History · AY 2023–24

APAV During Academic Year 2023–24

A full-fledged credit-based course, new university partnerships, and the first internship pilot — APAV's most expansive year yet.

Based on the past year's learnings, the IITB-UMA team designed a full-fledged credit-based course in 2023–24. The details of this course may be found here.

The IITB-UMA team got this course approved by the Dean, Educational Outreach, IIT Bombay as a part of the Continuing Education Programme for students in regional institutes.

The Higher and Technical Education Department, Government of Maharashtra recommended the APAV case study course to autonomous institutes in Maharashtra. In response, several autonomous colleges rolled out the course at their institutes.

APAV workshop by HTED — Mr Vikas Chandra Rastogi
APAV workshop conducted by the Higher and Technical Education Department, Government of Maharashtra

Further, Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University (KBCNMU), Jalgaon incorporated the APAV case study course in their curriculum through an MoU with IIT Bombay.

KBCNMU MoU signing
MoU signing with Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon

Moreover, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL) announced the Prof. Ram Takwale Award cum Fellowship for selected good case studies. An MoU was signed with MKCL for this award. View award flyer →

MoU signing with MKCL for Ram Takwale Award
MoU signing with MKCL for the Prof. Ram Takwale Award cum Fellowship

About 500 students were enrolled for the APAV case study course in the second semester of 2023–24. The IITB-UMA team supported students at participating colleges with case study design workshops.

APAV team discussing case study designs with students
APAV team discussing case study designs with students at Modern College Ganeshkhind, Pune

Apart from the APAV case study course, the team also conducted a pilot on internships under the APAV programme. This was executed in Lanja taluka where students from Kolhapur Institute of Technology studied road conditions and prepared detailed reports on the same.

APAV internship field work at Lanja, Ratnagiri
APAV internship — students doing field work at Lanja, Dist. Ratnagiri
APAV internship — meeting with Gram Panchayat
APAV internship — students meeting with the Gram Panchayat during field work