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17-19 December, 2020

The second batch of TEQIP-III Professional Professors and nine Professors. The average
Development Training program was hosted teaching experience of the cohort was 17.5 year,
between 17 and 19 December, 2020. while the average age of the participants was 45
The three-day TEQIP-III Professional years. Among the participants were 17 doctorates,
Development Training (PDT) program at the while the rest had a master’s degree; six of the 16
Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam participants were women.
(IIMV), starting on 17 December, 2020, was the The Valedictory address was delivered by Shri.
third online program of this nature hosted by the S K Mohanty, Regional Labour Commissioner
Institute. Prof. PRS Sarma was the Programme (Central), Ministry of Labour & Employment;
Director and Prof. B Srirangacharyulu the Co- Govt. of India, as the Chief Guest. Prof. M
Director. Chandrasekhar, Director IIM Visakhapatnam, and
The three-day programme was attended by both program directors addressed the participants
22 professionals from premier engineering during the Valedictory session, which came alive
institutions such as NITs, Universities, Autonomous with interactions and comments, and experience-
and Government Engineering colleges, to name a sharing by the participants about the challenges
few, across nine states of India. The participants and rewards involved in an academic journey.
included eight Assistant Professors, five Associate

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