Higher Education and Skill Development

Chair Person

Dr. Girish Desai

Officer Incharge

Mr. Akhilesh Dalvi, Associate Director

akhileshd@mcciapune.com


Vision:

  • To position Maharashtra as a national leader in industry-driven education, future-ready skills, innovation and employability through measurable industry–academia–government collaboration.

Mission:

  • Industry-Integrated Education:
    Embed industry-defined competencies, live projects, internships, apprenticeships and co-designed curricula into higher education to create job-ready graduates.
  • Future Skills & Workforce Transformation:
    Accelerate AI literacy, digital capabilities, advanced manufacturing, emerging-technology skills and lifelong learning aligned with future workforce demand.
  • Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Talent Mobility:
    Build industry-mentored innovation ecosystems that convert student ideas into startups, strengthen technology transfer and create clear pathways from campus to careers.
  • Policy Leadership & Measurable Impact:
    Drive industry-led policy reforms, scalable partnerships and outcome-based interventions measured through employability, skill certification, industry participation and institutional transformation.

Core Focus Area

      Industry–Academia Integration
      • Curriculum co-creation, faculty immersion, industry projects and Centres of Excellence.
      AI & Future Skills
      • AI readiness, digital fluency, emerging technologies and reskilling.
      Employability & Talent
      • Internships, apprenticeships, recruitment alignment and placement outcomes.
      Innovation & Startups
      • Industry mentoring, incubation, entrepreneurship and technology transfer.
      Policy & Ecosystem Reforms
      • White papers, government engagement and scalable policy recommendations.
      Impact & Institutional Excellence
      • Outcome measurement, institutional benchmarking and industry partnership growth.