Impact of IUCEE on Institutional Performance: A Case Study of Rajarambapu Institute of Technology

Abstract

RIT, established in 1983 as a self-fi nancing institute, is well known for its continuous experiments, leadership in academic practices, and excellence in engineering education. In the journey so far since 2008 with the help of IUCEE, RIT has progressed in leaps and bounds right from curriculum development to teaching- learning process and assessment. The Institutional Performance is measured on the basis of competent curriculum, achieving course learning objectives in turn achieving program educational objectives and program outcomes of all the programs. Various IUCEE Faculty Leadership Institutes (FLIs), webinars, Virtual Academy courses, and visit to US universities have helped RIT in transforming itself from a well-known institute in western Maharashtra to one of the leading private institutes at the national level. In this paper, the attempt is made to present how this transformation took place. With the help of IUCEE, RIT shifted from the old paradigm of one-way lecturing to two-way joyful learning experiences with better, advanced technical knowledge and globally adopted advanced pedagogical tools. And also it explains new practices we learned and followed and its impact on students’ result and overall students’ satisfaction index (teaching index).