Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)

The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) is the leading National Professional non-profit making Society for the Technical Education System in our country with the motto of Career Development of Teachers and Personality Development of Students and overall development of our Technical Education System.  Being the only national organisation of educators in the field of Engineering and Technology, ISTE effectively contributes in various missions of the Union Government. The strength of ISTE is the strong base it has in technical education institutions in the country. The major objective of the ISTE is to provide quality training programs to teachers and administrators of technical institutions to update their knowledge and skills in their fields of activity and to assist and contribute in the production and development of top quality professional engineers and technicians needed by the industry and other organizations.

In view of this Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Engineering , Management and Research Akurdi Pune started Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) chapter i.e. Faculty chapter and Student Chapter with the motto of Career Development of Teachers and Personality Development of Students and overall development of our Technical Education System. The major objective of the formation of ISTE Chapter at institute is to provide quality training programmes to teachers and to the students to update their knowledge and skills as per their respective technical domain.

ISTE Chapter provides unique opportunities for our faculties and students to work in teams, various multidisciplinary technical activities. Association with ISTE gives faculty and student a professional recognition, networking opportunities, continuous development opportunities etc.
Formation of ISTE chapter involved various stages like Registration of faculties for Life Membership, getting Institutional Membership, registration of student, formation of Faculty and student chapter.
 
Various technical activities are organized under the ISTE chapter in different engineering programs. Following activities are carried out under chapter:
  1. Faculty Development Program
  2. Short term training programs for faculty
  3. Workshops for students/ faculties
  4. Guest Lectures for students

Institute decided to get Institutional Membership of ISTE and form Faculty and Student chapter but to get Institutional Membership at least 25 Faculty members should have Life membership of ISTE. It’s very proud to mention that institute has over more than 90 life members of ISTE. Since the inception of this ISTE chapter we had conducted total 11 FDP/STTP’ under Faculty chapter. Considering all these technical activities we have applied for “ISTE Best Faculty Chapter award-2018”.  So looking at its overall leadership and quantum of activities under ISTE Faculty chapter we have been awarded as “ISTE Best Faculty Chapter award-2018”amongst the chapter in   MAHARASHTRA & GOA Section which was held during 47th ISTE National Annual Convention at “Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam (Kerala) on 29/01/2018.