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The Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous) is a private, co-education engineering institute established in the year 1996. Spread over 21 acres in a beautiful green valley far from the frenzied crowd, it is one of the most - preferred private engineering colleges in and around Andhra Pradesh, INDIA. The educational trust is formed, managed and promoted by academicians, philanthropists and technocrats and believes in human capital formation for long -term growth. The college offers instruction to 1200 undergraduate students in 7 branches of Engineering: Chemical, Civil, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology(IT). The institution also offers Master of Computer Applications program and 13 Postgraduate education programs. The institute is accredited by All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) and re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council by 'A' grade with a CGPA of 3.47/4.00. Along with this, the college is sanctioned the extension of autonomy until 2020 by University Grants Commission (India).

<span styleid="fontdocs-sizeinternal-guid-88666b5f-a1c0-65f0-48e6-e270ee375ff7">The college offers instruction to 1200 undergraduate students in 7 branches of Engineering:largeChemical, Civil, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical engineering, &nbsp;">'''PROMOTING STUDENT INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP'Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology(IT). The institution also offers Master of Computer Applications program and 13 Postgraduate education programs. The institute is accredited by All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) and re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council by 'A'grade with a CGPA of 3.47/4.00. Along with this, the college is sanctioned the extension of autonomy until 2020 by University Grants Commission (India)</span>

Inspiration and Innovation deficiency in the students is more dangerous than contagious disease. There is lot of onus on educational institutions to make a student’s future, industry and market ready. GVP College of Engineering (A) recognized the need and significance to inspire students and promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the campus. Institution established Center for Innovation and introduced Inspire to Innovate (i2i) Storytelling Movement to spearhead this mission and appointed a dedicated Director, Dr.Ravi Saripalle to oversee the center mission. The objective of this mission to inspire students by making them hear positive stories and positive NEWS, help them think differently, and make them to operate on creative and innovative platform while discipline as common denominator. With a mission, “Inspire through Storytelling = <span id="docs- Innovate for Life turning” the above model brings distinction in promoting inspiration, thinking, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, professionalism, research and relevance to nation building. How the CFI is working on instilling Innovation&nbsp;? 1. Sending Inspire to Innovate (i2i) Storytelling einternal-NEWSletter to all IITs, IIMs, NITs, Universities and more than 10,000+ schools across India. Till date 6 issues are sent across the Nation (85000+ individual emails sent so far) (letters are displayed on [http://i2iTM.blogspot.com http://i2iTM.blogspot.com]). 2. These eguid-88666b5f-a1c0-NEWSletters contain inspiring stories of people (achievers /failures) and live case studies to students on different levels helping them set vision for themselves and execute goals without any external influence. 3. On case to case basis, storytelling workshops are conducted on various school/college platforms thus encouraging Innovation. 4. A new concept of edutainment (education + entertainment) is introduced. This process cuts65f0-down the re48e6-skilling cost as individuals inspire and learn skill on their own.e270ee375ff7">PROMOTING STUDENT INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP</span> =

The college encourages faculty to perform more research and development projects. There are around 38 research supervisors/ co<span id="docs-internal-guid-88666b5f-a1c0-supervisors from different departments recognised by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada. Also funding from various external agencies is procured to facilitate the R&D projects worth Rs. 776.33 lakhs. There is a dedicated cell called the GVP65f0-Prof.V. Lakshmikantham Institute for Advanced Studies (GVP48e6-LIAS) (in place of Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute for Advanced Studies (GIAS)), established in 2007. It is the offspring of Prof. Lakshmikantham's vision for a research institute that encompasses a broad spectrum of areas and the management’s initiative to support it. Prof. Lakshmikantham's generous financial support gave impetus to the growth of the institution. e270ee375ff7">With a vision to establish a Research Centre where the main purpose of its members is to conduct and foster original cutting edge research in areas of mathematical and computational sciences useful in solving realmission, “Inspire through Storytelling -world problems via interdisciplinary approach Innovate for Life turning” the benefit of the mankindabove model brings distinction in promoting inspiration, the institute uses its sphere of influence and helps to bring resource persons from various parts of the world. It believes in cooperation and works in collaboration with the Dept. of Mathematicsthinking, in particular and other engineering Depts.creativity, in general. Since its inceptioninnovation, over 100 research papers in refereed journals and 4 research monographs (including 2 major ones) have been published. Two international conferences on Recent Advances in Mathematical Sciences and Applications (RAMSA) were organized in 2009 and 2013. Several renowned scientists from various countries participated. Two research projects from Department of Science and Technology (DST) and National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM)entrepreneurship, Department of Atomic Energy have been satisfactorily completed. Under the able guidance of Prof. S. G. Deoleadership, the former Director of the instituteprofessionalism, the institute expanded its functions by organizing training programs for faculty research and students appearing for NET examrelevance to nation-building. Further workshops for the faculty of GVPCE and other institutes</colleges, at various levels (from school teachers to engineering faculty) have been organized. Also our college is an identified remote centre of IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur for conducting Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) from the year 2015. as on date three FDPs in Physics, Embedded Systems and Power Systems were held.span>

<br/><span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-88666b5f-a1c0-65f0-48e6-size:large;e270ee375ff7">'''FACILITATING UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION'''How is the CFI working on instilling Innovation?</span>

Collaboration between colleges <span id="docs-internal-guid-88666b5f-a1c0-65f0-48e6-e270ee375ff7">1. Sending Inspire to Innovate (i2i) Storytelling e-newsletter to all IITs, IIMs, NITs, Universities and industries is very crucial for skills developmentmore than 10, acquisition and adoption of knowledge. It also plays a major role to promotion of entrepreneurship000+ schools across India. A total of 13 MOUs were signed with Industry Partners that include: Jengu Water Pvt LtdTill date, USA The Government of A6 issues are sent across the Nation (85000+ individual emails sent so far).P Tata Consultancy Services Infosys IBM Wipro Solivar Microsoft CISCO EMC Ecologic</ Macred Pharma Ltd, India Vasudha Pharma, India Kalpah Innovations Private Limitedspan>

<span styleid="fontdocs-size:large;internal-guid-88666b5f-a1c0-65f0-48e6-e270ee375ff7">'''ENGAGING WITH REGIONAL AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS'''2. These e-newsletters contain inspiring stories of people (achievers /failures) and live case studies to students on different levels helping them set the vision for themselves and execute goals without any external influence.</span>

Centre for fostering social responsibility (CFSR) in our college was Initiated in 2014<span id="docs-internal-guid-88666b5f-a1c0-65f0-15 as an Apex body for fostering social responsibility in students with an aim to instill passion in community engagement among students for the long term development of youth in general and society in particular. Its main Objectives are48e6- Ø Linking learning with community service Ø Linking research with community knowledge Ø Knowledge sharing & knowledge mobilisation Ø Devising new curriculum and courses Ø Including practitioners as teachers Ø Social innovations by students CFSR coordinates its activities with various service groups that execute in our collegee270ee375ff7">3. Ø NSS with a motto of overall personality development of students. Ø ROTARACT with an objective of developing leadership skills among On the students. Ø VIDYADAAN with an objective of supporting the underprivileged with Primary Education. Ø WeR4Help works with a mission of providing basic provisions among needy families in and around the vicinity of the college. Ø YES (Youth Enlightening the Society) sensitizes people in the rural areas case to case basis, storytelling workshops are conducted on various programmes made available by Government and other agencies. Ø HoH (Hearts of Humanity) has the sole objective of cheering the orphansschool/college platforms thus encouraging Innovation.</span>

<span id== Campus Overview =="docs-internal-guid-88666b5f-a1c0-65f0-48e6-e270ee375ff7">4. A new concept of edutainment (education + entertainment) is introduced. This process cuts-down the re-skilling cost as individuals inspire and learn skills on their own</span>.

= <span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-size:medium;"><span style="font88666b5f-family:arial,helvetica,sansa1c0-serif;">The Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous) is a private, co65f0-education engineering institute established in the year 1996. Spread over 21 acres in a beautiful green valley far from the frenzied crowd, it is one of the most 48e6- preferred private engineering colleges in and around Andhra Pradesh, INDIA. The educational trust is formed, managed and promoted by academicians, philanthropists and technocrats and believes in human capital formation for long term growth.</spane270ee375ff7">ENCOURAGING FACULTY INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP</span>=

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The college offers instruction encourages faculty to 1200 undergraduate students in 7 branches of Engineering: Chemical, Civil, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics perform more research and Communication Engineering, Electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology(IT)development projects. The institution also offers Master of Computer Applications program and 13 Postgraduate education programs. The institute is accredited by All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) and reThere are around 38 research supervisors/ co-accredited supervisors from different departments recognized by National Assessment and Accreditation Council by 'A' grade with a CGPA of 3.47/4.00the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada. Along with this, the college Also funding from various external agencies is sanctioned procured to facilitate the extension of autonomy until 2020 by University Grants Commission (India)R&D projects.</span></span>

<span id== Student Entrepreneurship =="docs-internal-guid-88666b5f-a1c0-65f0-48e6-e270ee375ff7">There is a dedicated cell called the GVP-Prof.V. Lakshmikantham Institute for Advanced Studies (GVP-LIAS) (in place of Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute for Advanced Studies (GIAS)), established in 2007. It is the offspring of Prof. Lakshmikantham's vision for a research institute that encompasses a broad spectrum of areas and the management’s initiative to support it. Prof. Lakshmikantham's generous financial support gave impetus to the growth of the institution.</span>

<span styleid="fontdocs-size:medium;"><span style="fontinternal-guid-88666b5f-a1c0-65f0-family:arial,helvetica,sans48e6-serif;e270ee375ff7">Inspiration With a vision to establish a Research Centre where the main purpose of its members is to conduct and Innovation deficiency foster original cutting-edge research in areas of mathematical and computational sciences useful in solving real-world problems via interdisciplinary approach for the students is more dangerous than contagious disease. There is lot benefit of onus on educational institutions to make a student’s futurethe mankind, industry and market ready. GVP College the institute uses its sphere of Engineering (A) recognized the need influence and significance helps to inspire students and promote innovation and entrepreneurship in bring resource persons from various parts of the campusworld. Institution established Center for Innovation It believes in cooperation and introduced Inspire to Innovate (i2i) Storytelling Movement to spearhead this mission and appointed a dedicated Director, Dr.Ravi Saripalle to oversee works in collaboration with the center missionDept. The objective of this mission to inspire students by making them hear positive stories and positive NEWSMathematics, help them think differentlyin particular, and make them to operate on creative and innovative platform while discipline as common denominatorother engineering Depts. With a mission, “Inspire through Storytelling - Innovate for Life turning” the above model brings distinction in promoting inspiration, thinking, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, professionalism, research and relevance to nation buildinggeneral.</span></span>

<span styleid="fontdocs-size:medium;"><span style="fontinternal-guid-88666b5f-a1c0-65f0-family:arial,helvetica,sans48e6-serif;e270ee375ff7">How the CFI is working Since its inception, over 100 research papers in refereed journals and 4 research monographs (including 2 major ones) have been published. Two international conferences on instilling Innovation&nbsp;?</span>Recent Advances in Mathematical Sciences and Applications (RAMSA) were organized in 2009 and 2013. Several renowned scientists from various countries participated. Two research projects from Department of Science and Technology (DST) and National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM), Department of Atomic Energy have been satisfactorily completed.</span>

#<span styleid="fontdocs-size:medium;"><span style="fontinternal-family:arial,helvetica,sansguid-serif;">&nbsp;Sending Inspire to Innovate (i2i) Storytelling e88666b5f-NEWSletter to all IITs, IIMs, NITs, Universities and more than 10,000+ schools across India. Till date 6 issues are sent across the Nation (85000+ individual emails sent so far).</span></span>#<span style="fonta1c0-size:medium;"><span style="font65f0-family:arial,helvetica,sans48e6-serif;e270ee375ff7">&nbsp;These e-NEWSletters contain inspiring stories Under the able guidance of Prof. S. G. Deo, the former Director of people (achievers /failures) the institute, the institute expanded its functions by organizing training programs for faculty and live case studies to students on different levels helping them set vision appearing for the NET exam. Further workshops for themselves the faculty of GVPCE and execute goals without any external influence.<other institutes/span></span>#<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arialcolleges,helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;On case to case basis, storytelling workshops are conducted on at various levels (from school/college platforms thus encouraging Innovation.</span></span>#<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arialteachers to engineering faculty),helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;A new concept of edutainment (education + entertainment) is introducedhave been organized. This process cuts-down the re-skilling cost as individuals inspire and learn skill on their own.</span></span>

<span id== "docs-internal-guid-88666b5f-a1c0-65f0-48e6-e270ee375ff7">Also, our college is an identified remote center of IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur for&nbsp;</span>conducting Faculty Entrepreneurship ==Development Programs (FDPs) under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) from the year 2015. as on date, three FDPs in Physics, Embedded Systems, and Power Systems were held.

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-deb03ecf88666b5f-f74aa1c0-122c65f0-98ae48e6-a36090ab447fe270ee375ff7"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: preFACILITATING UNIVERSITY-wrap;">The college encourages faculty to perform more research and development projects. There are around 38 research supervisors/ co-supervisors from different departments recognised by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada. Also funding from various external agencies is procured to facilitate the R&D projects worth Rs. 776.33 lakhs. There is a dedicated cell called the GVP-Prof.V. Lakshmikantham Institute for Advanced Studies (GVP-LIAS) (in place of Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute for Advanced Studies (GIAS)), established in 2007. It is the offspring of Prof. Lakshmikantham's vision for a research institute that encompasses a broad spectrum of areas and the management’s initiative to support it. Prof. Lakshmikantham's generous financial support gave impetus to the growth of the institution. With a vision to establish a Research Centre where the main purpose of its members is to conduct and foster original cutting edge research in areas of mathematical and computational sciences useful in solving real-world problems via interdisciplinary approach for the benefit of the mankind, the institute uses its sphere of influence and helps to bring resource persons from various parts of the world. It believes in cooperation and works in collaboration with the Dept. of Mathematics, in particular and other engineering Depts., in general. Since its inception, over 100 research papers in refereed journals and 4 research monographs (including 2 major ones) have been published. Two international conferences on Recent Advances in Mathematical Sciences and Applications (RAMSA) were organized in 2009 and 2013. Several renowned scientists from various countries participated. Two research projects from Department of Science and Technology (DST) and National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM), Department of Atomic Energy have been satisfactorily completed. Under the able guidance of Prof. S. G. Deo, the former Director of the institute, the institute expanded its functions by organizing training programs for faculty and students appearing for NET exam. Further workshops for the faculty of GVPCE and other institutes/colleges, at various levels (from school teachers to engineering faculty) have been organized. Also our college is an identified remote centre of IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur for conducting Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) from the year 2015. as on date three FDPs in Physics, Embedded Systems and Power Systems were held.</span>INDUSTRY COLLABORATION</span>=

== College-Industry Collaboration ==between colleges and industries is very crucial for skills development, acquisition and adoption of knowledge. It also plays a major role in the promotion of entrepreneurship.

<span id="docs-internal-guid-deb03ecf88666b5f-f74aa1c0-122c65f0-98ae48e6-a36090ab447fe270ee375ff7"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Collaboration between colleges and industries is very crucial for skills development, acquisition and adoption of knowledge. It also plays a major role to promotion of entrepreneurship. A total of 13 MOUs were signed with Industry Partners that include:</span></span>

#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jengu Water Pvt Ltd, USA</span></span>#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Government of A.P</span></span>#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tata Consultancy Services</span></span>#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Infosys</span></span>#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IBM</span></span>#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wipro</span></span>#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Solivar</span></span>#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Microsoft</span></span>#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CISCO</span></span>#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EMC</span></span>#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ecologic/ Macred Pharma Ltd, India</span></span>#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vasudha Pharma, India</span></span>#<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kalpah Innovations Private Limited</span></span>

=<span id= Regional and Local Economic Development ="docs-internal-guid-88666b5f-a1c0-65f0-48e6-e270ee375ff7">ENGAGING WITH REGIONAL AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS</span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-deb03ecf-f74a-122c-98ae-a36090ab447f"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Centre for fostering social responsibility (CFSR) in our college was Initiated in 2014-15 as an Apex body for fostering social responsibility in students with an aim to instill passion in community engagement among students for the long -term development of youth in general and society in particular. Its main Objectives are-</span></span>

*<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Linking learning with community service</span></span>*<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Linking research with community knowledge</span></span>*<span><span styleid="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; verticaldocs-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Knowledge sharing & knowledge mobilisation</span></span>*<span><span style="fontinternal-size: 14.6667px; fontguid-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background88666b5f-color: transparent; verticala1c0-align: baseline; white65f0-space: pre48e6-wrap;e270ee375ff7">Devising new curriculum and courses</span></span>*<span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; verticalIts main Objectives are-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Including practitioners as teachers</span></span>

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There is a </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">lot&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">of onus rural areas on educational institutions to make a student’s future, industry various programs made available by Government and market readyother agencies. GVP College  *HoH (Hearts of Engineering (AHumanity) recognized the need and significance to inspire students and promote innovation and entrepreneurship in has the campus. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">The institution&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">established '''Center for Innovation''' and introduced '''Inspire to Innovate (i2i) Storytelling Movement''' to spearhead this mission and appointed a dedicated Director, Dr.Ravi </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">Saripalle to&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">oversee the center mission. The sole objective of this mission to inspire students by making them hear positive stories and positive NEWS, help them think </span>differently and make them <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">operate on a </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">creative&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">and innovative platform with&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">discipline&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">as a </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">common&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">denominatorcheering the orphans.</span></span></p><p style ="text-alignFall 2017 Team: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">With a mission, “'''Inspire through Storytelling - Innovate for Life turning'''” the above model brings distinction in promoting inspiration, thinking, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, professionalism, research and relevance to&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size [http:medium;">nation-building</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">universityinnovation.<org/span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''HowBhavyatha%20Pandrangi Bhavyatha Pandrangi]&nbsp;'''</span></span>'''<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">the CFI is&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">working on instilling&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size[http:medium;">Innovation&nbsp;?</span></span>'''</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">1universityinnovation. Sending '''Inspire to Innovate (i2i) Storytelling e-NEWS letter''' to all IITs, IIMs, NITs, Universities and more than 10,000+ schools across India. Till<org/span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">date</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">6 issues are sent across the Nation (85000+ individual emails sent so far) (letters are displayed onSrujana%20Kameswari Srujana Kameswari] [http://i2itm.blogspotuniversityinnovation.com/ http:/org/i2iTM.blogspot.comSreenivasa%20Rao Sreenivasa Rao]).</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">2. These e-NEWS letters contain '''inspiring stories of people''' (achievers /failures) and '''live case studies''' to students on different levels helping them set</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">vision</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">for themselves and execute goals without any external influence.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">3. On</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">case</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">to case basis, '''storytelling workshops are conducted''' on various school/college platforms thus encouraging Innovation.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">4. A new '''concept of edutainment''' (education + entertainment) is introduced. This process cuts-down the re-skilling cost as individuals inspire and learn</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">skill</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">on their own</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''ENCOURAGING FACULTY INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP'''</span></span></u></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">The college encourages faculty to perform more research and development projects. There are around 38 research supervisors/ co-supervisors from different departments</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">recognised</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">Also funding from various external agencies is procured to facilitate the R&D projects worth Rs. 776.33 lakhs.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">There is a dedicated cell called the GVP-Prof.V. Lakshmikantham Institute for Advanced Studies (GVP-LIAS) (in place of Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute for Advanced Studies (GIAS)), established in 2007. It is the offspring of Prof. Lakshmikantham's vision for a research institute that encompasses a broad spectrum of areas and the management’s initiative to support it. Prof. Lakshmikantham's generous financial support gave impetus to the growth of the institution.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">With a vision to establish a Research Centre where the main purpose of its members is to conduct and foster original</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">cutting edge</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">research in areas of mathematical and computational sciences useful in solving real-world problems via interdisciplinary approach for the benefit of the mankind, the institute uses its sphere of influence and helps to bring resource persons from various parts of the world. It believes in cooperation and works in collaboration with the Dept. of Mathematics, in</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">particular</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">and other engineering Depts., in general.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">Since its inception, over 100 research papers in refereed journals and 4 research monographs (including 2 major ones) have been published. Two international conferences on Recent Advances in Mathematical Sciences and Applications (RAMSA) were organized in 2009 and 2013. Several renowned scientists from various countries participated. Two research projects from Department of Science and Technology (DST) and National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM), Department of Atomic Energy have been satisfactorily completed.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">Under the able guidance of Prof. S. G. Deo, the former Director of the institute, the institute expanded its functions by organizing training programs for faculty and students appearing for</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">NET</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">exam. Further workshops for the faculty of GVPCE and other institutes/colleges, at various levels (from school teachers to engineering&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">faculty)&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">have been organized.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">Also&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">our college is an identified remote&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">centre&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size[http:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">of IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur for&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">conducting Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) from the year 2015universityinnovation. as on<org/span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><u<br/>Sravana%20Lakshmi Sravana Lakshmi]&lt;/u&gt;</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''FACILITATING UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION'''</span></span></u></p><br/><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">Collaboration between colleges and industries is very crucial for skills development, acquisition and adoption of knowledge. It also plays a major role in</span></span><span style="font-size:mediumnbsp;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">promotion</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">of entrepreneurship.</span></span>