‘Building India where dreams come true’ Journey to an exciting academic carrer Dr Deepak B Phatak Subrao Nilekani Chair Professor Kanwal Rekhi Building Department of Computer Science and Engineering IIT Bombay Address to the academic fraternity at Amaravati, 8 August 2009

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true2 Dreams of our students

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true3 Degree and a good job

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true4 Higher studies

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true5 Pursuit of knowledge

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true6 Good career path

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true7 Leading a happy life

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true8 Becoming successful

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true9 How must our India be?

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true10 A prosperous nation

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true11 A just and civil society

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true12 Full of opportunities

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true13 Life of love and harmony

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true14 Who will build such India?

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true15 Each one of us

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true16 How?

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true17 Quality Education and Quality Research

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true18 Science Engineering Technology Management

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true19 and Information Technology

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true20 To enable knowledge seekers

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true21 to solve problems …

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true22 … innovatively !

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true23 Knowledge Teaching Learning Research

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true24 Nature has the best Applied Science and Engineering

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true25 Nitrogen fixing Firefly Human Body

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true26 Birds building a nest Who teaches them?

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true27 Human knowledge - Grows Faster - Cannot depend on genetics

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true28 Humans created... An institution called TEACHER

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true29 Codification Dissemination Generation

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true30 Problems we all face

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true31 Compartmentalized, rigid Syllabus

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true32 Examination Oriented approach of students

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true33 Large size of the class

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true34 – Individual attention impossible – Common ‘pace’ suggested for lectures Grasp Hard Work Large class size

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true35 – Common pace forced on all students – What is the result? Grasp Hard Work Average Large class size

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true36 – Effective teaching/learning should bring out the best in every student Grasp Hard Work Average Large class size

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true37 Innovative approaches

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true38 The 'Sunday' Lab

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true39 Observation Experience Acquisition

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true40 Reading Thinking Articulating

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true41 Research and Education

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true42 Ph D is not a degree

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true43 Ph D is not ‘just’ a degree

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true44 It is a mindset

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true45 A broad perspective

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true46 Spirit of inquiry

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true47 Critical analysis

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true48 Succinct articulation

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true49 Discussions

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true50 Meticulous hard work

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true51 Rigor and discipline

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true52 Perseverance

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true53 Synthesis

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true54 Problem solving

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true55 Innovation

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true56 Extending human knowledge

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true57 Extending human knowledge … and One’s own!

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true58 Is this not the objective of education at all levels ?

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true59 Is this not the objective of professional career ?

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true60 What Comes in the way ?

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true61 Attitude

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true62 Set by the rat race for marks

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true63 Creating few winners and many losers

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true64 Winners acquire Over Confidence

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true65 Bordering on Arrogance

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true66 Losers develop Diffidence

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true67 Bordering on despondence

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true68 The Child’s attitude

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true69 Curiosity Boldness Perseverance

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true70 Academicians must develop

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true71 Excitement and passion

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true72 Humility and ethics

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true73 Empower learners to climb the peak of success

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true74

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true75 Exams Examinations

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true76 Exams Knowledge

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true77 Exams Knowledge Success

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true78 Exams Knowledge Success Impact Impact on Society

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true79 Knowledge and personality

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true80 Vision and Values

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true81 An action agenda Punish the mistake – Not the person Develop – compassion and concern – Respect for Deadline – Showmanship Lead by example Innovate constantly Treat Ethics as important

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true82 An action agenda … Read, think, write – as a regular habit Integrate Education and Research Set up special ‘discussion’ clubs – To attempt solving hard problems Rank journals and conferences – Aim papers for the next level

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true83 The beautiful ‘DEW’ drops D Dream BIG - Our dreams limit our achievements E Enjoy Life - Have fun in every activity W Work Hard - To create history Any two out of these three is not an option

Dr Deepak B Phatak, IIT BombayIndia - Where dreams come true84 AN UNSOLICITED ADVICE  Get out of the ‘Diffidence’ mindset The world is yours to make a mark on.  In our move towards becoming a developed nation, to provide an honorable and comfortable life to Indians, and to live as equals, Be the change agent, contribute to quality education, and help build the builders of such a nation for all of us Be the change agent, contribute to quality education, and help build the builders of such a nation for all of us