Karpagam Institute of technology

Dr.P. Manimaran is the Principal of Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore. He has served in the academic and research sector for 31 years in reputed Engineering colleges. He aims at having a research-driven curriculum where the students learn of their fullest potential.

What are the key factors that keep you connected with the education sector?

“Being able to create a hospitable climate to educate the students”

The key factors, which gears me to be connected, lies in organizational knowledge. My leadership begins with extensive knowledge of the instructional environment, individual students’ needs, strengths, and weaknesses of staff members. I guided the institution to better teaching and learning platforms. My administration shapes the visions of the academic success of all the students. 

What is your philosophy of leadership? How would you describe your leadership style?

“A believer in transformational leadership”

There are many different kinds of leaders. There are no sets of qualities that have to be present in all leaders. An effective leader draws from a range of personal qualities to help them deal with different circumstances and challenges. My strong leadership quality is expanded through my personal qualities. I am strong enough to seek the people and help them during the time of need. My way of handling is different as I compliment the person with a sense of humor. For influencing any person a leader needs to have certain traits and skills. These traits are inborn and difficult to learn and practice. My leadership style is filled with courage, vision, creativity, honesty, self-regulation, delegation, compassion.

How do you strategize about the key programs and plans for the marketing and administration of your school?

“Aligning my work with the goals for the successful accomplishment”

Being the Principal, the key element for the successful marketing and administration of the school is planning. Planning is one of the most important aspects of management. We plan perfectly to increase the profits to their optimum level. The entire process of planning consists of many aspects it includes missions, objectives, policies, procedures, programs, budget, and strategies. I put these strategies squarely on the shoulders and those are done in a simple and organized manner in marketing to identify the audience, create a cohesive design, conduct a brand survey, host open hours and constantly improve marketing efforts to reach a wider audience.

How does the curriculum of your College/University ensure the best practice of industry?

“Constant up-gradation to pace up with the dynamic aspects of the industry”

The college is affiliated to Anna University and so it follows the guidelines of the university. The University is proactive in updating the syllabus according to the industry needs, and so the college invariably teaches the best practices of the industry. Apart from this we also conduct seminars and crash courses as per the industry needs from time to time. 

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Any insights into how your college could be more welcoming to students of different races or economic backgrounds?

“Not letting the students feel burdened or unappreciated”

In our college, we do not discriminate against any students on the basis of caste, religion, or sexes. We welcome students from all backgrounds, and we have students from all backgrounds studying in our college. For potential students who are from economically weaker sections, we provide full scholarships. This helps these students from economically weaker sections to get a world-class education. We also have students from other states and we ensure they are not threatened in any way by enforcing a strict code of conduct against ragging of any sort. On the whole, we have been welcoming students from all spheres. 

What do you think your roles and responsibilities to the university and the students are?

“Giving my students an environment where only growth takes place”

Being the Principal of our esteemed institution, I strive hard to guide, control, lead, and regulate the exertion and endeavors of the institution abiding the university’s rules. I also aim at flourishing and upholding efficient scholarly designs within the college and bolster the up-gradation of instruction and learning process. I seek to promote the intensity of student attitude, confidence, and self-esteem through the educational programs offered in the institution. I integrate all staff efforts to successfully sculpture young learners’ knowledge growth.

What do you think should be the university’s top priority over the next ten years?

“Identifying the worth of divergent cultures and their grant”

I consider the university should identify, understand, acknowledge, and cultivate the resources availed as well as individual stability and create an environment that encourages the communication of critical judgments from its workers. It also should consider occupying trustworthy and reliable measures by means of proper research and analytical probes. It should willingly associate with others depending on proper evaluation and comprehension of their values. 

When you first came to college, what was your vision for the college? Has it evolved over time, and how far along in implementing that vision are you?

“Create a brand value through our results and actions”

I visioned that my prestigious institution will be well-known for constituting distinguished alum with expelling knowledge. Over time, because of the constant support rendered by the management it has been tremendously improving. I could assure you that I have successfully implemented most of the necessary things that yield the best results and also thriving hard to make my vision come true. 

What do you see as your College’s greatest strengths?

“Emphasizing on skills that will prove beneficial on a global basis”

As a leader of the institute, I am gratified to say we have the best Placement records. As far as Placement and Training are concerned, our Karpagam Group of Institutions is a “Trend Setter” for placing our students in the reputed companies every year. During this academic year, 2019-20, our students are holding multiple offers from various companies. Paramount focus is given for soft skill enhancement. Multilingual skills are considered a salient element in “making up of the new global engineers”. As an initiative, our students have started to learn the Japanese language. As a part of the MOU with Infosys Ltd., a “Campus Connect Programme” is being conducted in our Institution. Under this, Ten of our Faculty members were trained by Infosys Ltd. for conducting this program and more than 150 students are being trained through this campus connect program and got placed. A few of our faculty members are recognized as Gold level partner faculty members, silver level partner faculty members, and bronze level partner faculty members of Infosys Campus connect.

What are some of the biggest challenges you see, both for higher education in general and for your college specifically?

“Coping with the technology-oriented teaching-learning process amidst the pandemic”

From my side, I can say the major challenge in higher education in this pandemic situation remains the lack of time and staff members. Definitely, as we cannot enhance the teaching-learning process through traditional classroom settings, consequently we have to complete all the processes through online classes which may not be as effective as in traditional methods. And, we have many other difficulties like the Unsustainable cost of instruction; Implementation of new technologies in developing the teaching-learning process in both the ends (both for students and teachers); balancing the curriculum. 

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Any suggestions you would like to give to the current youth and the aspiring students?

“Be kind and possess the ability to have a helping hand”

Today’s youth play a vital role in society, family, and in every part of the developments. The youngster’s view isn’t about hearing, but to implement. Their action brings a remarkable impact. The art of finding issues leads them to be a perfect problem solver. Networking is a special talent for being recognized as a strong person. Initiating valuable reforms could change the entire place. The students should be motivated in their stream. Students should join with their own will rather than persuaded by someone else. All students should be aware of their positives and negatives. Conversely, students should be gracious to all fellow beings. 

How do you tend to establish a healthy relation and environment in your institute?

“Keeping an open door to the faculty and the students”

The foundation of any relationship is respect which is built with constant support. Trust and equality are followed in our institution. Management and our faculty team support amicable relationships among students. Mentors are allotted to hear students’ personal as well as other problems. A healthy nature-based environment boosts students to be lively and creative.