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44 Jindal Steel & Power Limited Business Leadership Sustainable Operations Excellent Governance Robust FinancialsSustainability at JSPLAnnual Report 2011-1245Training in progress at JIPT in Tamnar, ChhattisgarhStudents in jubilant mood at OP Jindal Institute of Technologycertified as ISO 9001-2008 by IRQS andpossesses modern facilities for horseriding, swimming and yoga. Otherthan excellence in the schools’ internalexamination and inter-house activities,the students have brought laurels to theschool in different fields. Our schoolsemphasise on holistic development oftheir students to meet the challengesof the modern world. They lay stresson discipline, character building andinculcation of human values in orderto promote national integration andfoster international understanding andbrotherhood.O.P. Jindal Institute of PowerTechnologyPromoted by the Jindal Education andWelfare Society, the Institute offers oneyear Post Graduate Training Programme(PGPTPT) and Post Diploma TrainingProgramme in Thermal Power PlantTechnology (PDPTPT). It is recognisedby Central Electricity Authority (CEA),Ministry of Power as Category-l Institute.Key achievementsConducted a national conference on‘Recent Developments in ThermalPower Technology’ in 2011-12; powerplant professionals from variousreputed power utilities attended thisconferenceReceived training contracts to imparttraining to employees of DB Power(two batches of 16 trainees each fornine weeks), Alstom Power (2 batchesof 50 trainees each for four weeks)and Abhijeet Power (2 batches of 15trainees each for 2 weeks)O.P. Jindal Institute ofTechnologyThe only college in India which offersindustry linked innovation-drivenand employment oriented educationin engineering. It is affiliated toChhattisgarh Swami VivekanandaTechnical University and is recognisedby AICTE, Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment and Government ofIndia. It is located at Punjipathra inRaigarh, Chhattisgarh. At present, fouryearBachelors Degree in Mechanical,Electrical & Electronics, Civil, Metallurgyand Computer Science Engineering arerunning in the institute. OPJIT is spreadacross 34 acres of eco-friendly, lushgreen hi-tech campus equipped with allmodern infrastructural facilities.Key achievementsA 2-day National Conference onGlobalisation of Indian EngineeringEducation was organised to improvethe quality of engineering education inIndia and make it globally acceptable.More than 300 participants comprisingacademicians, policy makers, researchscholars and students from across thecountry attended.Scholarships of over ` 20 lacs weredistributed to 92 students of OPJIT onthe merit- cum-means basis, on theNational Youth DayA national-level tech fest ‘Technorolix’,a platform for youth technocratsof various engineering colleges inIndia, was organised. The activitiesof the tech fest included technicalmodel exhibition, technical paperpresentation, quiz competition andtechno fun games, and was attendedby over 1,200 students.O.P. Jindal CommunityCollegesO. P. Jindal Community Collegeepitomises the dream of Shri O.P.Jindal to transform the rural economythrough skills training. The shortage ofskilled labour remains one of the keydevelopment challenges in India. In2011-12, OPJCC significantly rampedup student enrolment at five collegesin Angul, Barbil, Godda, Patratu andPunjipathra, as well as in our fouradopted Industrial Training Institutes(ITIs) in Raigarh and Barbil. Schooldrop-out rates and unemployment inthese locations are disproportionatelyhigh, representing a dismal humandevelopment index.OPJCC technical training programmesfocus on developing practical skills andimparting relevant workplace soft skillsto increase employability. By offeringglobally benchmarked vocationaleducation and skills training, rural youthcan successfully compete for marketdemandtechnical jobs, thus improvingtheir quality of life and contributing tonation-building.OPJCC is an entirely philanthropicinitiative of our CMD, Shri NaveenJindal. Accessibility and affordabilityare key tenets. Consequently, we admitall literate learners, irrespective of theireducational backgrounds. We have lowfees (` 500 a month for our 6-monthin Thermal Power Plant Technology