Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)

The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) is the leading National Professional non-profit making Society for the Technical Education System in our country with the motto of Career Development of Teachers and Personality Development of Students and overall development of our Technical Education System. Being the only national organisation of educators in the field of Engineering and Technology, ISTE effectively contributes in various missions of the Union Government. The strength of ISTE is the strong base it has in technical education institutions in the country.

ISTE has an Executive Council at National level. It has active membership of more than 128500 technical teachers, 535000 student members, more than 2740 institutional members (including IITs, IISc., NITs and other leading technical institutions), 1414 faculty chapters and 1505 students’ chapters at National level and 19 Sections at State Level .

The major objective of the ISTE is to provide quality training programmes to teachers and administrators of technical institutions to update their knowledge and skills in their fields of activity and to assist and contribute in the production and development of top quality professional engineers and technicians needed by the industry and other organisations.

It organizes an annual convention for faculty and students separately every year where a large number of technocrats, technical teachers, policy makers, experts from the industry etc. participate and interact. Every year a National Seminar with a specific theme with respect to the latest development in the field of Science and Technology and societal problems is being arranged during the Annual convention and leading luminaries of technical education are invited to deliver special lectures and delegates will present research papers. ISTE is actively involved in many activities conducted by All India Council for Technical Education New Delhi (AICTE) and National Board of Accreditation New Delhi (NBA). Recently ISTE was partner to AICTE and NBA in the conduct of Second Chhatra Vishwakarma Award and WOSA respectively.

ISTE is having collaboration and MoUs with government organsations and various Universities for the promotion of technical education system in the country.

The major objective of the ISTE are:

Providing quality training programmes to teachers and administrators of technical institutions to update their knowledge and skills in their fields of activity.

To assist and contribute in the production and development of top quality professional engineers and technicians needed by the industry and other organisations.

Providing guidance and training to students to develop better learning skills and personality.

Aim :

To provide quality training programs to teachers and students of our institution to update their knowledge and skills in their fields of activity and to assist and contribute in the production and development of top quality professional engineers and technicians needed by the society, industry and other organizations.

Objectives :

To provide guidance and training to students to develop better learning skills, pleasing personality and preparedness for industry.

To assist and contribute to the production and development of top quality professional engineers and technologists needed by the industries.

To enlarge its activities to advance the cause of quality technical education in the college.

To organize Entrepreneurship development programmes.

To organize Lectures on Moral Values and Ethics

To organize Seminar/ workshop, brain-storming sessions and group activities

To provide training in public speaking

To arrange visits to industry, work sites for more industrial expensive.

To prepare the students for leadership and develop personality.

Vision :

ISTE’s vision is that all educators are empowered to harness technology to accelerate innovation in teaching and learning, and inspire learners to reach their greatest potential.

Mission :

ISTE inspires educators worldwide to use technology to innovate teaching and learning, accelerate good practice and solve tough problems in education by providing community, knowledge and the ISTE Standards, a framework for rethinking education and empowering learners.

How to become ISTE Member

Any person of Indian origin or a foreign national holding a University Degree or diploma or an equivalent qualification and who is/had been employed on the teaching faculty of a recognised technical institution; or a person having a technical academic qualification working in a Technical/Research Institute or an industry and has interest in technical education in India is eligible for membership.

Distribution of Membership fee

The proportionate share of the Bank interest on the Life Membership fee shall be remitted to the Chapter on receipt of the satisfactory report of Activities and Audited Statement of Accounts

Membership Benefits

Major Benefits of becoming an ISTE Member is that you are joining an academic fraternity of over 1,24,000 strong professionals and eligible to participate in Chapter, Section and National Level Conferences, Workshops and other activities of your academic interest etc.

Membership cards & Certificates All the Life Members will be issued plastic laminated photo cards.

ISTE Membership Type

Life Time Membership: A person who satisfies the eligibility criteria as mentioned in clause 2 (iii) may become a life member of ISTE by paying the admissible Life Membership fee as decided from time to time, by the Executive Council.

Institutional Membership: The Executive Council or an office bearer of the Society authorized by the Executive Council for this purpose, may on application in the prescribed form admit recognized Institutions

Student Membership: Any student (of full time/part-time course) enrolled in an AICTE approved Technical institution is eligible for student membership.

Maharashtra State Engineering Design Award was awarded to students of Electronics and Communication Engineering department for the project entitled Crop Manager using Microcontroller for Irrigation in the 17th ISTE Students National Convention held on 10th and 11th October, 2014.