Mrs. Y. Sai Sowjanya is the Training and Placement Officer at West Godavari Institute of Science and Engineering. She holds an MBA in HR from JNTU Kakinada.

West Godavari Institute of Science and Engineering

You have held key positions at educational institutions throughout your career. What are the key factors that keep you connected with the education sector?

Teaching and acquiring knowledge are my passions. Since my childhood, I have been fascinated by teaching. As an educator, I don’t just teach students but also try to improve their mental and personality development. I also have to keep updated and learn the current trends that help me acquire new skills. I mainly concentrate on the personality development of a student. In my opinion, if a person has good personality characteristics like honesty, open-mindedness, a positive attitude, a friendly nature, and ease of getting along with can face any situation in life. According to my opinion, teaching means not only talking about academics but also helping them to survive successfully in the society.

Being the HOD of West Godavari Institute of Sciences and Engineering, what is your leadership philosophy? How could you describe your leadership style?

Philosophy acts as a guiding principle for behavior upon which decisions, plans, processes, and actions can be built developed, and applied. My approach to leadership is about motivating students by producing opportunities, influencing them to accomplish goals, mission and improving the students' creative thoughts.

The education systems in India and other foreign countries are structured very differently. In your experience, what can an inbound student gain from studying here in your institute?

India has a good history in education. The Indian education system uses standard styles of teaching. The education system mostly concentrates on theory more information-based or knowledge-based. The whole focus is on understanding and analyzing concepts. Moreover, education is measured primarily in terms of actual knowledge. Our institute follows the modern education system of India. Most are the result of innovation, research, and technology. The current Indian educational system is more accessible, adaptable, and practical as a result of these and other aspects. Our college uses this modern system. The education system in India includes academics as well as extracurricular activities and annual festivals which increase the tradition of our country. It concentrates on both the academic and personality development of a student.

How does the curriculum of West Godavari Science and Engineering ensure the best practice of the industry?

Our West Godavari Institute Of Science and Engineering keeps close to the industry. We always look for innovations. Our curriculum is a combination of instructional practices, industry practices, and academic theory and performance of students. Our management mainly focuses on academic theory and the performance of students. We provide add-on courses of respective subjects, real-time case studies, live projects, and other academic practices to make sure our students are well-equipped to become industry managers and leaders.

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What do you think should be the institute’s top priority over the next five years?

Our college's top priority is to get a huge number of placements for our students with the best packages which makes our institute popular in Andhra Pradesh.

What do you see as your institute’s great strengths?

Our institute has a well-designed curriculum, that follows conceptual learning methods, practical laboratory experiments, internships, industrial visits, and study abroad opportunities. We have highly qualified faculty, full-time faculty, hands-on experience, workshops, and guest faculty.

What would you like people to know about your college they may not know?

Our college has the best environment to work for the staff and to learn new things for students. This college can give the best experience in the best practices of the industry as well as academics. We not only encourage the students but also in other curricular activities like sports, dance, and so on.

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

My advice to today’s youth is to try to understand the importance of time, education, and mental health awareness, the value of hard work always be open to new experiences and knowledge. Stay curious and never stop learning. Try to face all challenges in life, don’t be afraid of them, and be brave and strong.