research and other criteria in the University. He briefed about the various quantitative and qualitative parameters for accreditation process, documentation and ranking of the different criteria’s to be submitted to NAAC. All School Deans and senior officers were present for this session. Dr. Rahul Deshpande, Dean of Quality Assurance offered vote of thanks.

External Expert: Mr. Ravindra Wani

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), NICMAR University, Pune organized a follow-up workshop on “CO-PO Mapping” on 18th January, 2024. Prof. Madhav B. Kumthekar, an expert of accreditation process joined online as the external experts for the workshop. The workshop highlighted the framing and mapping of CO-PO. All faculty members of NICMAR University, Pune were present in the workshop. Dr. Rahul Deshpande, Dean of Quality Assurance offered the vote of thanks.

External Expert: Dr. Madhav B. Kumthekar

Fostering the culture of continuous learning, The Centre of Excellence for Academic Practices, in collaboration with IQAC organized three days Leadership Development Program for the leadership team of NICMAR University, comprising of all Deans and Heads. It was two days outbound training program at Uksaan, Kamshet and the third day training was within the campus. The participants were guided through various challenging activities during the outbound training. The objective was to facilitate change, think differently and find newer ways of working together and collaborating. Everyone participated enthusiastically in this training, challenging themselves to try new things, reflect on it and then respond. As they say, ‘Learning never stops’. The training was led by Mr. Chetan Patil & Ms. Shalaka from Explorentia Organisational Consultants. Dr. Rahul Deshpande and Dr. Kirti Rajhans organized and coordinated the program.

External Experts: Mr. Chetan Patil, Ms. Shalaka

A Panel Discussion on “Accreditation: Systems, Processes and Benefits” was organised by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of NICMAR University, Pune on 28th February, 2024 at the mini auditorium of the University.
The session was presided over by the honourable Vice Chancellor, Dr. Sushma Kulkarni who emphasized the significance of accreditation in her inaugural talk. Dr. R. K. Jain, Professor, Civil Engineering, Director, JSPM's Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering, Pune, Dr. Sudeep D. Thepade, Dean, QA & Professor, Computer Engineering, Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Pune and Dr. Niyaj Shikalgar, Head, Department of Automation & Robotics, D.Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pune were the expert panelists for the session. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Amit Hiray, Head QA, NICMAR University, Pune. The panelists provided a comprehensive overview of accreditation systems, highlighting their benefits, challenges and proactive measures to address them. All faculty members of NICMAR University, Pune & Dr. Madhav B. Kumthekar, an expert of accreditation process, attended the session and actively participated in the question and answer session. Dr. Amit Hiray, proposed a vote of thanks

External Experts: Dr. R. K. Jain, Dr. Sudeep D. Thepade, Dr. Niyaj Shikalgar

The Centre of Excellence for Academic Practices, in collaboration with IQAC organized a full day Faculty Development Programme on ‘Active Learning and Student Management’ for all faculty members of NICMAR University, Pune on 19th April 2024. The resource person of the same was, Dr. Veena Kumar, who currently teaches at the University of Maryland Global Campus, USA, and was earlier Professor and Chair, Education Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. Dr. Kumar has over 30 years of experience in teaching, research, curriculum development, e-learning, and teacher training in France, India and USA. The Dr. Veena Kumar provided an overview of active learning methodologies, emphasizing the importance of engaging students in the learning process through hands-on activities, discussions and fostering a supportive and inclusive classroom culture. She also mentioned about various needs of the learners and the need to change the pedagogy accordingly. It was an interactive session and all faculty members participated enthusiastically in it. Dr. Sushma Kulkarni, Vice Chancellor, NICMAR University, Pune, in her introductory address spoke about the need of innovative pedagogy and its importance for enhanced student learning. Dr. Rahul Deshpande and Dr. Kirti Rajhans organized and coordinated the Faculty Development Programme.

External Expert: Dr. Veena Kumar

A Goal Setting Workshop for Deans and Functional Heads was organized by the University at OXFORD Golf Club, Pune from May 2nd to 4th 2024 to set clear objectives that align with the university's overarching targets. From SWOC Analysis to Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) to issues under influence, control or concern, it was a very detailed deliberation by the team to set the agenda for next 5 year to steer university towards greater heights.
The training was led by Ms. Shalaka Gundi, external facilitator and Organizational Development (OD) specialist. The honourable Vice Chancellor, Dr. Sushma Kulkarni, all School Deans and Heads are participated enthusiastically in this workshop.

External Expert: Ms. Shalaka Gundi

An Expert Talk on “NAAC Accreditation Process” was organised by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of NICMAR University, Pune on 10th February, 2023 in the mini auditorium of the University. Presiding over the event, the President & Chancellor of the University, Prof. (Dr.) Anil Kashyap highlighted about the quality aspects in teaching, research and other criteria in the University. Dr. Ruchi Tripathi, Assistant Advisor, NAAC, Bengaluru was the guest speaker in the event. She made a comprehensive presentation on the different steps by highlighting various quantitative and qualitative parameters for accreditation process of HEIs. Dr. P. K. Samanta, Director, IQAC, briefed about the importance of accreditation process for the University. There were about 100 participants including the Deans, Program Directors and Faculty members from different schools of the University, IQAC Committee members, senior officers and staff members present in the event.

External Expert: Dr. Ruchi Tripathi

An awareness meeting was organised for the Deans and Program Directors from various schools of the University regarding the University Benchmark on Academic Accreditation perspective. Dr. P. K. Samanta, Director IQAC briefed about the background of the meeting and urged everyone to concentrate on different aspects which will be immensely helpful for the University during the process of accreditation. Mr. Ravindra Wani, the consultant of the University made a presentation on the different Key Indicators as prescribed by NAAC. During the presentation and post-presentation discussions were held on different points. The Deans and Program Directors were advised to discuss and disseminate the information among the faculty colleagues in their respective schools. About 20 participants were there in the event.

External Expert: Dr. P. K. Samanta

An expert talk on Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 was organised by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), NICMAR University, Pune on March 14, 2023 in the mini auditorium of the University. Prof. (Dr.) Nitin R Karmalkar, former Vice-Chancellor of Pune University, an authority in National Education Policy (NEP), delivered this expert talk. While addressing the gathering, Prof. Karmalkar highlighted the various important aspects of NEP 2020 such as, inclusivity, equity, quality, affordability and accountability to promote learning opportunities. He laid emphasis on close connect with industry, bridge course, community engagement, experiential learning etc. for the holistic development of learners. Further, Prof. Karmalkar also gave an overview of the implementation of NEP and road ahead for the state of Maharashtra. Prof. (Dr.) Anil Kashyap, President and Chancellor of the University reiterated the commitment to implement the NEP 2020 at the University level. The talk was followed by a question answer session. At the end, Dr. P. K. Samanta, Director of IQAC while extending vote of thanks, expressed gratitude to Prof. Karmalkar for delivering the insightful talk. There were more than 100 participants including the Deans, Program Directors and Faculty members from different schools of the University, Registrar, IQAC Committee members, senior officers and staff members present in the event.

External Expert: Prof. (Dr.) Nitin R Karmalkar