Principal Secretary, Technical Education, Vocational and Industrial Training, Dr Abhishek Jain, visited Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Institute of Engineering and Technology (ABVGIET), Pragatinagar, District Shimla, on Friday to review the institute's academic, administrative, research and infrastructure development. During the visit, Dr. Jain interacted with the faculty and staff of the Engineering, Polytechnic and ITI wings and chaired a review meeting to discuss measures for further strengthening the institution.
He emphasized the need to enhance academic standards, promote research and innovation, improve infrastructure and ensure the holistic development of students. Key decisions included strengthening human resources, making optimum use of the Student Welfare Fund, upgrading the Central Library with additional books and digital resources, modernizing laboratories, establishing an advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) laboratory and encouraging quality research through incentives for publications in peer-reviewed journals.
The Principal Secretary also stressed greater industry exposure for students through educational and industrial visits, regular mentoring by faculty members, personality development and soft skills training and recognition of academic excellence through initiatives such as a Topper Gallery. To further improve the campus environment, directions were issued to upgrade classrooms, enhance sports facilities, establish an indoor gymnasium, develop a greener campus and maintain high standards of cleanliness.
Faculty members were also encouraged to secure research funding from national agencies and strengthen collaboration with industry. Dr. Jain said the institute should strive to become a centre of excellence in technical education by fostering academic excellence, innovation, research, industry partnerships and effective utilization of available resources.
He urged the faculty and staff to work with dedication and a shared commitment towards achieving the highest standards in technical education.