The Foundation will be pleased to assist foreign universities in developing twinning programs and collaborative programs with a well-established and reputed Indian institution. The advantages for foreign universities include:

1. Extending the international reach of your degree programs.
2. Establishing long-term visibility and presence in India.
3. International exposure to your faculty and opportunity for faculty exchange.
4. Opportunity for research and teaching expertise to be taken to India.
5. Opportunity for your students to study abroad and experience India's rich culture.
6. Attracting a continuing stream of students to your institution from India.
7. Opportunity for developing consulting projects with Indian organizations.
8. Faculty travel, boarding, lodging, and honoraria paid for by the Indian institution.
9. Sharing the tuition revenues of the Indian institution.
10. Opportunity to recruit students from the Indian institution.

A brief profile of t

he Indian institution is appended herewith for ready reference.

Foreign universities interested in twinning programs and collaborative programs with the Indian instion may please contact Mr. S.B.Anumolu, President of the Indus Foundation by phone at 732-205-9810, or by fax at 732-205-9811 or by e-mail at Indus@indus.org.

A BRIEF PROFILE OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE

The institute was established in 1982. It is located at Kolhapur in western India near Mumbai. Kolhapur is connected by air from Mumbai.

Textile & Engineering Institute
Rajwada, P.O.Box. No.130
Ichalkaranji-416 115, Dist: Kolhapur, INDIA.

Phone: 91-230-2421300,2432340, 2439557 to 59
Fax: 91-230-2432329
E-mail : dkte@sancharnet.in
Web: www.dktes.com

The institute enjoys a unique and prominent place amongst the institutions that are engaged in education, training, research and consultancy in various disciplines of Engineering in India. The institute has been catering to the needs of the industry and has carved a niche for itself amongst the reputed engineering institutes in India.

ACADEMICS

The institute has over 1200 students. Following undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs are offered by the institute at present.

Under Graduate B.Text - Textile Technology
Under Graduate B.Text - Man-Made Textile Technology
Under Graduate B.Text - Textile Plant Engineering
Under Graduate B.Text - Textile Chemistry
Under Graduate B.Text - Fashion Technology
Under Graduate B.E. - Electronics Engineering
Under Graduate B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
Under Graduate B.E. - Electronics & Telecommunication
Under Graduate B.E. - Computer Science & Engineering
Under Graduate B.E. - Information Technology
Graduate M.Text. - Textile Technology
Doctorate Ph.D. - Textile Technology

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY
The institute has always encouraged its staff for undertaking research and development activities. As a result, a large number of papers were presented in national and international level conferences and seminars, apart from being published in national and international journals and periodicals.

INDUSTRY-INSTITUTE INTERACTION
The institute has been recognized for its interaction with industry. As a part of these activities, it has been providing testing facilities, trouble-shooting consultancy, project planning, appraisal and implementation consultancy, training facilities, product development consultancy, and R&D facilities.

TEXTILE DIVISION
Over the past 20 years, the textile division has been engaged in research of high standing, having both industrial relevance and academic excitement. More than 1190 papers have been published and over 500 technical papers presented at national and international conferences, symposia and seminars. Major research areas of the textile division are:

Fibre testing on HVI
Texturising.
Optimisation of process parameters on different spinning machines.
Classimat Faults,
Transfer efficiency of carding.
Yarn Engineering.
Product development, filter fabrics, belting fabrics.
Geo Textiles/ Non wovens.
Use of computers in Textiles.
Computerized Color Matching.
Use of enzymes in Textile processing.
Natural dyes & their applications.
Eco-friendly processing.
Effluent Treatments in Textile Processing.
Evaluation & substitution of forbidden dyes & chemicals.
Textile Wet Processing Modifications.
Garment Processing.
Yarn Dyeing.

ELECTRONICS DIVISION

A variety of industrial projects such as artificial intelligence applied to textiles, development of biosensors, fuzzy logic based process control systems, data compressions, etc. have been undertaken. On the basis of these investigations and research, many research papers have been published in the journals of national and international repute. Major research areas are:

Neural Networks
Fuzzy Logic
Digital Signal Processing
Mechatronics
Bio- Instrumentation
Image Processing

PLACEMENT

The institute has a placement cell to look after the placement activities and advance training programs through continuous interaction with leading industrial houses. The cell provides information and career counseling, apart from assistance in identifying pathways, resume preparation, interview preparation, etc. The institute has impressive record of placement of students, mostly through campus interviews.

AREAS OF INTEREST OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTION
TWINNING PROGRAMS

The institute is interested in having twinning arrangements with your institution for the following programs which they currently offer:

Under Graduate B.Text - Textile Technology
Under Graduate B.Text - Man-Made Textile Technology
Under Graduate B.Text - Textile Plant Engineering
Under Graduate B.Text - Textile Chemistry
Under Graduate B.Text - Fashion Technology
Under Graduate B.E. - Electronics Engineering
Under Graduate B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
Under Graduate B.E. - Electronics & Telecommunication
Under Graduate B.E. - Computer Science & Engineering
Under Graduate B.E. - Information Technology
Post Graduate M.Text. - Textile Technology

COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS

The Institute is interested in your graduate programs in the following areas. Graduate programs are to be offered in India as collaborative programs.

* Textile Technology
* Man-Made Textile Technology
* Textile Plant Engineering
* Textile Chemistry
* Fashion Technology
* Electronics Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Electronics & Telecommunication
* Computer Science & Engineering
* Information Technology

The duration of the above programs in India would be two years. Students will receive graduate degree from your university after successful completion of the program in India. The Indian institution and your university will administer the programs jointly. The Indian institution will have world-class facilities such as modern class rooms, state-of-the-art audio visual center, laboratories, computerized library, video conferencing hall, and administrative blocks. For the collaborative graduate programs, students with Bachelor's degree (10+2+4) or (10+2+3) would be eligible for admission. TOEFL, GRE will be required for admission.

The Institute is also interested in the following programs as collaborative programs at undergraduate and graduate levels.:

* Business Administration / Management

Specializations in:
Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Construction Management
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurial Studies
Fashion Merchandising
Finance
Hospitality Administration and Management
Human Resources Management
Insurance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Real Estate

SALIENT FEATURES OF COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS

AICTE: Collaborative graduate degree programs require approval of the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. No Objection Certificate (NOC) will be required from the American Embassy for offering collaborative programs in India.

Testing: The course exercises, along with home-works, assignments and examinations will be provided, administered, and graded by your university in association with the Indian institution to ensure that the requirements for obtaining degree are fully met. The faculties of your university and the Indian institution will jointly evaluate the answer papers.

Faculty Support: The target for the relative amount of teaching in India by the faculties of the Indian institution and your university would be around 80:20, respectively. Indian faculty members will be carefully selected and appointed to conduct the programs after getting approval of your university. State-of-the-art computer centers in the Indian institution and fast Internet connections will be provided to enable students to access educational resources of your university such as faculty, libraries, and computer centers.

Collaboration Responsibility: The administration of the programs would be split between the Indian institution and your university. The responsibility of your university includes developing innovative curricula, sharing faculty, and joint projects. Your university would be in-charge of the programs, course definitions, and admission of students whereas the Indian institution would handle local advertising, appointment of Indian faculty members, screening of students, provision of infrastructure, and conducting of the programs.

CURRICULA OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS
The curricula of graduate programs will be in tune with the guidelines established by the relevant accrediting agency of your university. Within these parameters, the Indian institution will determine appropriate electives and core courses. The course exercises, along with home-works, assignments and examinations will be provided by your university to ensure that the courses of study in India for obtaining graduate degree meet your academic standards.

TEACHING METHODOLOGY
The course materials and teaching methods will be the same as the ones offered in your university. The Indian institution will follow the same study guidelines as your university. For each graduate program, at least one faculty member may be deputed by your university for short duration of two to three weeks every semester for presenting part of the program. Carefully selected Indian faculty will present remainder of the program. Round-trip travel to India of visiting faculty members will be borne by the Indian institution. Boarding and lodging of international standards will be provided to visiting faculty members in India. In addition, the Indian institutions will pay honoraria to the visiting faculty members.

COST OF TUITION
Currently, the cost of tuition for graduate programs offered by leading Indian institutions is around US $ 3,000 per year. The class size for the program may range from 40 to 60 students. The Indian institution will pay 20 percent of tuition revenue for each program to your university as royalty.

FACULTY EXPENSES FOR EACH PROGRAM
Estimated faculty expenses incurred by the Indian institution for each program for your faculty members will be:

Round trip Travel to India: $ 1,500 (economy class)
Lodging and Boarding: $ 3,000;
Honorarium: $ 3,000.
Total expenses for each faculty member: $ 7,500
Annual faculty expenses for each program (2 faculty members): $ 15,000
Applicable taxes will be borne by the Indian institution.

REVENUE FOR EACH PROGRAM
Given below is the annual revenue projection for each program for your university. The figures are approximate and may be revised if any of the underlying conditions change.

* Size of each class: 40 students
* Annual tuition for each student: $ 3,000
* Annual revenue from each class: $ 120,000
* Revenue share of your university for each program: $ 24,000 per year.
Applicable taxes will be borne by the Indian institution.